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March 2, 2007Posted on 03/02/2007 in Australian cricket
Shoaib the ‘impostor’ will not be missed
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Peter Roebuck, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, is relieved Shoaib Akhtar will not be at the World Cup.
He will not be missed. He does not belong on a cricket field anywhere, let alone representing his country in the game's most prestigious event.An impostor whose reputation relies on a handful of bursts spread over a career lasting a decade, he has been more trouble than he is worth.
In The Age Chloe Saltau looks at Scotland, Australia’s first opponent at the World Cup.