A spin bowler taught the corporate world how not to spin last week
Australian corporates often fail the three Rs – regret, resolution and reform – when confronting a crisis. It took a 25-year-old cricketer with a dodgy bowling action to show them the way, argues Craig Badings
The way Sydney Thunder’s off spinner in the Big Bash League, Chris Green, dealt with his 90-day ban for a suspect bowling action was a perfect lesson in how to confront adversity.
For those not in the know, bowlers’ arms are not allowed to bend past 15 degrees when they deliver a ball. If they do the action is deemed illegal. Green’s action was ruled just that. It was a huge blow to his professional, and personal pride. Yet how he reacted, and how he handled himself in the glare of the media spotlight, was exemplary.
Here is his tweet after he was informed of the ban.
Compare Green’s approach to the way Smith and Bancroft fronted the media after the close of play in Newlands, having been caught red-handed ball tampering.
No comparison. They were caught *knowingly* cheating. This isn’t cheating. It’s an illegal action. Like a foot over the line but more serious.
You mean Warner and Bancroft. Warner was the idiot behind it. Smith got banned by default as he was captain. He had zero to do with the cheating
Nice summary, it’s good to have positive examples to show rather than begrudging everyone who’s done PR wrong. But should the title be “A spin bowler taught the corporate world how to not spin last week”? Current title gives the impression that he tried to spin but did it poorly… or maybe I’ve just been seeing too much clickbait around recently.
This nastiness is not necessary. The hardline is fine.
Boof, you mean Warner and Bancroft. Warner was the idiot behind it. Smith got banned by default as he was captain. He had zero to do with the cheating
Fully agree with the article. Chris Green has been a class act for many years now. As a past player of St Ives Junior Cricket Club in Sydney, Chris has been very generous with his time in attending the club’s end of season Presentation Day, and also in providing coaching clinics to the junior players.