South Africa’s cricket captain Graeme Smith said he was “disappointed” by Herschelle Gibbs’s claims in his autobiography that was published on Monday. “My biggest sense of disappointment is that the team has always been there for him. uggs sale “It’s well documented that his teammates and Cricket South Africa have always supported him through his troubles. “We’ve been the one thing he could rely on,” Smith said. “As for his talk of cliques among the senior players, if you go to any environment in the world there are senior groups who take leadership roles, whether in sport or anything else. “Our success over the last three or four years proves that we have a good working environment. “There’s a good spirit in the team, the guys all get on well.” uggs outlet Smith said he’d heard rumours about the content of the book, and players had held discussions about what would be in it and what line Gibbs would take. “He’s obviously gone with an angle that he’s lived his life by and I think it shows more about his own insecurities than anything else,” said Smith. The captain pointed out that a lot of Gibbs’s material concerning sexual promiscuity, alcohol and drug abuse referred back to the 1990s which was irrelevant to the present team. “We’re a professional outfit now, and we couldn’t hope to have achieved the results we have over the last four years if we’d lived our lives like that,” the captain added. “We had hoped that Herschelle would be remembered for his tremendous achievements on the cricket field, but I don’t think that will be the case now. Instead he’ll be remembered for off-field stuff that was ultimately his own responsibility. ugg boots for cheap “Our present group of players are a mature group who are working really hard on the brand of the Proteas and we want to see it go from strength to strength,” he said. Meanwhile, Zaahier Adams reports that South African Cricketers Association president Tony Irish says Cricket South Africa (CSA) will “decide in the next few days” whether Gibbs will face any censure regarding the content of the book. The 36-year-old, who is not part of the Proteas squad on duty in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is, however, still under contract until next year to CSA, and is therefore liable to adhere to the policies of the national body. ugg boots on sale Irish has been in contact with CSA chief executive Gerald Majola to ascertain whether Gibbs has breached protocol. “I have had a few conversations with Gerald over the last couple of days, but not until CSA has actually read the book can a decision be made. I only received the book on Sunday, and I have read it, and I feel that the newspaper reports have been sensationalised, so not until the book has been read, can an informed decision be made,” Irish told the Cape Times yesterday. “There are processes that need to take place, and it is also important the content of the follow-ups about what Herschelle says in the various interviews he gives regarding his book. Cricket South Africa will decide in the next few days.” Majola echoed Irish’s views saying that he has not read the contents of the book yet, and that it would be “unwise” to comment on reports in the media.ugg boots for sale
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