Laidback Hodge sheds his goals
Brad Hodge, the Victoria batsman, has changed his approach this year, writes Peter Lalor in the Australian
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Brad Hodge, the Victoria batsman, has changed his approach this year, writes Peter Lalor in the Australian. He is more laidback and isn't concerned if he doesn't add to his six Tests.
In the past he has willed himself into a mountain of runs and rage as he attempted to get into the Australian side. He wouldn't say no if the selectors asked him to pull on the baggy green should Michael Clarke not be fit for Brisbane later this month, but he's not fussed if they don't and he isn't waiting by the phone.
Hodge has redefined his approach to the game and for the first time there is no over-arching aim. "I really haven't got any goals this year," he said. "Every other year I've had goals and tried to achieve them, because I thought that would see me picked at a higher level.”
John Dyson, the former West Indies coach, is another who is back on the state scene. He has been appointed as a a talent scout for Cricket New South Wales, Jamie Pandaram reports in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo