Melbourne, Dec. 11: Australian cricketers are “spoilt and mollycoddled”, feel ex-players, who want former captain Mark Taylor to chair a crisis summit to find a way out of the slump that has engulfed the national team.
Former Test wicketkeeper Steve Rixon said Australia’s continuing dismal performances, the most recent being the innings and 71 runs defeat to England in the second Ashes Test, is unacceptable.
“We’ve been spoilt and things have come too easy for us. We’ve not had to do the hard yards,” Rixon said.
“There’s no question we need a summit. Mark Taylor would be perfect to oversee it (a summit). He’s got a great cricket brain, and I’d have people like Steve Waugh,” he was quoted as saying by the Herald Sun.
Former Test selector John Benaud said the players are too pampered. “Australia’s cricketers are the most mollycoddled bunch. These guys need match practice, not blokes with video cameras filming players at training,” he said.