For Australians

Mister Wright · Nov 14, 2007

Richard said:
Either way, a tally thus far...

Yes: 11 (Andrew Garven, Sean Ehlers, bond21, Cameron Burge, cameeel, Julian87, Laurrz, Malleeboy, Nath Patrick, sideshowtim, The_Bunny)

No: 16 (burr, irfan, NUFAN, Greg Thomas, Speersy, Jack McNamara, Andy Cameron, Eclipse, Tim Whelan, Rob Cribb, Dan Smith, Sean Fuller, KaZoH0lic, Corey Taylor, David Hoitink)

Don't care either way: 1 (Kyle Wright)

More to come hopefully...

Honestly, that's just taking using members' real names to the extreme!

And when using my real name on the forum, I'm like The Fonz - either The Fonz or Fonzie, but never The Fonzie. So, either Kyle or Wright, but not both together.

Richard · Nov 14, 2007

Haha, OK.

Fiery · Nov 14, 2007

PhoenixFire said:
I'm not sure why Fiery cares so much actually, not like it's his poll or anything. Probably best if I didn't vote but meh, who cares?

Richard said:
The more non-Aussies who vote the longer it'll take me to get the results I was looking for, but that's it - I'll get them.

Is a bit odd I must admit that Fiery seems so concerned.

I'm just interested in the results of an accurate survey of Australians only. Is that really strange behaviour...sheessh?

FaaipDeOiad · Nov 15, 2007

Richard said:
It's not - it's very interesting, AFAIC, to see whether Slater's perception is true, though obviously CW is hardly the best place to test this.

What I'm saying is that "is Murali a chucker" is a pointless question these days, because obviously either way he's been accepted by the powers that be in international cricket. "Do Australians think Murali is a chucker" is a different question.

FaaipDeOiad · Nov 15, 2007

Julian87 said:
Best comment on the matter IMO.

The power of the umpire has been taken away, so when he acatually does break the law (if he does) there is no way of patrolling it.

Right, that's essentially the problem I have with the current laws. Frankly, I don't care what precise degree of flexion X or Y bowler has when tested in a lab situation or even in a match. The chucking laws, much like a lot of the other subjective, interpretive laws in cricket, have to be designed in such a way that they can be enforced by an on-field umpire.

For instance, in LBW decisions, the umpire is sometimes called on to decide whether or not the batsman "attempted to play the ball". That's clearly a subjective call and cannot be proven by any sort of scientific analysis, yet umpires make it in basically every match. Chucking should be treated in the same way. As it is, it is a joke of a law, and utterly unenforcable. No bowler will EVER be called for chucking, no matter how blatant, until the law is changed, and bowlers that do chuck even under the letter of the current law will be able to do so and influence matches. Witness England losing a test to Pakistan, heavily influenced by a bowler later decided to have been cheating in that match. How are England to be compensated for the umpire's inability to enforce the laws on the field and stop said bowler from bowling and taking wickets?

Smudge · Nov 15, 2007

Richard said:
Andrew Garven

Who?

Richard said:
Sean Ehlers

Who?

Richard said:
Cameron Burge

Who?

Richard said:
Nath Patrick

Who?

Richard said:
Greg Thomas

Who?

Richard said:
Jack McNamara

Who?

Richard said:
Andy Cameron

Who?

Richard said:
Tim Whelan

Who?

Richard said:
Rob Cribb

Who?

Richard said:
Dan Smith

Who?

Richard said:
Sean Fuller

Who?

Richard said:
Corey Taylor

Who?

Richard said:
David Hoitink

Who?

Richard said:
K Wright

Who?

Prince EWS · Nov 15, 2007

Richard said:
More to come hopefully...

Seconded.

Johnners · Nov 15, 2007

Am I the only one who doesn't know that the "Dasa Option" is?

Incidentally, agree with PEWS

Prince EWS · Nov 15, 2007

Clapo said:
Am I the only one who doesn't know that the "Dasa Option" is?

The irrelevant third option is sometimes called the "Dasa option" as Dasa almost always votes for it if he can.

Perm · Nov 15, 2007

PhoenixFire said:
I'm not sure why Fiery cares so much actually, not like it's his poll or anything. Probably best if I didn't vote but meh, who cares?

Just thought he was ****-stirring ITBT.

Perm · Nov 15, 2007

Voltman said:
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Good call.

Fiery · Nov 15, 2007

Perm said:
Just thought he was ****-stirring ITBT.

No, that's****-stirring. I see you're still a pain in the ass

Smudge · Nov 15, 2007

Fiery said:
No, that's****-stirring. I see you're still a pain in the ass

Sounds like you're doing it wrong... :naughty:

social · Nov 15, 2007

FaaipDeOiad said:
What I'm saying is that "is Murali a chucker" is a pointless question these days, because obviously either way he's been accepted by the powers that be in international cricket.

Sums up my feelings on the matter

Fiery · Nov 15, 2007

Voltman said:
Sounds like you're doing it wrong...

Too easy for ya

Top_Cat · Nov 15, 2007

Too easy for ya

Sounds like he's doing it right then. Or lots.

:whistling

Mister Wright · Nov 15, 2007

Mister Wright said:
Honestly, that's just taking using members' real names to the extreme!

And when using my real name on the forum, I'm like The Fonz - either The Fonz or Fonzie, but never The Fonzie. So, either Kyle or Wright, but not both together.