He was identified for his trademark flowing golden locks and extraordinary bowling file.
But Nathan Bracken couldn’t look any extra totally different nowadays after turning his attentions from politics to cricket.
The Australian sporting legend was the second-fastest Aussie to achieve 100 ODI wickets – joint with Shane Warne and Dennis Lillee in having carried out so in 60 matches. That feat has solely been crushed since by Mitch Starc.
Bracken went on to take 186 wickets for Australian in 121 matches in a glittering profession worldwide profession that spanned 9 years.
But it appears the 45-year-old has set his sights on a brand new profession and is now working because the Liberal candidate for The Entrance, on the Central Coast, within the upcoming New South Wales state election.
The 6ft 4ins left-arm fast has shorter hair now, with a center parting, and it’s now extra brown than blonde, with the odd gray in there too.
Bracken can also be now porting a beard and wears glasses.
He accomplished a bachelors diploma in communications after retiring from cricket however has continued to play an element within the sport as each a commentator and coach.
He is now an account supervisor at Boral Concrete on the Central Coast.
Bracken will probably be up towards Labor incumbent David Mehan, who has held the seat since 2015 and holds a 5.2 per cent majority.
The former sportsman beforehand ran as an unbiased within the 2013 federal election, receiving 8.2 per cent of the first vote. He unsuccessfully ran once more as an unbiased in 2017.
Bracken instructed the Daily Telegraph he was working as a result of the Central Coast wanted “a voice” in parliament.
“I’ve been on the Central Coast now for pretty much close to 20 years … I made a decision a while a go to not be someone who sits around and whinges about it …(I want to focus on) what it can be, the infrastructure, the opportunities all the residents want it to have,” he mentioned.
“My views have always been down the Liberal side of things, even when I ran as an independent, I preferenced the Liberals,” Mr Bracken mentioned.
“What Dominic (Perrottet) has been through and where he is taking us … going forward, (it’s) a great opportunity to leapfrog out of Covid and put us on the front foot for the future.”
Bracken retired type cricket in 2011 due to a knee damage and later sued Cricket Australia over the way it was dealt with.
He alleged the organisation engaged in deceptive and misleading conduct, was negligent and in breach of contract. The case was ultimately settled.
At his peak he was one of many most interesting short-form bowlers on the earth, enjoying 116 one-day internationals and 19 T20 internationals for Australia and being a part of the victorious 2003 and 2007 World Cup squads.
However he by no means nailed down a spot within the Test line-up, donning the saggy inexperienced simply 5 instances.
Bracken and his spouse Haley competed towards one another on Dancing With The Stars in 2011.
They have two kids, sons Chase and Tag.
Originally revealed as Cricket icon is completely unrecognisable now
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
