SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Tell them to make their own decision. I don't reckon you should tell them that it's the "right thing to do" to walk.
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The Fine Line: Would You Walk?
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zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
You're probably right.
The thing is, if you continually witter on about "The Spirit of Cricket" and behave like this, you expose yourself to allegations of rank hypocrisy
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
I presume you're on about Ponting there - yeah, I agree completely, Ponting's biggest failing as a captain (as I've said a few times recently) is his inability to keep his cool when things aren't going his way. This often leads to him making silly statements - including hypocritical ones like his moaning about England's use of sub fielders being against the spirit of the game, along with other various things he considers to be breaching it.
Moaning (or even just expressing disbelief) about Umpiring decisions against you when you're not a walker (walkers have some amount of licence to do so IMO, but even then I never like to see anyone going too far) is one of the worst Spirit-breaches AFAIC. Far, far, far, far worse than having a sub on while you change your shirt or have a glass of water. Or, dare we say it, using something like a mint to improve the quality of your saliva.
Moaning (or even just expressing disbelief) about Umpiring decisions against you when you're not a walker (walkers have some amount of licence to do so IMO, but even then I never like to see anyone going too far) is one of the worst Spirit-breaches AFAIC. Far, far, far, far worse than having a sub on while you change your shirt or have a glass of water. Or, dare we say it, using something like a mint to improve the quality of your saliva.