My kids told me today that Cape Town is 'overrun' with Aussies at moment - not quite Barmy Army levels - but i bet they dont have the same dark humour that the BA have come to adopt following England.
I hardly think it's crickets darkest day. I think people were desperate to stick it to this team though
Is there a worse case of cheating - ie a captain transgressing the laws in order to improve his chances of winning - any time since, say, the war?
I can't think of any.
Atherton?
And match fixing is worse. Cronje for example
Wasn't there an incident between England and India with jelly beans? Weren't they for the same reason
Match fixing is deplorable, but it falls outside the definition I gave. Atherton's dirt-in-pocket was wrong, but is a lesser offence (in my opinion) than what Smith and co did in this match.
I hardly think it's crickets darkest day. I think people were desperate to stick it to this team though
Is there a worse case of cheating - ie a captain transgressing the laws in order to improve his chances of winning - any time since, say, the war?
I can't think of any.
Atherton?
And match fixing is worse. Cronje for example
Wasn't there an incident between England and India with jelly beans? Weren't they for the same reason
Match fixing is deplorable, but it falls outside the definition I gave. Atherton's dirt-in-pocket was wrong, but is a lesser offence (in my opinion) than what Smith and co did in this match.
I agree, this was a root and branch senior team decision to cheat, and lump it on the least experienced batsman.
What seams so bad to me in this instance is that it was not the action of an individual. It would appear the whole team agreed to it. I would like to believe that someone would have said something to stop it happening but apparently not.
I hardly think it's crickets darkest day. I think people were desperate to stick it to this team though
Is there a worse case of cheating - ie a captain transgressing the laws in order to improve his chances of winning - any time since, say, the war?
I can't think of any.
Atherton?
And match fixing is worse. Cronje for example
Wasn't there an incident between England and India with jelly beans? Weren't they for the same reason
Match fixing is deplorable, but it falls outside the definition I gave. Atherton's dirt-in-pocket was wrong, but is a lesser offence (in my opinion) than what Smith and co did in this match.
I agree, this was a root and branch senior team decision to cheat, and lump it on the least experienced batsman.
I hardly think it's crickets darkest day. I think people were desperate to stick it to this team though
Is there a worse case of cheating - ie a captain transgressing the laws in order to improve his chances of winning - any time since, say, the war?
I can't think of any.
Atherton?
And match fixing is worse. Cronje for example
Wasn't there an incident between England and India with jelly beans? Weren't they for the same reason
Match fixing is deplorable, but it falls outside the definition I gave. Atherton's dirt-in-pocket was wrong, but is a lesser offence (in my opinion) than what Smith and co did in this match.
I agree, this was a root and branch senior team decision to cheat, and lump it on the least experienced batsman.
Who used the bottle top to damage the ball?
Imran khan admitted to using a bottle top in a county match in 1981, playing for Sussex. He's further demonstrated how untrustworthy he is since then, by taking up a career in politics.
I hardly think it's crickets darkest day. I think people were desperate to stick it to this team though
Is there a worse case of cheating - ie a captain transgressing the laws in order to improve his chances of winning - any time since, say, the war?
I can't think of any.
Atherton?
And match fixing is worse. Cronje for example
Wasn't there an incident between England and India with jelly beans? Weren't they for the same reason
Match fixing is deplorable, but it falls outside the definition I gave. Atherton's dirt-in-pocket was wrong, but is a lesser offence (in my opinion) than what Smith and co did in this match.
I agree, this was a root and branch senior team decision to cheat, and lump it on the least experienced batsman.
I hardly think it's crickets darkest day. I think people were desperate to stick it to this team though
Is there a worse case of cheating - ie a captain transgressing the laws in order to improve his chances of winning - any time since, say, the war?
I can't think of any.
Atherton?
And match fixing is worse. Cronje for example
Wasn't there an incident between England and India with jelly beans? Weren't they for the same reason
Match fixing is deplorable, but it falls outside the definition I gave. Atherton's dirt-in-pocket was wrong, but is a lesser offence (in my opinion) than what Smith and co did in this match.
I agree, this was a root and branch senior team decision to cheat, and lump it on the least experienced batsman.
Who used the bottle top to damage the ball?
Imran khan admitted to using a bottle top in a county match in 1981, playing for Sussex. He's further demonstrated how untrustworthy he is since then, by taking up a career in politics.
An ICC suspension from the final Test against South Africa may be just the start of sanctions for Australia's captain Steven Smith, who alongside his deputy David Warner faces anything up to a life ban for cheating under Cricket Australia's code of behaviour."
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Doesn't compare to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_attack_on_the_Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team
94-9
Lost ten wickets for 38 runs.
Couldnt happen to a nicer team.
I can't think of any.
Still lost 10 wickets for 50 runs.
And match fixing is worse. Cronje for example
Wasn't there an incident between England and India with jelly beans? Weren't they for the same reason
Who used the bottle top to damage the ball?
It would appear the whole team agreed to it.
I would like to believe that someone would have said something to stop it happening but apparently not.
"Smith, Warner could face life ban from CA
An ICC suspension from the final Test against South Africa may be just the start of sanctions for Australia's captain Steven Smith, who alongside his deputy David Warner faces anything up to a life ban for cheating under Cricket Australia's code of behaviour."