The Australian team - A disgrace to the game

[Scallywag]

Originally Posted by C_C

There are some instances in athletics, though i forget the specifics...guy was banned for 11 months or so
As for Tarango, his wife slapped a tennis official and subjected him to racist abuse. He got banned for a year or so.

Thats very similar to what Lehman did is'nt it except for the physical abuse and the fact that Lehman was in his own changerooms and the Sri Lankan team was out on the field. But hey if your an Aussie hater you can say these were the same cant you.

[parttimer]

[QUOTE=C_C]Point is, both the Perth and Mumbai pitches (the one i singled out) were very poor pitches to bat on- much much below their standard average.

Aus 381 & 361/5d

Yes, very poor pitch to bat on

[Son Of Coco]

Originally Posted by C_C

Point is, both the Perth and Mumbai pitches (the one i singled out) were very poor pitches to bat on- much much below their standard average.
But whilst Punter raised a huge stinkfest about the Mumbai pitch, i dont recollect any stink raised by the aussie media/cricketing figures about that perth pitch.....
hmmmmmm.
Guess when you win, you dont whine. Eh ?

When we beat Sri Lanka in Darwin on a poor wicket Gilchrist (Captain at the time) made similar comments about the state of the pitch (as did Dyson). I've said this on here before but it's conveniently ignored by people such as yourself because it doesn't suit your argument.

Given that one team scored 300+ both times in Perth I cant see how it was a terrible pitch to bat on. That's offering Pakistan a convenient get out for some very poor batting. Using Perth as an example of a poor wicket in comparison to Mumbai is ridiculous, anyone with half a brain would recognise the differences.

[C_C]

Originally Posted by Son Of Coco

Given that one team scored 300+ both times in Perth I cant see how it was a terrible pitch to bat on. That's offering Pakistan a convenient get out for some very poor batting. Using Perth as an example of a poor wicket in comparison to Mumbai is ridiculous, anyone with half a brain would recognise the differences.

Read before you post. I didnt quote Perth's LAST test as an example, i quoted Perth from ENG vs AUS in late 90s as an example.

[Scallywag]

Originally Posted by Son Of Coco

When we beat Sri Lanka in Darwin on a poor wicket Gilchrist (Captain at the time) made similar comments about the state of the pitch (as did Dyson). I've said this on here before but it's conveniently ignored by people such as yourself because it doesn't suit your argument.

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Sorry C_C but I did'nt see your response to this. Are you going to respond?.

[tooextracool]

Originally Posted by Son Of Coco

When we beat Sri Lanka in Darwin on a poor wicket Gilchrist (Captain at the time) made similar comments about the state of the pitch (as did Dyson). I've said this on here before but it's conveniently ignored by people such as yourself because it doesn't suit your argument.

were there complaints made to the icc? no
simply saying that a pitch is poor really doesnt really say anything.