Peter Roebuck
Peter Roebuck
Peter Michael Roebuckwas an English cricketer who achieved later renown as an Australian newspaper columnist and radio commentator. A consistent county performer with over 25,000 runs, and "one of the better English openers of the 1980s", Roebuck captained the English county side Somerset between 1986 and 1988. During 1989, Roebuck also captained an England XI one-day cricket team in two matches. His post-playing career as an erudite writer earned him great acclaim as a journalist with the Sunday Times and...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth6 March 1956
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Sooner or later he must decide what sort of role he intends to play. He seems to reflect the shallowness of a culture that has brought West Indies cricket to its knees. More is needed from the side's senior opening batsman, a member of the World XI no less, than floated off breaks, blocks and lifted drives. No one in this touring party is better placed than the endlessly languid Jamaican to provide the inspiration that alone can turn its fortunes around.
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It is over. A supremacy that lasted a long time and contained many glories is on its last legs,
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The fourth day was a reminder never to discount the chances of a proud Australian team,
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It can be absurd, cantankerous, self-destructive and pompous, but it is never crass
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With the winning line in sight the last thing they (England) expected was that Australia -- aggressive, positive, confronting Australia -- might be prepared to shorten the game,
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Whatever the remaining results in this series, it is clear that the period of Australian domination is over.