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***Official*** West Indies in England
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shivfan
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I think we need to hear from Powell himself as to whether he thinks McCullum said that or not....
As for what Bravo and Wavell Hinds said about Smith, I'm not so quick to dismiss it. It's one person's word against the other.
Personally, I would be really surprised and disappointed if Smith said that to Bravo, but I'm not going to say Bravo 'wrongly' accused him, without solid proof....
I was walking home from the supermarket one day when two cretins called me a F***ing P**i. But because I was the only one to hear it, the police told me it was my word against theirs.
Let's just say it's possible that Bravo might've misheard what Smith said, but it's equally possible that he did not....
As for what Bravo and Wavell Hinds said about Smith, I'm not so quick to dismiss it. It's one person's word against the other.
Personally, I would be really surprised and disappointed if Smith said that to Bravo, but I'm not going to say Bravo 'wrongly' accused him, without solid proof....
I was walking home from the supermarket one day when two cretins called me a F***ing P**i. But because I was the only one to hear it, the police told me it was my word against theirs.
Let's just say it's possible that Bravo might've misheard what Smith said, but it's equally possible that he did not....
TT Boy
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Cricinfo -
"The hearing, incidentally, was not just a question of Smith pitting his word against Bravo. The umpires were interviewed and match tapes, with stump-microphone recordings, were listened to. There was nothing. If Smith had done it, he would have been caught. (The popular opinion in South Africa, incidentally, is that he may have used the Afrikaans word "kak", which could have sounded like "black"). "
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roseboy64
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four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
I find it so incredibly hard to believe that Graeme Smith would jeapardise his whole career and his livelihood just to use the N-word during a match. Because that's what he'd lose if a stump mic picked him up, absolutely everything.
roseboy64
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four_or_six
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AWTA. Surely a short series gives WI a better chance of an upset?
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Fixed
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
fixed
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
51 all out...
Anyway, seriously, think Rose has a point here tbh. The Wisden Trophy's not the Ashes, admittedly, but the boards should at least try to have a proper competition for it. With the 2010 series potentially being replaced with a more lucrative opponent, England could end up holding the Wisden Trophy for four years comparing to WI's one month, after roughly similar achievements.
Anyway, seriously, think Rose has a point here tbh. The Wisden Trophy's not the Ashes, admittedly, but the boards should at least try to have a proper competition for it. With the 2010 series potentially being replaced with a more lucrative opponent, England could end up holding the Wisden Trophy for four years comparing to WI's one month, after roughly similar achievements.
roseboy64
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I haven't commented one way or another. I even put up a pic that may disprove anything.
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Wasn't really directed at you.I haven't commented one way or another. I even put up a pic that may disprove anything.
superkingdave
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Heard Durham whinging about it. In theory Its their fault the tickets are that much because they decided to bid the amount they did to win their test. I guess this time round the uncertaincy over the opponents and/or doubt over the match itslef could not have helped promotion/ticket sales. Obviously the ECB bidding system must take some blame as well.
four_or_six
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It's too expensive, given what else is going on this summer, but not way out there for a normal ticket price. I don't think I'd buy one though, until I knew what the weather would be like, and until I knew whether it was going to be a decent match because the vibe you get from the WI at the moment, rightly or wrongly, is that they don't give a ****. If the match looks okay and the weather okay, I reckon they'll get a lot of people walk up and buy tickets for Saturday and Sunday.
