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Players claiming catches

BoyBrumby

Englishman
If you're unsure you say so like Hussey did in the second test against Sri Lanka. Clarke threw the ball to the umpire which means he caught it.
100% agreement. Still haven't seen the Clarke incident, but Hussey's is the way to go in cases of doubt.

So Mahela Jayawardene is also a filthy, rotten, scumbug cheat for claiming a catch off Ponting in the VB series a couple of years ago that replays showed wasn't one? And Chamara Silva is also a disgusting pile of **** cricketer who should be given 100 lashings?

What a load of crap.
Anyone see his effort today? Prior edged Murali and it looked to have fallen just short. No doubt Mahela was claiming a catch as he'd ran practically up to the stumps from slip before he'd noticed Rauf had (correctly IMHO) shaken his head. Ordinary stuff from the captain.
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
Are you sure he was claiming that? They didn't really go up at all. It was more excitement.
 

Migara

International Coach
Anyone see his effort today? Prior edged Murali and it looked to have fallen just short. No doubt Mahela was claiming a catch as he'd ran practically up to the stumps from slip before he'd noticed Rauf had (correctly IMHO) shaken his head. Ordinary stuff from the captain.
Problem is that.
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
How about Cook waiting (time wasting) after such a big nick?
That's his right. He wasn't trying to suggest he hadn't nicked it, but Mahela was definitely suggesting he'd caught it when a charitable view would be that there's a large element of doubt.

Personally I'd prefer players to walk at all times (much as I'd prefer players not to claim catches on the bounce), but I don't think one can realistically demand it of them. Moreover, if a player walks he's slitting his own throat because occasionally an umpire will ajudge an edge where there's none.
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
All-in-all, the sooner players get into the situation where they know not walking is never going to give them a chance of getting away with things (ie, when all caught decisions are correct) the better.
 

Migara

International Coach
That's his right. He wasn't trying to suggest he hadn't nicked it, but Mahela was definitely suggesting he'd caught it when a charitable view would be that there's a large element of doubt.
Then how about Pietersen shaking the head in 1st ODI at Dambulla when he insde edged Maharoof to the keeper?
 

Fiery

Banned
Then how about Pietersen shaking the head in 1st ODI at Dambulla when he insde edged Maharoof to the keeper?
You often argue like this. Maybe Jeffrey Dahmer's defence lawyer should have said "Yeah, but what about Ted Bundy?"
 

Migara

International Coach
You often argue like this. Maybe Jeffrey Dahmer's defence lawyer should have said "Yeah, but what about Ted Bundy?"
The problem is most of the guys keep on arguing about things that they have cerated in their minds.
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Don't think that was the argument TBH, think it was more about "how come you mention X but don't mention Y". Either way, if you don't remember it that'd seem a good enough reason... but it definately did happen, I remember it well, and it too was poor form. Regrettably, Pietersen has previous there. He may be compared to Vivian Richards often, but it is with Javed Miandad who he shares the unfortunate "how dare any Umpire ever give me out, never mind out lbw!" trait.
 

Fiery

Banned
Don't think that was the argument TBH, think it was more about "how come you mention X but don't mention Y". Either way, if you don't remember it that'd seem a good enough reason... but it definately did happen, I remember it well, and it too was poor form. Regrettably, Pietersen has previous there. He may be compared to Vivian Richards often, but it is with Javed Miandad who he shares the unfortunate "how dare any Umpire ever give me out, never mind out lbw!" trait.
Yeah but you've always had a "thing" about Pietersen, I've noticed. Probably the fact that he's not really English, which is fair enough I guess
 
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Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Yeah but you've always had a "thing" about Pietersen, I've noticed. Probably the fact that he's not really English, which is fair enough I guess
:huh: I absolutely love Pietersen and like to see him suceed far more than anyone bar Vaughan, Bell and Cook at present. The fact that he's not politically British means nothing to me - the team he wants to, and does, reprisent in cricket is England, and that's all that matters to me.

Where on Earth do you get the idea I "have a thing" about (ie, want to see not suceed) him?

It just disappoints me whenever anyone shows poor sportsmanship, and sadly Pietersen is very guilty of this. So was Sangakkara at Galle for instance, and I said that then too.
 

Migara

International Coach
Don't like his antics on the field. Too much it feels (personal opinion). Your opinion might differ.

BTW: skinhead means guys with rowdy behavior here in SL. Does it mean any other thing to you, I don't know.
 
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Fiery

Banned
:huh: I absolutely love Pietersen and like to see him suceed far more than anyone bar Vaughan, Bell and Cook at present. The fact that he's not politically British means nothing to me - the team he wants to, and does, reprisent in cricket is England, and that's all that matters to me.

Where on Earth do you get the idea I "have a thing" about (ie, want to see not suceed) him?

It just disappoints me whenever anyone shows poor sportsmanship, and sadly Pietersen is very guilty of this. So was Sangakkara at Galle for instance, and I said that then too.
I may be wrong
 

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