Talk:David Gower

message: This article seems to have a bit of a NPOV problem, particularly the 'short sighted selectors' paragraph. I don't trust myself to be able to write a decent sounding biography, I'm sure there are plenty of contributors out there who can do a better job than I would. Raven4x4x 00:40, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
Who described him as "aloof"? All the former players' biographies I've seen which comment on his personality describe him as affable, approachable and easy natured. 
Meltingpot (talk) 19:53, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes but as I've added on the main page, he had been on nine successive winter tours before then and never again declined a chance to play for England.  At the time, one day cricket was not thought to be as important as tests (as damn well should be the position today), so Gower was entitled to skip an ODI tournament.  By contrast, it was a complete joke that he was left out of the 1992/3 tour of India on grounds of 'age' (then he was 35) - they took Gatting (35), Gooch (39) and Emburey (40) instead! And left behind the then highest scorer in English history who was left handed and a master of spin bowling, and who had been captain in England's last series win in India.  Wonderful selectors then, as now.  
Yes true but look on the bright side - at least he went out at the top of his game, after that superb innings against Pakistan in 1992 where he beat Geoff Boycott's runs record in Tests. He also missed the "chance" to contract food poisoning in India as several of the England squad did (from eating a plate of prawns). It was a bad decision for England but maybe not such a bad one for him.Meltingpot (talk) 19:53, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
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message: I've made a brief reference to the fact that he is now involved in an online wine business, but this was the best I could come up with by way of confirmation;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/the_ashes/1482336.stm
Meltingpot (talk) 16:47, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Wine company

message: There was no proffessional rugby Union at the time Gower was at school and I'd be very surprized if he played Rugby League. Where does the citation-less statement on his rugby come from? It needs clarification and probably shouldn't be in the introductory paragraph. Epeeist smudge 12:13, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
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message: *Guardian, Why David Gower is the Euro 2004 style icon
*Google Book, Heroes of 100 Tests
::Have now used the Guardian one, already had the second one in. Many thanks SGGH ping! 09:00, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
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