Simon Katich - his career in blogs

Actually, the title is a bit misleading. This isn’t about Katich’s career in blogs. And there’s one reason for that – most people didn’t spend time writing blogs about Katich. He wasn’t a pretty player and he wasn’t easy to make fun of, like Ponting or Clarke or that gem of the pisstake,Twatto; he wasn’t fat like Bollinger or Warne and his selection was never a mystery, like Krejza or – dare I say it – North.

He was simply there, doing his job and doing it well.

In fact, I imagine more has been written about Katich in the blog world in the last 48 hours than in his entire career (and there still weren’t that many). So, unllike the Ricky Ponting version of this post, I thought I’d list those pieces written in the last few days about the man who went from Australian Test Cricketer of the Year to unemployed in the space of a few months.

Naturally, the grandaddy of ‘em all CWB had something to say about it – twice: One pre-outburst and one post-outburst. And, incidentally, Jrod’s right – is should have been all three of the oldies or none of them. Dumping the one of the three who has actually be consistently performing makes no sense.

And my bestest buddy in the blog world, Ian at the Baggy Green Blog, had one of those uber-rants he likes to have when he feels strongly about something. Take an hour out to read it through – it’s worth it. Make sure you join us in making a jab at Warne while you’re there.

Far be it for Cricket Action Art to miss an opportunity to say something about Aussie cricket The Krab is scuttled.

The lovely Greyblazer ponders the wisdom of putting so much faith in Phil Hughes over Katich, which is a valid ponderance but one I have barely yet reached due to excessive sulkage.

And, finally, a new blog in my life talks about the joy of other cricketing nations at the supposed “fall” of Australian cricket but expresses his surprise at Katich’s attack on his governing body. He ultimately blames Katich’s dropping on the attack on Clarke a few years back. It’s been a joke on the social networking sites, of course, but it isn’t the reason.

One of my readers, Lou, is certain that Katich’s outburst won’t make a difference. And, who are we kidding? she’s probably right. As if those arseholes will take any notice. But at least Simon can go to sleep at night knowing that he was the one who actually stood up and said something.

Of course, would he have said it if he hadn’t lost his contract …?