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Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:16 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Du Plessis says SA won't sledge the Aussies on the subject of ball tampering.

I should think not given the SAn history of ball tampering and cheating.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:18 pm
by andy
Aaron Finch has replaced Tim Paine as ODI captain

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:28 pm
by GarlicJam
andy wrote:Aaron Finch has replaced Tim Paine as ODI captain

Paine is not in the team. We have to assume that CA got dropping him as captain correct this time.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:01 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Independent investigation into Australian cricket finds it institutionally arrogant and unethical from the board room to the pitch.

CA wriggles under the pin.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/ ... port-finds

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:08 am
by Arthur Crabtree
It's my opinion that Waughism led to the moral diminishing of the game across the world. Maybe a new and successful Aussie cricket culture can start making the game more likeable again and influence the other countries to rediscover their sense of fair play. Which is what the game used to be famous for.

Although NZ have already made that change, the Aussies could be more influential.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:10 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Many sections of the report were redacted. Cricket Australia said this was due to defamation risk, at the advice of external lawyers, due to the honesty of the review.


From the article.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:34 pm
by westoelad
And in another section.
"and that the player’s anti-harassment code be modified to ban abusive sledging"
Hopefully it will be revealed,in time, which 7 recommendations haven't been approved by CA.
As long as Lehman has any influence in Australian cricket their attitude will never change imo.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:07 pm
by sussexpob
After Jayasuriya's arrest, Arjuna Ranatunga must have thought "no one out does me".....

Hes been arrested in connection with an incident at his Government ministry that left one person dead from a gunshot wound, and two others fighting for their life. Depending on where you read, one side seems to be that a lot of people turned up in a riot and he had to shoot himself through the crowd to protect himself, the other is that the riot was caused by the shooting......

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:35 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
England in SL of course. Not heard there is a security risk.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:21 am
by sussexpob
Arthur Crabtree wrote:England in SL of course. Not heard there is a security risk.


Its a situation that has suddenly brewed up in the last couple of days, seems the President of the country has booted out the cabinet and democratically elected PM, leading to a lot of anger spilling out on the streets that he might be taking a more authoritarian/dictatorial stance to due process. Doesnt help that he has replaced him with a controversial figure involved with human righs abuses in the civil war. Strikes and protests have been called in response, which have already left people dead in the aforementioned situation. Parliamentary speaker pleading with those heading to Colombo to protest not to turn it into a "bloodbath"!!

It could blow over, it could escalate into a major issue, I guess we see. At the moment, I guess if it does escalate, it wouldnt surprise me if the series was called off.

Not sure I would be waiting to find out, seeing as though these protests are going to start right now..... England playing in Colombo as we speak. Might have been better to take the game out of the city, or maybe cancel it all together, as a matter of precaution.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:58 pm
by The Professor
If you have Sky the Pan v NZ game is on 729

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 4:58 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
NZ on top v Pakistan. Three wickets for the brilliant Boult.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:00 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Looks like a hat-trick.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:01 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Southee and Boult are such stalwarts for NZ. They've been a reliable pair for most of this decade in all formats.

Re: Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

PostPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:30 am
by andy
Babar Azam fastest to 1000 t20I runs