Latest on the Sledging Issue

[Burgey]

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/342310.html

"We won't start it but we'll buy into it".

He should have spoken with Kumble first:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEshZY0_bsk

 

[Jono]

Uthappa and Kumble don't play in the same team mind you.

Hardly needed a new thread for mine.

Hayden vs. Uthappa would be cool though, the battle of the big chested openers.

 

[Burgey]

Do you think they will soon?

 

[LongHopCassidy]

"Here is the guy who has hardly any hair but does head and shoulders ads."

He's got you there, Hulkster.

 

[Jono]

Do you think they will soon?

He shouldn't, can't see Uthappa deserving a test spot over some others, but you never know.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Interesting article, mostly because of an anecdote I heard about Allan Border. When he felt flat, as though he wasn't batting well, he'd just try and pick a fight with someone. If an opposition player walked past, he might just say, "What the **** are you looking at? Show some respect" or something, start up a bit of verbal and he found he batted better when he was in that sort of situation, where the stakes had been raised. Have heard a few times now about Hayden sledging, and it seems to be in a similar manner.

 

[neville cardus]

Robin Uthappa has Sir Neville Cardus's seal of approval. He is easily my favourite current Indian cricketer. Give him a Test slot.

 

[masterblaster]

I think Robin's and India's philosophy is perfectly fine. Don't initiate the sledging but return the favour if your team is being sledged. Indian teams of the past have been far too mild and as a result hardly ever won anything away from home.

 

[Son Of Coco]

He's got you there, Hulkster.

RP should know that dandruff is a fungal condition of the scalp not related to having hair...

Then again, I could be totally wrong

 

[Jono]

RP Singh wasn't even mentioned in the article

 

[Son Of Coco]

RP Singh wasn't even mentioned in the article

Whoever it was....my point still stands

 

[Richard]

Interesting article, mostly because of an anecdote I heard about Allan Border. When he felt flat, as though he wasn't batting well, he'd just try and pick a fight with someone. If an opposition player walked past, he might just say, "What the **** are you looking at? Show some respect" or something, start up a bit of verbal and he found he batted better when he was in that sort of situation, where the stakes had been raised.

Yeah, Michael Atherton sometimes did the same in a domestic match, because he said he occasionally struggled to motivate himself for such games. He also mentioned how they made a decision in 1997 to be completely silent to Stephen Waugh because they (finally) noticed that he thrived on it, in their 3rd series against him since he became a World-class batsman. Waugh, of course, spotted this before long and in the Old Trafford Test, according to Atherton, said "OK, you're not talking to me are you? Right then, I'll talk to myself". And after being given not-out when he was plumb lbw 1st ball he faced in the match, he did, throughout his twin centuries.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Yeah, Michael Atherton sometimes did the same in a domestic match, because he said he occasionally struggled to motivate himself for such games. He also mentioned how they made a decision in 1997 to be completely silent to Stephen Waugh because they (finally) noticed that he thrived on it, in their 3rd series against him since he became a World-class batsman. Waugh, of course, spotted this before long and in the Old Trafford Test, according to Atherton, said "OK, you're not talking to me are you? Right then, I'll talk to myself". And after being given not-out when he was plumb lbw 1st ball he faced in the match, he did, throughout his twin centuries.

Interesting article, mostly because of an anecdote I heard about Allan Border. When he felt flat, as though he wasn't batting well, he'd just try and pick a fight with someone. If an opposition player walked past, he might just say, "What the **** are you looking at? Show some respect" or something, start up a bit of verbal and he found he batted better when he was in that sort of situation, where the stakes had been raised. Have heard a few times now about Hayden sledging, and it seems to be in a similar manner.

Pretty poor that, abusing other players just because you aren't playing well.

 

[Richard]

Less a case of not playing well, as being unable to raise one's competetive juices.

 

[Richard]

Hayden vs. Uthappa would be cool though, the battle of the big chested openers.

Not to mention battle of the hopeleslly-planted-front-foot-and-hence-massive-inswinger-candidate types.

Heck, even C_C made that comparison!

 

[jeevan]

Uthappa

 

[Sir Alex]

Ponting needs bigger role in team's behaviour | Australia Cricket News | Cricinfo.com

Tubby Taylor, my most favorite Australian captain, believes Ricky Ponting has to do more to stop Australia's on-field exchanges escalating into significant incidents and has called for all players to follow the spirit of cricket.

 

[silentstriker]

Haha, find the line that'll get you from getting a stump shoved through your throat and stay one step behind that.

Quite the spirit.

 

[Sir Alex]

Haha, find the line that'll get you from getting a stump shoved through your throat and stay one step behind that.

Quite the spirit.

I don't remember I saw any such "crossing the line" stuff during Taylor's captaincy which is one of the reasons why I admire him so much. For me he embodied the true Aussie spirit. He played the game damn hard but damn fair.