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players cheating hot spot....

Ruckus

International Captain
yeah well until they actually name names, it's all speculation. Especially if they are just basing it off the kp dismissal, which frankly was an extremely faint edge and could have easily just been down to the unreliability of hotspot.

If it does come out that players have been doing that though it's just ridiculous. How can you even celebrate a win properly if you know you've deliberately cheated to attain it.
 

outbreak

First Class Debutant
They've talked in commentary about players being able to do this in the past too but this series has had more hotspot issues then usual
 

Maximas

Cricketer Of The Year
yeah well until they actually name names, it's all speculation. Especially if they are just basing it off the kp dismissal, which frankly was an extremely faint edge and could have easily just been down to the unreliability of hotspot.

If it does come out that players have been doing that though it's just ridiculous. How can you even celebrate a win properly if you know you've deliberately cheated to attain it.
05? maybe some people have no conscience...

KP had a very small inside edge show up on hotspot in the first innings though, and the makers of hotspot reckon it can't pick up very faint edges, I'm not buying all this just yet.
 

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Where's the proof any of the measures players are taking (if they are) is actually doing anything?
 
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benchmark00

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KP just brought up a good point. Hiding an edge could also play against you with regards to LBW's.

Although maybe they just put it on the outside edge.
 

Furball

Evil Scotsman
yeah well until they actually name names, it's all speculation. Especially if they are just basing it off the kp dismissal, which frankly was an extremely faint edge and could have easily just been down to the unreliability of hotspot.

If it does come out that players have been doing that though it's just ridiculous. How can you even celebrate a win properly if you know you've deliberately cheated to attain it.
Unless putting silicon tape on the bat is against the rules of the sport then it's not cheating.
 

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So...... has anyone brought up yet that petroleum jelly is soluble in low MW oils like, say, Linseed oil?
 

Maximas

Cricketer Of The Year
Silicon is in computer chips as well? probably because it won't overheat? I'm still not totally convinced about this whole thing though
 

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