Following a first ball duck in the first innings, the knives were out for Australian allrounder Andrew Symonds in the second test of the 2005/06 home series against South Africa.
With captain Ric...
Following a first ball duck in the first innings, the knives were out for Australian allrounder Andrew Symonds in the second test of the 2005/06 home series against South Africa.
With captain Ricky Ponting desperate to give Symonds the confidence he needed to be successful, he asked his allrounder to bowl his seamers in South Africa's first innings. Tearing through the South African middle and lower order, Roy picked up the wickets of Mark Boucher, a well set Herschelle Gibbs and Shaun Pollock with his celebrations epitomising the desperation of wanting to contribute to his team and the frustration of a poor start to his test career.
A rejuvenated Symonds returned on day four with the license to biff in the second innings, he and good friend Matthew Hayden proceeded to destroy the South African attack during the afternoon session. Symonds' brutal 72 included six sixes and marked his arrival as a test quality batsman.
With confidence sky high, he delivered the knockout punch in the evening session by removing dangerman Jacques Kallis and first test hero Jacques Rudolph in a successful spell before stumps.
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there's nothing wrong with the selectors. roy has retired from international cricket. too many shenanigans off the pitch, might of been forced into it, who knows. he does not have a cricket australia contract anymore tho. sad, but oh well
its the fact that despite his obvious talent the guy is not a team player, how many times should Crciket Australia warm him before they have to act on their words? He has had a drinking problem and also has a problem with authority. Yes he was missed in the Ashes (let alone in the Twenty20 World CUp) but Aus have to move on now.
Symmo is a sort of player whom you love if he is in your side and hate him if he is not. As a England supporter I hated him. But I can see why the Aussies love him.
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