Not what I said
England (and New Zealand before them) rarely put the ball in the right areas to swing while Australia did
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Appropriate Punishment for Smith from CA
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England (and New Zealand before them) rarely put the ball in the right areas to swing while Australia did
Adders
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Yeah but you were replying to this comment from Flibberty....
Essentially your response was ignoring the major point being made and you just focused on the "and we didn't" part..........which is really irrelevant to whether Australia did or did not tamper with the ball during that series.
G.I.Joe
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Suspension for a few games, but allowed to carry on as Australian captain
He'll be required to attend those captains' conclaves and sign and swear with a straight face to uphold the spirit of cricket and surely that's the sort of solemn stuff that'll keep him on the right path.
He'll be required to attend those captains' conclaves and sign and swear with a straight face to uphold the spirit of cricket and surely that's the sort of solemn stuff that'll keep him on the right path.
flibbertyjibber
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Look I am not saying the series result would have changed as the Aussies would have beaten us, might have been 3-1 not 4-0 maybe but we would have lost.
What I am saying is that in Perth the Aussies had it reversing after about 10 overs, that is more than a little bit suspicious, add to it the sugar in pocket clip and it all points to Australia tampering with the ball all series and god knows how long before that.
Starfighter
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Yeah... no. Just no. Don't know which match you were watching.
Spark
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Yeah this definitely isn't true.
Adders
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flibbertyjibber
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I knew it was early was just going off a tweet by Mitchell Johnson saying the reverse was after about 10 overs. He must be lying too then.
Adders
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Yeah I know, but Makita could get the ball reversing that early I'd reckon.
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flibbertyjibber
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It has. Sugar pics prove that.
Gnske
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Prince EWS
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The poll results seem to indicate we're actually content with something a fair bit less than a six month ban, as long as he gets stripped of captaincy permanently.
But yeah my answer is still yes. If he's decided to tamper with the ball as captain then it just proves he's not mentally strong or principled enough to be captain and should not be considered for the role again. The only way I'd have my mind changed was if it turned out he actually fixed games, in which case I'd want him banned for life.
jimmy101
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Time for a 'Steve Smith average watch' thread?
Andy1867
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What did Afridi get for actually biting the ball?
Its got to be something similar hasn't it?
Atherton....Fined, don't think he was banned.
There has to be a hard and fast rule set, this has to be set by the ICC, until then its patently unfair not to go by past penalties on players who have been caught previously.
This sort of misconception that it was somehow "Premeditated" and others were not, baffles me....Did Atherton first decide to put soil in his pocket for some other reason?, it was hardly spur of the moment was it?
As a Pom, its hard not to revel in the discomfort of a team that has always maintained they play it "Hard but fair", but as far as penalties for doing what most every other cricket playing nation has done in the past.
The penalty should be harsh....but fair, and its only fair they are treated the same as everyone else...isn't it?
Its got to be something similar hasn't it?
Atherton....Fined, don't think he was banned.
There has to be a hard and fast rule set, this has to be set by the ICC, until then its patently unfair not to go by past penalties on players who have been caught previously.
This sort of misconception that it was somehow "Premeditated" and others were not, baffles me....Did Atherton first decide to put soil in his pocket for some other reason?, it was hardly spur of the moment was it?
As a Pom, its hard not to revel in the discomfort of a team that has always maintained they play it "Hard but fair", but as far as penalties for doing what most every other cricket playing nation has done in the past.
The penalty should be harsh....but fair, and its only fair they are treated the same as everyone else...isn't it?