players cheating hot spot....

[outbreak]

So there's an article up on news.com.au claiming that the drs investigation today may have uncovered players cheating by using silicon tape on their bat edges to fool hotspot. Mentions kp's dismissal but noone else. I had been thinking more edges weren't showing up than usual for both teams. .....

http://mobile.news.com.au/sport/cri...ing-ashes-series/story-fndpt0dy-1226692966951

 

[Ruckus]

yeah well until they actually name names, it's all speculation. Especially if they are just basing it off the kp dismissal, which frankly was an extremely faint edge and could have easily just been down to the unreliability of hotspot.

If it does come out that players have been doing that though it's just ridiculous. How can you even celebrate a win properly if you know you've deliberately cheated to attain it.

 

[outbreak]

They've talked in commentary about players being able to do this in the past too but this series has had more hotspot issues then usual

 

[Maximas]

yeah well until they actually name names, it's all speculation. Especially if they are just basing it off the kp dismissal, which frankly was an extremely faint edge and could have easily just been down to the unreliability of hotspot.

If it does come out that players have been doing that though it's just ridiculous. How can you even celebrate a win properly if you know you've deliberately cheated to attain it.

05? maybe some people have no conscience...

KP had a very small inside edge show up on hotspot in the first innings though, and the makers of hotspot reckon it can't pick up very faint edges, I'm not buying all this just yet.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I assume this is about Australians given that the Australian news source refuses to name names

 

[LongHopCassidy]

KP is already denying it on Twitter, so it's probably true tbf.

 

[Top_Cat]

Where's the proof any of the measures players are taking (if they are) is actually doing anything?

 

[benchmark00]

KP just brought up a good point. Hiding an edge could also play against you with regards to LBW's.

Although maybe they just put it on the outside edge.

 

[uvelocity]

i'll put my fist on your outside edge ****

 

[Furball]

yeah well until they actually name names, it's all speculation. Especially if they are just basing it off the kp dismissal, which frankly was an extremely faint edge and could have easily just been down to the unreliability of hotspot.

If it does come out that players have been doing that though it's just ridiculous. How can you even celebrate a win properly if you know you've deliberately cheated to attain it.

Unless putting silicon tape on the bat is against the rules of the sport then it's not cheating.

 

[MW1304]

Nah it's vaseline ffs. Old news.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Unless putting silicon tape on the bat is against the rules of the sport then it's not cheating.

Yet.

 

[benchmark00]

Law 42.

 

[Top_Cat]

So...... has anyone brought up yet that petroleum jelly is soluble in low MW oils like, say, Linseed oil?

 

[Riggins]

is there any basis for silicon not heating up?

 

[benchmark00]

 

[LongHopCassidy]

is there any basis for silicon not heating up?

They apply it to pots and pans to avoid too much heat damage when cooking. Reflects heat instead of absorbing it. Seems legit.

 

[Maximas]

Silicon is in computer chips as well? probably because it won't overheat? I'm still not totally convinced about this whole thing though

 

[MW1304]

So...... has anyone brought up yet that petroleum jelly is soluble in low MW oils like, say, Linseed oil?

Look at my name, and my post, and that's basically what I said yeah.

 

[Riggins]

wouldn't the reflection of the heat be picked up by the heat scanner?