However, to suggest that players play simply for money is totally foreign to an Australian. Indeed, the players are paid very well, but look at a player on the outer such as Paul Reiffel finds himself. And that is well below the average wage of the average Australian. Show some pride and some respect for your cricketers. He would give his right arm to get selected.
Players play for three reasons.
Enjoyment, pride for their country, and renummeration. The least of those I believe is the last consideration. My cricket life began in senior leagues at age 13 in 1931, since then I always bemoaned the fact thatthere was so little goodd coaching available at junior levels. Most of the youngsters I have spoken to got their tips and first ideas of what the game was about from their fathers or older brothers and also their faults. Why do England hire all kinds of Zimbabwian and west Indian players to county cricket, but not Sri Lankans.