Slipstream wrote:Eoin Morgan 27 Oct
”Kevin, for me, is a guy who commands huge respect, a guy I’ll always remember for the performances he put in and the experience he gave me when I first came into the side,” Morgan said on Monday.
“He was very welcoming and I spent a lot of time with him, learning from him. He’ll always remain like that in my eyes regardless of what’s come out.”
”Bullying? Not that I can recall,” he said of Pietersen’s claim that the England bowling attack demanded on-field apologies from any fielder who dropped a catch. “I think it is a happy dressing room, absolutely.”
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Because he smoothes over the bullying? Maybe so. The bullying issue is looking like it is quite open to interpretation. Of course, Anderson and Broad are going to say not, because they are the accused, but I do suspect they really didn't see what they did as wrong, But obviously KP did, and others may have. It looked unpleasant at time from the boundary, and many remarked on it at the time. A lot of people don't want to hear it from Kevin. Maybe they will be more open to Trott or Bell in the future, if that was their experience.
Much is made of the on field problems in the book, in Bangladesh. I remember Bell claiming a catch that bounced a foot in front of him on that tour. Did he feel pressured? Did this team dynamic drive Trott to pick the ball off the ground in India and appeal?
Dr Robert wrote:I personally feel there was no bullying culture. Having to apologise for a dropped catch (if true) is a bit weird, mind.
hopeforthebest wrote:Are you sure it was exactly a foot in front of Bell, not 12.5 inches or 11.25 inches or maybe 3,5 inches. Your desperation to defend KP is not enhanced by denigrating other players.
KipperJohn wrote: Bell has always talked up his fellow professionals - KP included. Interesting too that when the last Indian wicket fell he ran up to Cook and flung his arms round him.
Perhaps Bell is all things to all men - I've no idea - but he'd be wise to keep his own countenance if that's possible with today's media.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Because he smoothes over the bullying? Maybe so. The bullying issue is looking like it is quite open to interpretation. Of course, Anderson and Broad are going to say not, because they are the accused, but I do suspect they really didn't see what they did as wrong, But obviously KP did, and others may have. It looked unpleasant at time from the boundary, and many remarked on it at the time. A lot of people don't want to hear it from Kevin. Maybe they will be more open to Trott or Bell in the future, if that was their experience.
Much is made of the on field problems in the book, in Bangladesh. I remember Bell claiming a catch that bounced a foot in front of him on that tour. Did he feel pressured? Did this team dynamic drive Trott to pick the ball off the ground in India and appeal?
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