Damien Martyn Interview - why he retired

Interview after the ashes test series on why he retired - dropping a bombshell!!

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• Damien
• Martyn
• Cricket
• Retirement
• Aussie
• Cricketer

[haroonaftab]

One of the most underrated Australian's, and that's very rare to say.

[14Yorker14]

damien martyn was my fave batsmen...great technique...good striker of the ball...made batting look so easy. but he was for the most part of his career highly underrated. and whenever he hit a bad patch his copped a lot of criticism where as batsmen like ponting or hayden can have huge slumps in form and the media hardly even takes note of it. very humble player which is what i admire most about him.

[bradleyblackster]

lol i remember buying a diablo bat just because he had one, scored my first 50 with it....always loved watching him bat

[cakemaphoneige]

@jmsschooner Well your a fuckwit then arent you

[dawathalislam]

I loved his style of batting. He was a class act. I stopped liking batsmen any more 'coz i feel when i like them they under achieve :(. I loved watching Damien Martin and Saeed Anwar. Both were class acts, brilliant batsmen, but underachievers.

[bulltiger18]

@damo24now agree neither were his fault, in the 94 series he still had his chance but many other players managed to have killer summers like Bevan and Blewett.05 ashes were a stupid call considering his form leading into the Ashes and also the fact that about half a dozen others should have been dropped as well

[damo24now]

a class cricketer. he was a scapegoat twice. south africa 94 and after the ashes in 2005

[MrJimdwheeler]

great cricketer, enjoyed watching him bat

[jmsschooner]

the only thing about martyn i liked was his bat, i really didnt like him he is my 2nd most disliked cricketer behind ponting

[Imrankniazi]

@mickjoG It's not about personal love or hate. Martyn was a player of high-quality and anyone who followed him for the length of his career could appreciate that. In the sub-continent against spin, or when Australia were struggling at 29/5 against the Kiwis, it was Martyn that came to the rescue. I think he's one of the best players of the post-Taylor era who never got his rightful due. Ditto for Gillespie. And I am not even an Australian, so trust me to be neutral on internal team politics.

[mickjoG]

if we'd have axed someone like Damian Martyn years ago... & bought on greater younger players... we wouldnt be so suffering in pain now.

[mickjoG]

i always had the feeling through his career that Damien Martyn was never 100% committed. he was cold (form wise) more often than he was hot. 2005 ashes he was a passenger, along with at least half a dozen other different test series. This gimp kept the likes of Brad Hodge & David Hussey from ever having a succesful test career... Ive never missed him.... sorry Damien Martyn lovers... but he just was never lovable to me....!