Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
So this was touched on in the Aussies Shame thread but I think it is worthy of further discussion and I'm interested to see if many share my opinion with regards to a soft approach re ball tampering.
We all know that it is widespread to varying degrees and I'm fairly convinced that every team partakes in it in some shape or form, one of the greatest spectacles in cricket is the art of reverse swing........do we really want that removed from the game? So the question is what should be tolerated and what shouldn't and is there a way of having a soft approach to ball tampering without teams taking files and meat cleavers out onto the pitch with them.
One thing that baffles me slightly, to artificially rough up one side of the ball is considered out of line........but why do we accept the preserving of the shiny side to be acceptable? Honestly, what is the difference in rubbing one side of the ball in the dirt and the other on your trouser leg?
I don't know what the answer is, I mean you can't just legalise ball tampering or it will get ridiculous, but I also don't want to see them clamping down on things like throwing the ball in on the bounce or putting a bit of saliva on the ball (mint induced or otherwise).......is the balance right now where only really blatant stuff that is caught get's dealt with?
We all know that it is widespread to varying degrees and I'm fairly convinced that every team partakes in it in some shape or form, one of the greatest spectacles in cricket is the art of reverse swing........do we really want that removed from the game? So the question is what should be tolerated and what shouldn't and is there a way of having a soft approach to ball tampering without teams taking files and meat cleavers out onto the pitch with them.
One thing that baffles me slightly, to artificially rough up one side of the ball is considered out of line........but why do we accept the preserving of the shiny side to be acceptable? Honestly, what is the difference in rubbing one side of the ball in the dirt and the other on your trouser leg?
I don't know what the answer is, I mean you can't just legalise ball tampering or it will get ridiculous, but I also don't want to see them clamping down on things like throwing the ball in on the bounce or putting a bit of saliva on the ball (mint induced or otherwise).......is the balance right now where only really blatant stuff that is caught get's dealt with?