mikesiva wrote:Abbas gets his five fer!
sussexpob wrote:Wouldn't be surprised to see a few bans lifted before India arrive
yuppie wrote:sussexpob wrote:Wouldn't be surprised to see a few bans lifted before India arrive
Really?
sussexpob wrote:yuppie wrote:sussexpob wrote:Wouldn't be surprised to see a few bans lifted before India arrive
Really?
Expect, no. Be surprised if it happened? No. In many ways I think it makes sense, and I have no doubt that the selectors would fire 2 or even all 3 of them back in a heartbeat, its just working out a way to excuse the early ban as being justified.
Id guess there are two exclusive camps of thought on the matter. The first is, he cheated and is forever tarnished, and that nothing he can do will ever take that away. To a large extent, these people wont be happy even if he plays for Australia in two years time, so you dont legislate on them. The second group, which I guess would form a vast majority of people, would have witnessed Smith being nuked to smithereens, will take his long (and unprecedented) ban, his total humiliation in front of the world, and his damage to his reputation and pocket as being a high toll already paid, and most people will now be ready to revel in the story of redemption.
Redemption sells a lot of tickets. Redemption against an old foe in the form of Kolhi? Do Cricket Australia want to miss out on this box office attempt to get a high profile series smack back in the public interest? If Smith strolls out against India, my guess is ticket sales would jump through the roof, ratings on TV would be similar, and cricket would be slap bang on the headlines again. Its definitely possible. I Australia get beaten in the first test, then it becomes even more possible.
I always had a personal suspicion that the cricket players association would force the issue of the lengthy bans with the National Board. They promised an investigation into the bans, saying that they had no justification. I just wonder maybe if that narrative could suddenly reappear in the next few weeks, that the bans were unjust, and suddenly, magically lifted.
sussexpob wrote:You don't think they've paid enough of a price?
yuppie wrote:sussexpob wrote:Wouldn't be surprised to see a few bans lifted before India arrive
Really?
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