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    Baggy Green ball tampering: Bancroft, Smith and the Aussie "Leadership Group"

    Actually it shows they care far too much about it, maybe therein lies the problem.
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    Baggy Green ball tampering: Bancroft, Smith and the Aussie "Leadership Group"

    As this appears to have come out of a 'team discussion' did not one member of this 'team' raise a hand and say "this is wrong"? Bancroft loses 100% of his match fee, Smith the same and out of the next Test. I saw earlier that under disciplinary regulations ball tampering was an immediate 2...
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    ***Official*** India in South Africa 2017/18

    Not under the Laws of the game.
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    ***Official*** Under 19 World Cup 2018

    Umpired Breetzke in 2016 when he was touring England with his school. Looked very talented but didn't strike me as a great reader of game situations. Also seemed to lack a bit of fitness. He said he didn't intend to stay in the SA system (had a link set up with a county) - seems to have had at...
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    Hong Kong Sixes 2.0 - It's Back!

    Might give this a watch. I have the pleasure of knowing Sarel (SJ) Erwee slightly.
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    **Official** County Cricket 2017

    Sad, hate filled little man, aren't you:wacko:
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    **Official** County Cricket 2017

    Having considerable experience of the form the umpires use to mark the pitch (and other things) I will offer the following ret the game in Somerset based on what I've heard and read. It would appear that there has been little or no seam movement. Likely mark = 4, possibly 5 Carry seems to have...
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    **Official** County Cricket 2017

    Funny, Surrey have a lot of home grown talent - and plenty more on the horizon............
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    **Official** County Cricket 2017

    You really ought to get that massive chip on your shoulder looked at :baby:
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    **Official** County Cricket 2017

    Umpired Ollie Pope a couple of times in Club cricket - didn't stand out to me (but what do I know). I can tell you he's a good chap though.
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    ***Official*** West Indies Tour of the UK 2017

    Jimmy Anderson !!!!!!! :thumbup::thumbup::inlove::inlove:
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    *** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

    Remember the days of the Gillette/Nat West Final Pick. Someone who had a good late season final would be touted as a Tour selection - Geoff Cook was one, actually got some tests out if it. One year Trevor Gard of Somerset - bog standard county keeper and late order batsman - got 4 stumpings...
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    Favourite commentary lines

    Took surprisingly long for this myth to appear. Never said on commentary. A few John Arlott observations. On the 1948/49 England Tour of SA his end of day report to BBC radio (no live commentary) got to the dismissal of Norman Mann (SA SLA bowler) who was caught by Frank Mann - the England...
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    Really Bad Umpires!

    Doesn't make it any less true :happy: Correct. i have a few each season which instinct says is out, or not out, but two or three seconds going through the mental checklist produces a different result. In the same way I will, a couple of overs into a new bowler, have an idea of how the ball...
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    Ray Lindwall - Australia's Finest

    I've read about Ian Peebles (author of the book "Four Chukkas To Australia" about the 1958/59 ashes series) meeting Ray Lindwall and Ray shaking ian's hand and saying "Say hello to the last proper bowler in Australia" with a smile. Peebles said his smile back was slightly ironic. I think the...
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    Really Bad Umpires!

    Kiser Hayat - mentioned earlier, was - shall we say - selective in his decision making. Another Pakistani, Shakeel Khan I think his name was, in the 80s seemed quite creative when the mood suited. I recall Alex Stewart being given LBW by a 'home' umpire in Sri Lanka when Jayasuryia was bowling...
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    *** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

    Errr...... they do. But if it is aimed at another player (or an official) it is not acceptable.
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    *** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

    As I understand it these are part of relatively new regulations (not a Law) at the top level. He is simply the first to cross the line. As a side note - I bet if it was an England bowler banned nobody would be opposing it #graemesmith #stevenfinn From what I have seen of the guidance I have...
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    *** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

    You should be aware that this applies even in top level Club cricket. I had one the other week which resulted in a player getting a one match ban, suspended - it was a first offence. The players, even at that level, learn quickly. A Test player should know it. Aggressive offensive language...
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    Henry Blofeld to retire........

    Others do non cricket stuff and it's fine. The issue with Bofeld is when he DOES talk about the cricket he consistently gets things badly wrong.

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