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Players claiming catches

Fiery

Banned
Clarke's effort today was one of the worse cases of blatant cheating I've seen in cricket since Murali's claimed catch off Oram in the WC semi-final. I'm getting a bit sick of players nonchalently claiming catches that aren't. Any player caught doing that by the cameras should be suspended for a certain period of time. My suggestion is 6 weeks. (200 years ago it would be in the stocks and that would be fair).
 

James90

Cricketer Of The Year
Absolutely dire. Almost as bad as Rashid Latif's and he got five matches. I hope Clarke gets the same.
 

cameeel

International Captain
Clarke's effort today was one of the worse cases of blatant cheating I've seen in cricket since Murali's claimed catch off Oram in the WC semi-final. I'm getting a bit sick of players nonchalently claiming catches that aren't. Any player caught doing that by the cameras should be suspended for a certain period of time. My suggestion is 6 weeks. (200 years ago it would be in the stocks and that would be fair).
Agreed. Given how obvious it was that he didn't take the catch cleanly a large fine, or a suspension for a set number of ODIs is certainly justified.
 

Goughy

Hall of Fame Member
Have not seen the incident in question but there are few things that I hate than the blatant cheating of claiming a catch you know you didnt take.

I disliked Steve Waugh for the longest time for his claimed catch against Lara all those years ago. Then I watched a number of replays this year and it roles along his body and was a good, if unsual, catch.
 

biased indian

International Coach
Ban him for 4 test..ODI's are not good enough...didnt see it....my self though will catch the highlight today just to see that for sure....

who was the person out..didnt check the scoreborad as well
 

Craig

World Traveller
Nothing will happen to the Golden Boy of Australian cricket. You heard it here first.
 

SirBloody Idiot

Cricketer Of The Year
I'm nowhere near convinced he knew he grassed it. All good and well to say out when it comes to slow motion - but people seriously want him to be banned when in all likelihood he thought he'd taken it.
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Clarke's effort today was one of the worse cases of blatant cheating I've seen in cricket since Murali's claimed catch off Oram in the WC semi-final. I'm getting a bit sick of players nonchalently claiming catches that aren't. Any player caught doing that by the cameras should be suspended for a certain period of time. My suggestion is 6 weeks. (200 years ago it would be in the stocks and that would be fair).
Celebrating by taking yourself off invisible hey?
 

biased indian

International Coach
You missed Mahela's grab off Pietersen, then?
it was not jayawardane...

and in that case umpires did consult wether to give it to third umpire..but alim darr gave the decisions in favour of fielder..so he had some one esle to blame it also..dont know wht happened with this case though.....
 

Fiery

Banned
I'm nowhere near convinced he knew he grassed it. All good and well to say out when it comes to slow motion - but people seriously want him to be banned when in all likelihood he thought he'd taken it.
Played cricket for 26 years. Know when it's grassed. He would too
 

slugger

State Vice-Captain
I think this runs the same line as if batsmen caught when he knows he nicked it..but still waits for the umpire to make a decision.. if you are going to start banning fake catches.. you may as well start banning batsmen..
 

SirBloody Idiot

Cricketer Of The Year
Played cricket for 26 years. Know when it's grassed. He would too
Fantastic to see we have a psychic on board. Seriously - how do you know he knew he grassed it. Nobody knew until they showed the slow motion replay.

It was a diving catch he obviously thought he took - hardly the most blatant form of cheating in the history of mankind.
 

Fiery

Banned
Fantastic to see we have a psychic on board. Seriously - how do you know he knew he grassed it. Nobody knew until they showed the slow motion replay.

It was a diving catch he obviously thought he took - hardly the most blatant form of cheating in the history of mankind.
You know if you have grassed a catch or not. Played much cricket?
 
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