In the eyes of her family, her teammates allowed her to run first when their fielding streak started and the Adelaide strikers applauded her when she came into bat with the Foo Fighters. my hero Playing around the ground.
“I just try to embrace it, but it’s not something that sits comfortably with me to be honest,” Haynes said of his farewell. “I’ve probably spent most of my career trying to avoid the limelight. But I really appreciate all the effort and I’m really grateful to the players who are letting me go, it’s very kind of them. “
“I’ve always tried to do right by people, do right by the programs I’ve been a part of and try to do my best and set a good example for others around me. ” “When you’re doing all those things you’re probably a little bit oblivious to the impact, but there’s a lot of people who reached out this week and said, ‘Good luck, well done,’ and they definitely meant it. There’s a lot to me.
“Everybody wants to be successful and do well, but what binds groups together and brings them back together is the success you share on the field. I feel very fortunate to be a countryman. And have been able to experience it internationally.”
“It’s an interesting one,” he said. “I obviously didn’t have the season I’ve had in the past. I think. [upon] reflection [that] You just lose a little bit of that competitive edge and it’s something that I’ve never had to be consciously aware of in the past, I’ve always been 100 percent on it, and I think this year maybe. There were times when I wasn’t on the edge that you need at this level.”
“I had mixed feelings in the ground today,” he said. , I definitely found myself going through different waves of emotions and crying a little. I know I’m ready to walk away. But it’s also hard to be away from something that’s been a big part of my life for so long.”
He has yet to decide what happens next. The WBBL will have some commentary during finals week and then take the rest of the year off. But if she does, Haynes has a lot to offer cricket.