Pakistani News channel claims Warner was paid $200,000 by IPL franchise to play slow

[shifty_eyes]

Timestamp: 06:51
Also at timestamp 07:39 they are running headlines
"Another Australian cricketer Adam Zampa captured as ball tamperer"

 

[sledger]

That's it, I'm convinced.

 

[trundler]

That's it, I'm convinced.

You following the World Cup, Sledger?

 

[AndrewB]

Timestamp: 06:51
Also at timestamp 07:39 they are running headlines
"Another Australian cricketer Adam Zampa captured as ball tamperer"

Well if it's true, at least he can get a good rhyming nickname out of it...

 

[andmark]

There's no way Australia would ball tamper straight after Smith and Warner returned. That said, it would be genuinely hilarious.

 

[fredfertang]

There's no way Australia would ball tamper straight after Smith and Warner returned. That said, it would be genuinely hilarious.

Recidivism

 

[Red]

Adam Zamperer

 

[Burgey]

Be perfect if it gets him suspended for the balance of the WC and we can bring in Haze.

 

[Burgey]

In fact, that's probably why they got him to do it. Take one for the team.

 

[stephen]

Except that he wasn't tampering, he was using hand warmers because the UK is miserable and cold, even in summer.

 

[TNT]

Except that he wasn't tampering, he was using hand warmers because the UK is miserable and cold, even in summer.

10 years ago I went on (cricket) tour of England, its not summer, you call it summer but its just another winter, england do not have a summer it is a dastardly trick to get people to visit.

 

[stephen]

10 years ago I went on (cricket) tour of England, its not summer, you call it summer but its just another winter, england do not have a summer it is a dastardly trick to get people to visit.

Amusingly when I visited London a number of years ago it was nice and warm - the equivalent of around April in Brisbane. It got up to high 20s, which is pretty much perfect. When I headed oop norf to Scotland it was closer to winter temperatures though, especially overnight.

 

[the big bambino]

This is the kind of weather reporting a match fixer would pay dollars to get.

 

[Arachnodouche]

lmao@captured

 

[vcs]

I think their news channels might be even worse than ours, and that's not an easy feat to accomplish.

 

[trundler]

I think their news channels might be even worse than ours, and that's not an easy feat to accomplish.

Nah, that's a stretch. Equally ****, I'd say.

 

[Prince EWS]

What's even the conspiracy theory here? How does it help his IPL team if he bats slowly?

 

[vcs]

Because the BCCI put pressure on the IPL team owner. Or something.

 

[Bijed]

What's even the conspiracy theory here? How does it help his IPL team if he bats slowly?

Maybe they're hoping it would help get him for a lower price in the next draft?

 

[sledger]

You following the World Cup, Sledger?

Not really, sadly. Lack of small teams just makes it feels like an elongated ordinary ODI series to me. On the odd day I've had some free time and tried to watch it's (predictably) been rained off anyway. Underwhelming.