Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist, AM, nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is a former Australian cricketer and one of the most explosive batsmen in world cricket. He was the captain of Australia, and Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australia national cricket team through his aggressive batting. He is widely regarded as the greatest wicket-keeper–batsman in the history of the game. He held the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth14 November 1971
confidence
They'll take a lot of confidence from it, but so did we.
against bat confident periods teams
They'll come here confident they can bat for long periods against us, which a lot of teams haven't been able to do over the years.
anywhere australia coming expect field flak happens talk teams
But you would expect that anywhere in the world. Teams coming to Australia also expect some flak from the crowds. It's all part of the game, but there's more talk about what happens on the field than actually happens.
deprived england inspirational leading reliable
If he were injured, England would immediately be deprived of their leading bowler, one of their most reliable and destructive batsmen and their most inspirational personality,
feeling frustrated team understand zealand
I can understand why the New Zealand team are feeling disappointed and frustrated at that,
bat bit easier easy hoping pitch played stay yesterday
I just went out there hoping to stay on for as long as possible. It was not very easy to bat yesterday but I thought the pitch played a bit easier today.
enjoy genuinely happy none second seems
The hospitality is second to none and we really enjoy being here. Everyone seems so genuinely happy that we are here.
africa deal injuries recent smith tour
The injuries are not an excuse, (South Africa captain) Graeme Smith had to deal with those through the recent tour in Australia.
bit covers exploited gave given looked movement time
In hindsight, given the way they used the ball, there was enough on offer. It looked like it was going to be a bat-first wicket. But that time under the covers just gave the wicket that little bit of movement and they exploited it very well.