How do you rate W.G. Grace?

[Fuller Pilch]

WG is right up in ATG discussions.

 

[Red]

Trevor Chappell was just playing bowls?

Unsportsmanlike, but not against the rules.

 

[Red]

Such an Australian thing to say.

Really? So give some examples of Australians cheating in cricket.

 

[Bijed]

Really? So give some examples of Australians cheating in cricket.

I know he was cleared of any misconduct charges, but, yeah

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also Brad Haddin

 

[ankitj]

And Michael Slater. **** not only tried to cheat but also abused Dravid (no less) for doubting his word.

 

[Daemon]

POnting claiming the grassed catch in sydney

 

[cnerd123]

More recently - Steve Smith trying to get the dressing room to tell him if he should review a decision

We could make a whole thread on Aussies Cheating in Cricket tbh

 

[TheJediBrah]

More recently - Steve Smith trying to get the dressing room to tell him if he should review a decision

We could make a whole thread on Aussies Cheating in Cricket tbh

lol that was pretty stupid from TPC

overshadowed in my books by King K's schizophrenic claims that the Aussies had been doing it all series

 

[Prince EWS]

Some people were pretty salty over the Gilchrist squash ball too.

 

[OverratedSanity]

And that time Brendan Julian followed through his runup to field a ball, had a look behind his back to see where the non striker was running to and body checked him.

Some bafflingly kind commentary from Cozier and Holding too.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Some people were pretty salty over the Gilchrist squash ball too.

That's just strange. I can't imagine why anyone would think that was an issue.

He has been a pretty bad sport in WC finals though. Remember that time he completely disobeyed the umpires decision against SL in the semi-final in 2003?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Greg Dyer

 

[TheJediBrah]

Robelinda is a master troll

has just as many "cheating Aussies!!" videos as "Cheating Indians!!" to trigger as many people as possible

 

[Daemon]

Lillee knew what would happen but used the aluminium bat anyway and then made a fuss when it was inevitably banned

Technically most if not all of these aren't cheating (except steve smith) which I suspect is Red Hill's point, but the point is #cheatingaussies are always looking to push the rules.

I will concede that the Pakistanis are the only cricketers to cheat more than the Australians (ball tampering, ball eating, pitch tampering, match fixing, spot fixing, chucking) but that is a very low bar to clear.

 

[OverratedSanity]

How about that time the great honorable Steve Waugh dropped a catch off Lara, picked it up off the ground and claimed it?

 

[cnerd123]

How about that time the great honorable Steve Waugh dropped a catch off Lara, picked it up off the ground and claimed it?

And they think Waugh could have handled being in Sachin's shoes. Pftt.

 

[Daemon]

Here's one with an extremely nonpartisan title

Haddin throwing his glove at the ball to stop it.

Who do the 5 penalty runs go to anyways? extras?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Not even the worst one from Steve Waugh.

What a ****ing ****. Noted great guy Allan Border trying to bully the umpire into giving it out too.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Like, claiming a bump ball is bad, but literally picking the ball up from the ground after you've dropped it and claiming it is just laughably bad. And yet Steve Waugh, despite having done it twice isn't really remembered as a cheat for some reason, unlike Rashid Latif (who atleast admitted to it later).

****ing cheating aussies