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  1. Matt79

    ***Official*** Spot-Fixing Scandal

    If the NOTW know what they're doing, they will have made sure they can prove WHEN the video was made. If that can be substantiated, then there's not really any plausible explanation other than it is precisely what it appears to be. Can't imagine anyone will actually want to play the last day...
  2. Matt79

    Broad cops up a bit of trouble.

    Don't know exactly what that might mean, and dying to hear an explanation...
  3. Matt79

    A.F.L. Thread II

    Knights now officially the Kevin Rudd of Essendon FC - from hero to zero startling quick and the executed ruthlessly.
  4. Matt79

    The Aamer Situation

    All pretty meaningless speculation until the investigation is complete.
  5. Matt79

    ***Official*** Spot-Fixing Scandal

    Why would it seem hypocritical? In all honesty, I would have thought grass-roots cricket would be pretty severely disrupted at the moment anyway due to the disaster over there. (That's not a justification for doing it - I think it should be done regardless - but I don't see that 'harm to grass...
  6. Matt79

    Mate, edited a post of yours in the England-Pakistan thread. Just so you know, "****" is...

    Mate, edited a post of yours in the England-Pakistan thread. Just so you know, "****" is considered an abusive term in England and other places, unlike in Australia where it's pretty neutral, and the standard we've held here is that we therefore discourage it's use. Just for your future reference.
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  7. Matt79

    Zimbabwe's second greatest batsman

    People responding to Sir Alex by dragging everything he says back to his views on Tendulkar got old a while back, maybe we just keep it on topic hey?
  8. Matt79

    ***Official*** Spot-Fixing Scandal

    How would a suspension for a set term while the house is put in order destroy cricket at a grass-roots level?
  9. Matt79

    ***Official*** Spot-Fixing Scandal

    Was going to post exactly this with regards to the Pakistan team. There's a limit to how many times serious problems that suggest a fundamental problem with the character and conduct of one team and its support staff and board can occur before you come to the conclusion that there IS a...
  10. Matt79

    ***Official*** Spot-Fixing Scandal

    This kind of post is also out-of-line in the context of this discussion. We're talking about the conduct of the Pakistan cricket team, and by reasonable extension the culture of the cricket establishment there. Crude generalisations about the entire nation and what is basically abuse of the...
  11. Matt79

    ***Official*** Spot-Fixing Scandal

    Trapol - whenever there's a controversy, there's always one or two posters who suddenly pop up to just try and cause additional anger and derail conversation - normally by flinging around wild allegations willy-nilly. Try to not be that guy here, ok? Andy has told you it's not on, and I'm...
  12. Matt79

    ***Official*** Spot-Fixing Scandal

    Mate, I know you're upset, and everyone here feels for you immediately, but don't attack others for their views. We'll keep an eye on and warn anyone stepping out of line. Argue the point to defend players who you feel haven't done anything wrong, but don't attack other posters, ok?
  13. Matt79

    ***Official*** Spot-Fixing Scandal

    Yeah, has to be life time bans for all involved once substantiated. Sad for cricket fans in one sense, but given the guys involved appear to be scum cheats anyway, not as big a loss as might be thought. And in any case, in some fights there will be casualties and these blokes put themselves on...
  14. Matt79

    Broad cops up a bit of trouble.

    As opposed to the kind of lesbian action that isn't girl on girl? :confused:
  15. Matt79

    A.F.L. Thread II

    ****ing sick of us not kicking straight, that's for sure.
  16. Matt79

    A.F.L. Thread II

    Who do you guys reckon should be the ruckmen in the All-Australian team? I think Sandilands is probably a lock. After that, the options are probably Jamar, Jolly and Hudson? Jolly has been ****ing good for us this year, kicks goals too. Stats for the season...
  17. Matt79

    A.F.L. Thread II

    Yeah, no doubt, Didak is a big out for us, but Hodge is a huge out, much more pivotal for the Hawks that Dids is for us. Well done to Josh Fraser on his 200th, and hopefully last game for Collingwood. People bag out my affection for Leigh Brown, but honestly "give a contest" Brown as some call...
  18. Matt79

    Broad cops up a bit of trouble.

    Give him time. If I was going to change the title, it would be to fix up the abuse of the English language that makes my eyes water every time I see this thread, not just "trouble" for "magic"!
  19. Matt79

    Who would be your number 3 in your test team?

    Not getting old at all, that. Ponting pretty easily by the criteria given, which are quite different from 'as an overall cricketer' or what have you.
  20. Matt79

    Pakistani cricketers donate win bonuses to flood relief

    Yeah, good effort by the boys. Would be good if some kind of charity Subcontinent XI vs ROW XI match could be put on a la the tsunami relieve games. - don't know where they'd find time though. SCXI: Sehwag Sachin Sangakkara Yousuf Akmal, U Dhoni+ Afridi(c) Gul Aamer Asif Malinga vs Watson...

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