Graham Thorpe
Graham Thorpe
Graham Paul Thorpe MBEis a former English cricketer who played for Surrey and England. A left-handed middle-order batsman and slip fielder, he appeared in exactly 100 Test matches...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth1 August 1969
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The way to do it is enjoy our cricket and relax, to accept that occasionally you'll have a bad day and try to get out of bed with a smile on your face.
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This side has probably got a good four or five years, but Australia don't have that. This Australia side is the best they can put on the park, and they are at their peak.
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What is unusual is them talking about making changes - which I think shows which side is dominant.
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I have decided the time has come for me to retire. It is an emotional moment because in the main I have had a fantastic time and there are many things I will miss. But I feel comfortable this is the right decision.
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My ex-wife did three or four articles about me in a tabloid newspaper which was very sad,
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She had been beaten unconscious. She was covered in blood. She had this cord wrapped around her neck.
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We actually had a barbecue that Sunday. I was out in the garden while a lot of the other blokes were inside watching the cricket on TV. Every now and then someone would rush out and shout, 'Another wicket's gone.' I was struck by how weird it all seemed. I really was no longer a Test cricketer. I was just some ordinary guy looking after his barbecue while this momentous battle unfolded at Trent Bridge.
barbecue battle cricket garden guy inside longer looking momentous ordinary rush struck test watching weird
We actually had a barbecue that Sunday, ... I was out in the garden while a lot of the other blokes were inside watching the cricket on TV. Every now and then someone would rush out and shout, 'Another wicket's gone.' I was struck by how weird it all seemed. I really was no longer a Test cricketer. I was just some ordinary guy looking after his barbecue while this momentous battle unfolded at Trent Bridge.
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I think we have to try to be as annoying as we can, and take points off Australia to give ourselves an opportunity of the big prize at the end of it.
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I think England have matched them on a competitive level. I think Australia know that now, and the closer it gets that Australia can lose the Ashes, the more it will play on their minds.
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I think England have matched them on a competitive level,
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I think England can go into the fourth Test buoyed by their performances already and are in a situation now where they have Australia on the rack, ... England can go on and win both matches.
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What this case is about is a betrayal of trust.
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The selectors have made their decision and they will be happy with the way things have gone - you can't argue,