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Gibbs treated ban as a 'holiday'
Wisden Cricinfo staff - July 8, 2003

Herschelle Gibbs is no stranger to controversy. In a short life he has run foul of the authorities on several occasions, most notably when he became embroiled in the infamous match-fixing scandal with the disgraced former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje. But in an interview with Simon Wilde in the London-based Sunday Times, Gibbs showed little remorse for his involvement with Cronje and even joked that he treated his six-month ban as a "holiday".

"I loved it," he said when asked about his forced break. "I played golf virtually every week. It wasn't a difficult time. I'm a happy sort of guy. I don't really get down about things that don't go my way." The life-skills counselling that Gibbs undertook following the hearings appears not to have included the art of thinking before speaking.

At the King Commission hearings, Gibbs broke down during questioning, and yet he admitted that soon after he and Cronje "had a good laugh". And Gibbs added that he held no animosity towards Cronje for getting him involved in the scandal. "No. I never for one minute held it against him."

Barry Richards hinted that Gibbs isn't necessarily the sharpest card in the pack. "Team management should not burden him with game plans and undue responsibility," he told Wilde.

Perhaps the best assessment of Gibbs comes from Wilde himself. "He is living proof of the dangers inherent in living the blinkered existence of the professional sportsman," Wilde wrote. "He still laughs at serious issues and often opens mouth before engaging brain."

?Wisden CricInfo Ltd

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That annoys the sh*t out of me how a guy like that can do something totally against the spirit of the game, that is detrimental to all aspects of the sport and now he comes out and says how good the break was. I think my mate Rashid Latif would agree that this is wrong. And the way they all stand behind the "Hansie was such a good captain" rubbish despite the fact he was a selfish greedy twat.
Somewhat similar to this is the comments Warnie made about his ban...
Shane Warne has suggested that his enforced one-year lay-off from cricket will help to prolong his international career. Warne, Australia's leading Test wicket-taker and one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Century, tested positive for a banned diuretic prior to the World Cup in February, but is determined to pick up where he left off when he returns next year.

"I think it will help me in the long run," said Warne, speaking at a gathering of Australia's Test cricketers in Sydney. "I think I've still got two or three years left in the game. Having this year off is probably going to help me add on another year at the end of my career."

"The year I miss now is hopefully one I'll get back at the end," added Warne. "I've set out a plan. I've been speaking to [coach and mentor] Terry Jenner a fair bit and working on a few different things. I'm going to catch up with [former Test spinner] Johnny Gleeson while I'm in Sydney and talk about a few different things. We've got a few different things that hopefully when I come back, they'll be okay.

Asked about the current state of his bowling, Warne said: "I've only done it once since then [the suspension]. I'm a little bit rusty. Hopefully I'll pick it up quickly."

Warne's Test captain, Steve Waugh, also believes that a comeback is inevitable. "I've talked to him quite a bit in this enforced absence and I know he's very keen to come back," said Waugh. "He loves the big stage and the big opportunities and the big challenge, and all three of those will be happening next year. It's up to Shane. He's got the talent. If he's got the desire, there's no reason why he can't be successful."

Warne added that the presence in Sydney of so many current and former Australian Test cricketers had further fuelled his ambition. "It's like anything - if you love what you're doing, and you're passionate about it and it's taken away from you, you obviously miss it.

"Just spending time with these guys makes you appreciate ... when you all get together, there's a special bond between all the players of all the eras. We've all done the same thing, represented Australia. It makes you feel proud standing next to these sorts of guys."

For the time being though, Warne's comeback to Test cricket will be as a television commentator for Australia's Tests against Bangladesh in Darwin and Cairns this month
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I still don't know why they didn't wack him with the 2 year ban (and maybe a lifetime voucher for Jenny Craig...). Oh, and he's a crap commentator too! :blink: :angry:
 
Sounds pretty much like a seasoned criminals who are in and out of bars treating the time behind bar as a holiday. This is a good slap on the face of ICC to have given them a short ban, I say both should have gone forever.
 
Compromise

I think that none of the players deserved to be banned for life. The six-month and one-year bans were a good compromise, and when they return they will have learnt a lesson and not do it again. Short bans are better than life bans, I say. :)
 
Some people amuse themselves by doing this. That's why I think you should clean the archives every 6 months or so. :P At that time guests were allowed to post in this forum! Boy that was a long time ago.
 
It's not guests. It's just that the account has been changed and the user is now displayed as a guest (the member in question was in fact a moderator).
 
Its good that they dont clear the old threads,as lots of useful information is in there.

I frequently do a forum search when I'm looking for something,and I find my answer in one of the old threads.
 
There's a forum hack which locks them after a certain period but I actually prefer it if someone finds the original thread, reads it and then posts in it if their question hasn't already been answered. Kind of like the official download threads we have. I think that's much better than several threads all asking the same thing.
 
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