Gilchrist retires from Test cricket..

[Booney]

**** it's hot
Why doesn't Punter bring Warnie or Pidge on? Oh that's right
**** it's hot
5hit, I don't normally drop those
**** it's hot
Bugger this for a joke

OK, maybe not 100 percent accurate but pretty darn close I'd say.

Well done on a magnificent career Gilly. Haddin or maybe Ronchi have some mighty big shoes to fill. Don't reckon Haydos will hang around for too much longer either alas.

regards,

REB

Gilly- "How many overs gone today Umpy?"

Umpy- "Err,three mate"

Gilly- "Boon was right."

[Hondo]

I don't think he was pushed out

The guys who get pushed are usually the ones who keep on playing Pura Cup ... Border, Boon, M Waugh, Langer (not that I know they were pushed, just speculating that if you are up to playing that level cricket you'd probably be happy to still be playing for Australia)

Well done Gilly on a great career

[locky801]

What a send off for a great champion, had huge tears in my eyes as he walked off to that ovation (aint done that before) and support from everyone, a great champion, lets hope he takes them apart in the one dayers coming up as a great farewell to International cricket

[hearts on fire]

What a send off for a great champion, had huge tears in my eyes as he walked off to that ovation (aint done that before) and support from everyone, a great champion, lets hope he takes them apart in the one dayers coming up as a great farewell to International cricket

well said and yes, what a champion.
well done gilly, you are loved by the cricketing world and everyone!

[Dutchy]

WHy didnt Punter give him an over this arvo?

[locky801]

WHy didnt Punter give him an over this arvo?

we all wanted it but Kumble declared reckon he may have got one if that had not occurred

[bayman]

i think healy got pushed for gilchrist & in turn gilchrist has been given the push (told to retire or you'll find yourself dropped) for haddin, the reason i think this is 2 days before 'his announcement' he said he was happy, motivated & still wanted to play on

SORRY BUT I JUST DON'T BUY IT

[bayman]

ps, always great to watch

[Thiele]

Congrats to Gilly on a wonderful carrer.We will miss him

Thanks for the memories

[locky801]

i think healy got pushed for gilchrist & in turn gilchrist has been given the push (told to retire or you'll find yourself dropped) for haddin, the reason i think this is 2 days before 'his announcement' he said he was happy, motivated & still wanted to play on

SORRY BUT I JUST DON'T BUY IT

think you may well be way off this time Bayman but each to their own

[hearts on fire]

Gilchrist was not pushed. He knew it was time to go and better still, he wanted to go.....

[spell_check]

WHy didnt Punter give him an over this arvo?

Same as what happened to Boon - his last Test was here, and despite the calls from the crowd he wasn't given one.

But he still can be given the ball during the one day series.

[am Bays]

i think healy got pushed for gilchrist & in turn gilchrist has been given the push (told to retire or you'll find yourself dropped) for haddin, the reason i think this is 2 days before 'his announcement' he said he was happy, motivated & still wanted to play on

SORRY BUT I JUST DON'T BUY IT

think you may well be way off this time Bayman but each to their own

I'm with you locky...it was that dropped catch of Laxman that did it, you could see his shoulders drop as if to say oh my god I need to do teh extra work to work on that and my concentration....do I really want to???

Thats when his moment came, time to give it away...

[hearts on fire]

i think healy got pushed for gilchrist & in turn gilchrist has been given the push (told to retire or you'll find yourself dropped) for haddin, the reason i think this is 2 days before 'his announcement' he said he was happy, motivated & still wanted to play on

SORRY BUT I JUST DON'T BUY IT

think you may well be way off this time Bayman but each to their own

I'm with you locky...it was that dropped catch of Laxman that did it, you could see his shoulders drop as if to say oh my god I need to do teh extra work to work on that and my concentration....do I really want to???

Thats when his moment came, time to give it away...

yep, im also with locky and tassie on this one, i think this whole series has been leading up to this and the Laxman drop catch was the last straw.

[Dutchy]

agree , one of the few balls I watched live and you could clearly see he took it pretty badly...

[Dirko]

agree , one of the few balls I watched live and you could clearly see he took it pretty badly...

Agree also, but IMO Clarke dropping Sewag yesterday was far worse...

Farewell Gilly, well played and good luck for the future...(seeya at Carlton games more often !! )

[Hondo]

i think healy got pushed for gilchrist & in turn gilchrist has been given the push (told to retire or you'll find yourself dropped) for haddin, the reason i think this is 2 days before 'his announcement' he said he was happy, motivated & still wanted to play on

SORRY BUT I JUST DON'T BUY IT

They do that to get the media off their back Bayman - Heals on the cricket during tea said its a common tactic. In fact when players say that to the media, Heals reckons he starts to wait for the retirement announcement. Hayden has apparently been saying he wants to play until he is 40 .... I reckon that's code for "I'm not too far away but FFS stop asking me when I am going to retire".

I wonder if he now wishes he quit when he was on top of the world at the end of the World Cup.

[Stumps]

the way he was enjoying himself in the last session- where for once in 17 tests the pressure has been totally off with no chance of a potential win or a prospective loss- i think gilly wouldnt change anything- he was loving it.

As for giving him a bowl- I am so glad it didnt happen. He is a keeper and it was great for him to finish the game doing his job as he always has done- to see him bowl down crappy offies would have been embarassing for everyone IMO

He will be missed- seems like a classy classy bloke and a hell of a cricketer to boot

[LBT]

i think healy got pushed for gilchrist & in turn gilchrist has been given the push (told to retire or you'll find yourself dropped) for haddin, the reason i think this is 2 days before 'his announcement' he said he was happy, motivated & still wanted to play on

SORRY BUT I JUST DON'T BUY IT

They do that to get the media off their back Bayman - Heals on the cricket during tea said its a common tactic. In fact when players say that to the media, Heals reckons he starts to wait for the retirement announcement. Hayden has apparently been saying he wants to play until he is 40 .... I reckon that's code for "I'm not too far away but FFS stop asking me when I am going to retire".

I wonder if he now wishes he quit when he was on top of the world at the end of the World Cup.

If Haydos was a pom, he'd almost definately be coaxed into playing till he was 40 ala Alec Stewart.

[rod_rooster]

Was so pleased to be there to clap him onto the ground and then off the ground in his last Test inings. Was a great moment. What a super player and person.