They'll settle, but:
Nathan Bracken sues Cricket Australia for $1 million over knee injury
FORMER Test seamer Nathan Bracken is suing Cricket Australia, alleging negligence for failing to adequately deal with a knee injury that "ruined" his career. Bracken, who played five Tests and 116 one-day internationals for Australia, is arguing that Cricket Australia's doctors and lead physiotherapist cannot provide "competent" medical advice to elite athletes.
He won't be bracken the bank will he?
Posted by: The Don has Risen | Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:38 PM
RICE. That's how you treat an injury.
Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevation.
Hmmm, what's that first word? Rest.
"Sorry Nathan, we're gonna have to REST you from the Australian team for 6 months. Make sure you get better. Is that OK with you, Nathan? Sorry about the huge hit you're gonna take in wages. Sorry about trying out your spot with other players. Sorry about the possibility of you never getting your spot back."
I'll give you London-to-a-brick-on odds that he regularly declared himself fit and played with an injury.
A desperate deep pocket syndrome grab for cash, have no doubts, people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_pocket
Posted by: Big Ramifications | Friday, February 10, 2012 at 02:56 PM
I don't understand why it's up to players to declare themselves fit for selection for international cricket. I never have.
Posted by: Lou | Friday, February 10, 2012 at 05:19 PM
AND it cost him a certain win in Dancing with the stars ...
Posted by: Professor Rosseforp | Friday, February 10, 2012 at 06:34 PM
Rice is how you treat an iPhone that has been dropped in the toilet.
Posted by: m0nty | Friday, February 10, 2012 at 06:54 PM
Nice pickup, Lou. I really should have said "not even telling medical staff about knee soreness." I sorta meant hiding injuries, or calling a "really painful tweak" a "slight twinge" etc.
Having said that, even with a known injury like Ricky Ponting's recent finger problems, ultimately it's up to the player to say how they feel, and for whatever reason I've never heard a medical team call bullsh1t.
And even then there's sh!tload of behind the scenes politics and stage managed who can say what and when and in what order.
Posted by: Big Pontifications | Friday, February 10, 2012 at 07:40 PM
You've never heard of a medical team called "Bullshit" ?!!!
Posted by: Happy Gimore | Friday, February 10, 2012 at 07:44 PM
Wonder who made the call to play Lee & Symonds in Melbourne against the Varks in 2008.
Posted by: Tony | Friday, February 10, 2012 at 08:31 PM
They probably called it themselves, like Punter did in the Ashes. Once someone is an incumbent, they can practically play with no arms as long as they say they can hold the bat in their teeth.
Posted by: lou | Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 06:51 AM
I fondly recall that when Ponting got hit on the elbow in Perth against the Windies Gnome B.N. used every word in the thesaurus to describe Ricky as the marvellously, magnificently, brilliantly, Aussiest, toughest everest fighter of ever. Okay, "fondly" is not quite the right word.
Posted by: Tony | Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Speaking of the Deep Pocket syndrome, I saw in today's dead-tree news that some Aborigines in North America are suing the big breweries for holding a gun to their heads and making them drink beer and turning them all into alcoholics.
What a magnificent plan. I doff my lid to whoever thought of it. Madness!
Posted by: Big Ramifications | Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 02:46 PM
Hope the introduce retrospective legislation here. I am owed 20 years worth of brain cells, wages, low productivity & whatever dollar value can be put on embarrassing incidents.
Posted by: Tony | Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 03:26 PM
Siouxing them? C'mon, son. It was there for the taking.
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1128881--native-tribe-sues-brewers-as-town-of-11-near-reservation-sells-13-000-cans-of-a-beer-a-day
Posted by: Big Rammer's mum | Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 03:35 PM
Talking about retrospectives, fvck the Breweries, sue the Roosevelt govt who lifted prohibition in 1933.
The bastards! It's all their fault.
Posted by: Lou | Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Hello Is it okay if I go sort of away from the topic? Im tryin to read your post from my brand new Macbook although it wont show correctly (a few of the buttons are pretty much missing), any suggestions? Shall I try to find an fix for my browser or something? Thank you for the help I hope! Tashia x
Posted by: Joni Rawat | Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 12:27 AM