church retires

[lebowski]

all we need now is for punter and hayden to call it a day and we might just win a test match in the next ashes series.

[Boeta]

on current form brad haddin's better with gloves and bat anyway

[lebowski]

what are you talking about? haddin hasn't played a single test match for australia yet.

i'm sure he's a good player, but gilchrist is a freak. good riddance.

[Nomoreheroes]

I think its the same situation as when Ian Healy retired. The ACB have an up and coming replacement that they want to blood (ie Haddin). At this point in time Gilchrist is hampering Haddin's development, just as Healy was hampering Gilchrist's back in the mid to late late 90s.

Am actually a little disappointed that its time for Gilchrist to hang up the gloves. He is the one Australian cricketer that I think is a class act both on and off of the field. More than that, he is one of the few that walks when he knows he's out!

Thanks for 8/9 years of class entertainment Mr Church!

NMH

[Scot Munroe]

Gilchurch going to u miss mate. one of the most honest oz players in a long time. Walks when he knows he is out. Distructive batsman on his day and wonderful wicketkeeper. Thanks for the entertainment since the 1999 world cup.

[tans]

Gilchurch going to u miss mate. one of the most honest oz players in a long time. Walks when he knows he is out. Distructive batsman on his day and wonderful wicketkeeper. Thanks for the entertainment since the 1999 world cup.

Love Scot xx

[Matchworn Shirts]

From these messages I assume he reads this forum then

[Bogus Dave]

arrrr barhlin shayyne

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Thank god for that. Got sick of seeing him smash the ball all over the park against us.

[DMR]

Thank god for that. Got sick of seeing him smash the ball all over the park against us.

I always quite enjoyed it in a bit of a sick way, there was something hypnotic last winter watching him take Monty to the cleaners in the middle of the night.