Former NZ cricketers investigated in betting scandal

[BackFootPunch]

All over Facebook people have been saying, "oh it's not the IPL? Must be ICL then!" Well, no, it could be the BPL or SLPL or County Cricket or the WIPL or the Big Bash even.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

ICL obv.

There's a lot of other hotbeds of match fixing in the world than just the IPL and ICL.

 

[benchmark00]

Given the past connection with NZ cricket and the ICL, I think it's the ICL.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Why would the ICC and the ACSU give two ****s about the ICL? As far as I remember, it was an unsanctioned competition with no connection to either the Indian governing body or the ICC. Sure, any match fixing there is no good, but I don't think it'd be in the jurisdiction of the ICC.

 

[91Jmay]

Chris Cairns, Lou Vincent and Daryl Tuffey named by the Daily Mail. Heartbroken if Cairns is guilty

 

[hendrix]

Why would the ICC and the ACSU give two ****s about the ICL? As far as I remember, it was an unsanctioned competition with no connection to either the Indian governing body or the ICC. Sure, any match fixing there is no good, but I don't think it'd be in the jurisdiction of the ICC.

it's still illegal.

 

[BackFootPunch]

it's still illegal.

Yeah obviously but I didn't think the ICL was played under ICC regulations, so wouldn't be subject to their laws.

 

[SteveNZ]

By Christ O'Brien is a dick. For a man with so many skeletons in his own closet, he's certainly very quick to point a judging finger at Cairns and SKY, presumably because he had his feelings hurt by his stint there when no one wanted to give him the time of day.

 

[benchmark00]

Chris Cairns, Lou Vincent and Daryl Tuffey named by the Daily Mail. Heartbroken if Cairns is guilty

Well that's a shock.

 

[straw man]

By Christ O'Brien is a dick. For a man with so many skeletons in his own closet, he's certainly very quick to point a judging finger at Cairns and SKY, presumably because he had his feelings hurt by his stint there when no one wanted to give him the time of day.

What did O'Brien say?

Vincent and Tuffey huh - well at least it's not Bond since we're talking ICL. Cairns has obv already been discussed on this issue with the Modi case.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah call me stupid but I believed him In that case.

 

[Mike5181]

What did O'Brien say?

https://twitter.com/iainobrien

 

[Spikey]

hope this doesn't affect Tuffey's sydney grade stint

 

[SteveNZ]

What did O'Brien say?

Vincent and Tuffey huh - well at least it's not Bond since we're talking ICL. Cairns has obv already been discussed on this issue with the Modi case.

Something along the lines of 'the elephant in the room at SKY just became the ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM'.

I would've thought a former NZ Test cricketer who 'apparently' is so passionate about his country and the sanctity of honesty and integrity would sooner tweet about his sorrow and disappointment in the news rather than launch into pithy speculation and seemingly rejoice as he has.

He really needs to shut up, pronto.

 

[Spikey]

Maybe he's already gone the through sorrow and disappointment and sees no need to repeat past feelings

 

[straw man]

Something along the lines of 'the elephant in the room at SKY just became the ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM'.

I would've thought a former NZ Test cricketer who 'apparently' is so passionate about his country and the sanctity of honesty and integrity would sooner tweet about his sorrow and disappointment in the news rather than launch into pithy speculation and seemingly rejoice as he has.

He really needs to shut up, pronto.

Maybe he's already gone the through sorrow and disappointment and sees no need to repeat past feelings

I guess he strongly suspects there's been something fishy going on and is pleased people might get their comeuppance... it's still a bad look to air his apparent glee though.

 

[hendrix]

Yeah I can take a few judgemental comments, even before anything's been proven, but the gleefulness is a bit yuck.

 

[SteveNZ]

Absolutely, he'd be well within his rights to judge. But to take glee out of it, and pander to a few ninnys on Twitter that might think 'wow Iain sure knows what is going on' is a bit lame.

The tweet yesterday was worse, where he said anyone who thinks NZ players don't do it is naive. That tars everyone and is sensationalist crap that the media was always going to jump on.

 

[Bahnz]

Won't be hearing any more of Cairns' commentary for a while. A real pity too.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

I imagine that if you were playing for Sussex a couple of years ago, that you'd be looking over your shoulder right now.