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
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.
amazing certain dramatic good hospital hours improvement knee morning sounds talking turning visit
He's going well. I know it sounds dramatic - a knee infection, in hospital, on a drip - but I went to visit him in hospital this morning and he was in good spirits. The improvement in just 24 hours has been amazing and just talking to Brett, he's certain he'll be turning out on Thursday.
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.
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.
far opinion
Everyone is going to have an opinion and Dennis is a long way far removed from the team,
activities distracted fresh job limited number remain
In 2001, we also got distracted by doing a number of endorsements. By 2004 we limited off-field activities so as to remain fresh and concentrate on the job at hand.
carry familiar form great hopefully territory
It's great to be back on familiar territory and hopefully I can carry over my form from the end of the VB Series.
bit dive glory looking risk time walk
They are the things you've got to live with and that's the risk you take every time you walk out there and every time you dive for one. You risk glory or you risk looking like a bit of a goose.
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.
england
England are doing to us what we've always done to other sides,
ashes loses side
You can't be part of the side that loses the Ashes after all these years.
came chance game keeping performance pleasing took walk
To walk off with a keeping performance that, I took every chance that came my way really, that's as pleasing as anything I can do in the game of cricket.
ashes bit england entered hard head hit lose team tough trip work
This has been a hard trip and we feel a little bit under siege. England have hit us hard, and the thought has entered my head - 'What if we're the first team to lose the Ashes for such a long time?' It's new to us and it has been tough to work out how to get through it.