After Cricket Life

 I appreciate you taking the time to read this and find out a little bit more of me and what I am doing. 7 years ago I retired from playing cricket for Australia. Now this had been something I had been doing my whole life  it was my dream and sole driving force for all those years. Since then to be honest I have tried to find my way in the world of normal society as they say. Trying to get work at doing the standard 80 hours per week in traditional business and really getting nowhere with it. After some should searching as in what I really wanted to do and how I wanted to lead my life I decided it had to be working for myself and on my terms which gave me the freedom to enjoy life. Now I live an amazing lifestyle from home making residual income and travelling around the world. I challenge the status quo of having to , work for someone else with no passion or freedom in life. I believe in freedom, lifestyle and fun and I believe anybody and everybody can have that if they want. My passion is to lead my life with my wife and family the way we want and achieve our goals on the way.. My vehicle for this has been the the internet and social media because of this the world has become a much s,smaller place and one in which we can all connect. I have chosen this path and it's the new age of business, working from home and building residual income. But it takes time and is not for everyone I can understand but I wanted to share the at I am on and where I am going. In the new year I will be hopefully launching and working with a great company which sells online sports equipment as I am looking to promote cricket and get gear out to the masses so to enjoy the great game. The other is something which might seem odd but the products stand out to me and the company. I have provided a link Jeunesse and if you would like more information please head to the site and click on the email top right which will go to my office for more information. The journey after cricket is always entertaining taking me down different paths but meeting some great people on the way. Keep going forward I say.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Regards Damien

                           THE GREAT ADAM GILCHRIST

The title really tells the story for me in terms of the person he is and the cricketer he is right up to the end of his playing days. The big topic going around at the moment in the latest round of the IPL is overseas players and the form they are in and some of them who are leading the team dropping themselves because of form.

This in itself is quite incredible if you think of it as in normal international teams it would not be heard of that the captain walks in one game and tells the coach I will sit out this one per the best interests for the side but I will stay the leader of the group and remain with the playing party. We all know this would just not happen at all but in the IPL we are seeing it in many cases from Gilchrist to Ponting .

Why, well the answer is easy really this it is big business with big franchises behind them and its win at all costs. From that point of view if that means their is casualties on the way per international stars missing out so be it. A tough line but over the last few years we are seeing the landscape change in these areas.  A conversation with +Aakash Chopra last week on the +The Cricket Club show we spoke about how it is so important for each Franchise to have strong Indian players from international level plus local players. The big international players are nice to have but to play they must be performing at the highest level.

Last week we saw +Adam Gilchrist leave himself out of the side and mentioned that at this stage he was not batting well enough to keep his place in the side and if he did he would be keeping out someone better at the moment. He also mentioned that leadership is not just on the field but off as well and he would be doing everything possible off the field for the group.

Well Mr +Adam Gilchrist I take my hat off to you and it does not surprise me that this is what he would do as long as I have known him from our junior days he has always been the ultimate team man with their best interest always at heart. It would always be a tough call and one must put there ego aside as when you are part of the side you want to perform at your best but when this is not happening it is frustrating.

Time does catch up with you whether its reflexes or eyes or just going through the same routines you have done for decades but it could also just be a form slump which in +Indian Premier League | IPL type format can happen very easily and quickly per the amount of games and how quick they are played, I would imagine their is little time on the road and  training days to fix things if you need to , then when you do bat again you have to score at more then a run a ball which is tough when you are in form let alone out of it.

Adam will always be a great of the game and will always be remembered for great things on the field and great things off it , these type of situations just enhance his reputation as one the games great men.

It was an honour to play alongside him and to be his friend and even bigger thrill was standing at the other end of the wicket when he was personally dismantling a bowling attack , oh what great times.

Thank you for reading please leave your comments and lets discuss your thoughts ..

Kind Regards

Damien 

The Cricket Club IPL Monday Night Show

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Cricket Charity Match

The Cricket Club

The Cricket Club which was started by +Stuart MacGill and after battling away to try and get this concept up and running it finally hit our computer screens not long ago with rave reviews. Joined up with +Google+ and running live hangouts with the public has created a whole new social media network for us to enjoy and talk about the game of cricket we love so much.

What this Cricket Club Hangout does is bring something different to the cricket world in the sense of a forum talking honestly and upfront about the game and the issues that come up. We differ from the main stream journalism which we all know and have been bought up on it is nice but at times very predictable , I for one want people to come on and be honest say what they feel , say there opinion  don't sit on the fence. The reason they are their is to give me there view so when it doesn't happen it frustrates me.

So when the great +Stuart MacGill rang me and mentioned +The Cricket Club show and the concept I jumped at it to be part of and what could be done with the concept going forward. With +Aakash Chopra also joining  the team now we have a great team together to bring you the latest in the world of cricket.

We are looking forward to working through the +Indian Premier League | IPL then off to the Champions Trophy with it all peaking for the Ashes battle in the UK and then back to Australia.

Thank you to all who have supported us so far and we look forward to entertaining you and giving you a some what different insight into all things cricket..

Damien

Welcome To My New Blog

Hello Everyone welcome to my blog thank you for dropping by and having a look much appreciated.

Please be patient with me while I get the hang of it  but I will posting all new material on here from Photos, Videos, Articles, Audio Blogs etc..

I look forward to sharing my views on cricket and giving you a glimpse into my world.

Thanks Damien

Self Portrait

My Ashes Thoughts

Ashes Newspaper article