Crash is no fan of the Marsh boys; especially Shaun:
Booze and sport don't mix - but apparently party drugs are different
AUSTRALIA's selectors dumped Mitchell Marsh in a heartbeat after a big night on the booze in South Africa, but a cricketer involved in an incident featuring cocaine in Adelaide this year was instantly re-selected.
The Marsh brothers, Mitchell and Shaun, have been mollycoddled all their lives and Shaun, in particular, has got away with telling half-truths to his parents, friends, coaching staff and administrators forced to probe his turbulent private life.
WA is cricket's version of Party Central with a booze culture so deeply entrenched even their spin bowler is called Beer.
Crash's last line is curious, what with an odd use of tense.
Ponting was suspended for several one-day games and was never as reckless again.
The public humiliation of sitting in front of a press conference in Hobart and telling the world of his foolish ways never left him. It drove him to be the wonderful statesman he is. Had he tested positive to party drugs instead, Ponting would never have been obliged to front anyone.
And I bet he would never become Australian captain.
He would never become? Not, he would never "have" become?
Tell it to the subbies in Auckland.
Posted by: m0nty | Monday, October 29, 2012 at 05:20 PM
Is he trying to insinuate something?
Posted by: Nick | Monday, October 29, 2012 at 07:20 PM
Shaun Marsh has apparently been sent back to grade cricket. What a turnaround from batting at 3 for the test team. CA might just give up on him. There has to be players who want it more than he does.
Posted by: lou | Monday, October 29, 2012 at 07:48 PM
I've thought for about 2 years that Mitch Marsh should move states. You'd have to have a bloody strong mind to resist the easy life in Perth especially if you are constantly told that you are the bees' knees.
If he went to another state, he probably wouldn't be a walk-up to the first 11 for Shield cricket, though no selector in their right minds would leave him out of the short formats.
Posted by: lou | Monday, October 29, 2012 at 07:53 PM
...and lets not forget the mining boom... which brings loads of cash into WA, cashes up the kids (and underworld), who then get out on the sauce/gear.
Cuz, DanKerr, Mainy, ...any more?
Posted by: @TKYC | Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Growing up in WA (and in mining) the gear was always far more abundant, easy to get and accepted than anywhere else I have lived.
Posted by: Tony Tea | Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Yep. TT, I'd agree with that about WA. Especially on booze.I'm always amazed at how much people are pissing it up in Perth whenever I go back. The only place I've seen like that - though it was worse - is Glasgow.
Posted by: lou | Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 05:02 PM
Anyway, the latest rumour is the Kat might take up the tainted chalice in WA. They have no-one apart from Voges who I can't see being any more effective in leadership than North whch speaks volumes about the WACA's ability to talent spot or to develop players once they have spotted them.
Posted by: lou | Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 05:15 PM
Drugs are bad, mmmkay.
Posted by: Big Ramifications | Friday, November 02, 2012 at 09:03 AM
Drugs are boring. Or rather, drugs make people boring.
Posted by: Tony Tea | Friday, November 02, 2012 at 09:12 AM
Hear Crash on SEN one morning with KB... Didn't . Hold. Back.
Fast becoming my 2nd favorite cricket 'voice'.
Posted by: @TKYC | Friday, November 02, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Was Crash talking about the Marshes, Pommersbach and the rest of the 'Groper party boys?
Posted by: Tony Tea | Friday, November 02, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Correct!
Posted by: @TKYC | Friday, November 02, 2012 at 12:16 PM