GG - Amir Sohail wrote:Probably an unpopular view, but there seems to be talk of more draconian punishments than are really necessary here. Turnbull certainly has no business getting involved. Ban the senior players for a couple of tests, Bancroft for the last test of the series and move forwards.
It is interesting that this sort of incident draws such a furore, but players blatantly edging and not walking, also pure cheating, is considered ok.
What I will say is with the amount of TV cameras etc around, it is plain stupid to try something like this. Though Trescothick seemed to get away with it in '05.
captaincolly wrote:According to The Telegraph : " The Sydney Morning Herald reported senior players including Josh Hazelwood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon, are saying privately they had nothing to do with it and feel they were unfairly thrown into the mix by Smith as the scandal threatens to rip apart the team."
bigfluffylemon wrote:Of course, part of the issue is that this Australian team doesn't engender much sympathy. From 'f***ing broken arms' to 'sending Broad home crying like a baby', to 'ending careers', to the punch-up between Warner and Rabada, they seem all too happy to dish out the trash on and off the field.
Toby F wrote:While I am totally p***ed with Smith and co, I have always been anti ball tampering. I find the hypocrisy of Faf and Atherton stunning. I guess the SA captain has finally admitted that Smith's is bigger than his. Also calls for life bans are also far beyond what has happened to previous cheats.
I wont be following aus cricket for a while, at least until things become clearer, but things need to be kept in perspective.
Red Devil wrote:Toby F wrote:While I am totally p***ed with Smith and co, I have always been anti ball tampering. I find the hypocrisy of Faf and Atherton stunning. I guess the SA captain has finally admitted that Smith's is bigger than his. Also calls for life bans are also far beyond what has happened to previous cheats.
I wont be following aus cricket for a while, at least until things become clearer, but things need to be kept in perspective.
Agreed Toby, it's not bad enough to permanently end careers, although it is pretty bad so I do think Aus should think carefully about captain, vice captain etc.
However, Aus supporters may feel differently
Toby F wrote:I wont be following aus cricket for a while, at least until things become clearer, but things need to be kept in perspective.
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