don't say the d word

Shaun Tait is not depressed

Neither is Marcus Trescothick.

Neither is Scott Styris, that is just the standard look on his face.

Shaun was emotionally and physically exhausted.

Trying, not, make, joke, 4, over, spells….

He says it was the toughest thing he has ever gone through, clearly he has never broken up with an ex faking a pregnancy while repeatedly trying to kill herself.

He is however annoyed at the media, “They cause a hell of a lot of problems in general. I don't think the media realise what they do to people's lives. They ruin people."
Now I completely agree with this, even though in a weird 5th cousin sort of way I am in the media.

But Shaun, are you not the man who wanted to see blood on the pitch.

The man who tries to hurt batsmen with a ball.

The man who tries to intimidate and ruin the careers of men who are not up to it.

But I guess busting a dudes head open is just part of the game, unlike the media.

Some wacko Zimbabwean burns down stadiums after being hit in the head by a medium pacer.

And how many batsmen have never come back from being hit?

Not that the media don't ruin their fair share.

The reason you have a professional career in cricket has a lot to do with the media, Shaun.

If the media didn’t take such a keen interest in cricket it would still be an amateur sport, and you probably would have played footy with your mates.

Test cricket is a test of you as a man.

The media is just part of that test.

It’s a hard life, there is no doubt, but one that almost anyone reading this blog would do in a heart beat.

So now you’ve said your bit about the media being evil, to a radio station (apparently not the media), and you can go back to doing what you do best, scaring the bejesus out of batsmen, and the odd square leg umpire.www.cricketwithballs.com "Practice Sehwagology and kill the Probots"