da 888casino： Former Australian cricket captain and Nine Network cricket commentatorMark Taylor today vigorously denied quotes attributed to him in a Sydneynewspaper calling on Steve Waugh to retire from international cricket.
The Fordham Company (Media Release)19-Feb-2003Former Australian cricket captain and Nine Network cricket commentatorMark Taylor today vigorously denied quotes attributed to him in a Sydneynewspaper calling on Steve Waugh to retire from international cricket.The back-page report in today’s Daily Telegraph was based on commentssupposedly made by Taylor on the World Cup’s official website.”Since arriving in South Africa on February 9 I have not made any publiccomments concerning Steve Waugh, nor have I given any interviews on thesubject,” said Taylor. “And in the two World Cup matches that I have sofar been part of as a commentator I made no reference to Stevewhatsoever.”Taylor said: “I completely refute comments attributed to me in aso-called interview reported on the official ICC World Cup websitedealing with Steve Waugh and several other issues.””I have steadfastly stayed clear of the public debate concerning SteveWaugh’s future,” Taylor said from Johannesburg.”Having been through something similar myself back in 1997, I can wellappreciate what Steve is going through. That’s why I have consistentlyrefused to enter the debate as to whether he should keep playing orretire.”(Issued by Mark Taylor’s management, The Fordham Company.)