Classic sledges

[silentstriker]

I've been saying it repeatedly. We need this in Test cricket. If you're going to insult someone's kid, you need to be prepared to take a stump to your face.

[Burgey]

Originally Posted by Sir Alex

This. Also it is hugely subjective what is personal or not depending on various things like the guy's culture, upbringing etc.

Which is why am opposed to any kind of talk in international matches. The symmo-Bhajji episod is perfect example. Although I don't agree with 'teri ma ki' either, as it is so foul mouthed that you don't expect to get away with it without a thrashing in a street in india.

Indeed. Harbhajan's sledge of Symonds, imo, was the beginning of the end of Symonds' career. Not because of what was said, but because of what followed.

An already fragile personality just did not cope with the fall out and it was a slippery slope to oblivion.

Sort of thing I meant about non-offensive is when we were playing last year and the opposition needed about 10 to win, two wickets in hand.

Young bloke batting who'd had a bit to say. Ball goes down leg, flicks his pad. We all go up and he says "Get ****ed". I was at 1st slip and asked what was wrong. He said "you can't appeal for that". I said "mate, we can ask the question"
"Not for that"
"Why don't you just bat and let the unpire, umpire?"
"**** off, I'll shove this bat up your arse"
"Use the bottom so I get a thrill".
He goes down over his bat and just as the bowler is about to run in I said " Don't gas up young fella".
So he stops the bowler, turns to me, points his bat, looks at the umpire and says "he sledged me". Umpire didn't hear anything. Play on.
Next ball, spoons it to cover. We won by eight. Boys happy. To his credit he shook my hand after and admitted I'd got him good.

Sorry it was a bit long-winded.

[Jono]

Originally Posted by silentstriker

I've been saying it repeatedly. We need this in Test cricket. If you're going to insult someone's kid, you need to be prepared to take a stump to your face.

And no one likes your idea because its ****ty American poo.

[wfdu_ben91]

Originally Posted by Burgey

Indeed. Harbhajan's sledge of Symonds, imo, was the beginning of the end of Symonds' career. Not because of what was said, but because of what followed.

An already fragile personality just did not cope with the fall out and it was a slippery slope to oblivion.

Sort of thing I meant about non-offensive is when we were playing last year and the opposition needed about 10 to win, two wickets in hand.

Young bloke batting who'd had a bit to say. Ball goes down leg, flicks his pad. We all go up and he says "Get ****ed". I was at 1st slip and asked what was wrong. He said "you can't appeal for that". I said "mate, we can ask the question"
"Not for that"
"Why don't you just bat and let the unpire, umpire?"
"**** off, I'll shove this bat up your arse"
"Use the bottom so I get a thrill".
He goes down over his bat and just as the bowler is about to run in I said " Don't gas up young fella".
So he stops the bowler, turns to me, points his bat, looks at the umpire and says "he sledged me". Umpire didn't hear anything. Play on.
Next ball, spoons it to cover. We won by eight. Boys happy. To his credit he shook my hand after and admitted I'd got him good.

Sorry it was a bit long-winded.

Just out of curiousity, who do you play for mate?

[zaremba]

In my team (recently defunct) we always used to give a little bit to the batsmen but it wasn't ever offensive. The more personal and offensive stuff was reserved for each other and, in particular, our skipper, who copped an awful lot.

[chicane]

Originally Posted by silentstriker

I've been saying it repeatedly. We need this in Test cricket. If you're going to insult someone's kid, you need to be prepared to take a stump to your face.

Ridiculous.

[andyc]

Originally Posted by Jono

And no one likes your idea because its ****ty American poo.

So close to sigging this.

[Life on Limbrick]

I have to say that sledging is a great tactic in cricket, but is a difficult skill to perfect. I have played against and alongside some absolutely awful sledgers, who's box of tricks consists of expletives and mum jokes.

I think a lot of it depends of situations and who the opponent is, for example in my team we have played two games this season. In both games, after we had taken a wicket by bowling a batsman, and a new batsman was at the crease, the umpire paused the game for the square leg to straighten the stump.

In the first game, with the eldery umpire taking an age, i loudly professed that it was a waste of time as the stumps would be all over the place again in a minute, everyone laughed, including the batsman, who went on to get a few runs.

The next game, in the exact same situation I recycled the joke, and got the reply 'Your teeth will be all over the place', needless to say he was clean bowled first ball, and gave me a barrage of abuse when i suggested he could come back and I would ask the bowler to bowl underarm.

moral of the story - don't be a dick.


Also, when im batting I try and try and try not to get involved at all, unless you are good enough to bat all day and not get out, then you never win. To just smile or stare someone down seems to be enough to wind up the opposition. Ive also found when things are getting heated, just hovering your bat out of your crease results in an untold number of overthrows.

[silentstriker]

Originally Posted by Jono

And no one likes your idea because its ****ty American poo.

I'm patient, because like Britney Spears and McDonalds - even ****ty american poo still catches on.

[PhoenixFire]

Originally Posted by chicane

Ridiculous.

Nah, not with Ice-Hockey being the best sport ever and all that, wish you could deck the crap out of each other like that in field-hockey, would be immense.

This fight is better anyway.

[slowfinger]

Originally Posted by G.I.Joe

Teri maa ki

Harbhajan Singh to Andrew Symonds.

No need for that.

Just look up Afridi v Ghambir, for that, hilarious.

[silentstriker]

Originally Posted by PhoenixFire

Nah, not with Ice-Hockey being the best sport ever and all that, wish you could deck the crap out of each other like that in field-hockey, would be immense.

This fight is better anyway.

Yea it is - I posted the other one cause it involved the flyers. That was so great, would love to see that in cricket. People would shut the hell up for one.

[chicane]

Originally Posted by PhoenixFire

Nah, not with Ice-Hockey being the best sport ever and all that, wish you could deck the crap out of each other like that in field-hockey, would be immense.

This fight is better anyway.

Haha yes. Get the feeling they are giving half of what they've got to balancing themselves.

If it happened in cricket it will be even more ridiculous. The two batsmen in the middle will murder the entire fielding side.

[silentstriker]

There is a code, you don't fight with sticks. You only fight other enforcers. You don't fight at the beginning of the shift because waiting until he is tired is unfair. The refs will allow it in the NHL as long as certain unwritten rules are met.

[silentstriker]

YouTube - Best Fight Ever Recorded

Of course, in Harbhajan vs. Symmo, this would happen, but it'd be worth it still. And Bhajji would keep his mouth shut next time.