Ball Tampering General Discussion

[Daemon]

Iff you haven’t taken lip balm on the field to shine the ball you aren’t a cricketer. Also, as I’ve said before, when you go off for rain and the ball is wet, pinch the seam together so it stands upright then put it in a pie oven til you go back on. ****ing thing decks so much it’s like you’re bowling a Rubik’s cube.

since when are the players allowed to keep the balls during the break

 

[cnerd123]

since when are the players allowed to keep the balls during the break

I just assumed this is what Burgey does when he's umpiring

 

[Starfighter]

I always liked this bit from 10 for 66 and all that:

One day in Sydney, Johnny Douglas, the England captain, asked me to show him my hand. He held it for a while the said, 'Arthur, you've been using resin. I'll report you to the umpire'. I asked him to show me his right hand, and looking at the thumb-nail I noticed it was worn the flesh the outside. 'You've been lifting the seam, Johnny,' I said. My co-rebel grinned and the matter was dropped. On the following day I read in the paper: 'Douglas and Mailey appear to be good friends again. They were shaking hands out in the middle yesterday.'

Just a reminder that was a generation of cricketers from a time when doing such things was normal and who continued to tamper with the ball even when it was made illegal. These players of course come from the sort of era that seems to be idealised by modern commentators as a time of fair play and good spirit compared to today.

 

[StephenZA]

Reverse swing: cricket's ball-tampering problem in plain sight - ESPNcricinfo

Leave this here rather than the other thread, think it fits better....

 

[social]

Rules are ridiculous

If you can shine a ball with your hand and use saliva from your mouth, I don't see why you can't raise the seam with your finger or even use your nails to scour the surface of the ball

Draw the line at bringing stuff onto the field that shouldn't be there (e.g. sandpaper) and the blatantly obvious like rubbing the ball in the foot marks/using spikes/6 inch long finger nails

Everything else is fair game IMO

 

[SeamUp]

Two articles worth reading about reverse swing :

Reverse swing: an English tale | The Cricket Monthly | ESPN Cricinfo


https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...h-cameron-bancroft-david-warner-a8279786.html