Baggy Green ball tampering: Bancroft, Smith and the Aussie "Leadership Group"

[Burgey]

Only an Australian would see being caught for cheating as something they are forced to suffer through.

Only an Australian would say it was his fault and that of senior players rather than threatening to go home or lying to deny it in the face of the evidence.

 

[_Ed_]

No surprises there.

Good reference, that. It's a shame it'll be lost on most non-NZers.

 

[Larwood's_boots]

No, two bogans joined CW in the middle of a series and had an "Aussie Aussie Ausiie, Oi Oi Oi" chant going in the middle of the thread constantly. **** those guys.

 

[Spark]

I see politicians are jumping on now, which I think is a little bit much.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Always the same response when I air these views. A shameful history Burgey for sure, but a history that we've worked hard to learn and move on from.

You guy's just think this is normal.

Picture me watching my 5 or 6 year old lad play milo cricket for the first time, poor lad is so unco that sport was never gonna be his thing, anyway I can't even remember what he did, dropped a dolly or ran into his stumps........a bloke I know watching his lad play yells out at the top of his voice "You can tell he's half Pom"

My boy heard it and was gutted, never went back to Milo cricket after that.

But that's just banter hey.

No that's just someone who is a complete ****. They're everywhere.

 

[Spikey]

ball tampering laws oppress the working class

 

[Larwood's_boots]

ball tampering laws oppress the working class

 

[Spark]

Australian Sports Commission says Smith should be stood down.

Really don't get why it hasn't happened yet.

 

[Athlai]

Could someone with photoshop attach Tim Paines head to the photo of the pirate from that Tom Hanks movie?

“I am the captain now”

 

[Arachnodouche]

Will Smith finish his career with a 50+ avg after this fracas? Never thought the fidgety prick's run would last but this will make those numbers plummet for sure.

 

[Starfighter]

Why does everything interesting happen when I'm away?

 

[Redbacks]

What a national embarrassment.

CA need to set the tone and impose their own bans if the ICC gives limp suspensions.

 

[harsh.ag]

Jfc all these overreactions.

 

[Spark]

Jfc all these overreactions.

To be honest, a few fairly transparent posts aside, the reaction on here has been milder to what it's been like in the general public in Australia. Social media feeds are still going absolutely off about it.

 

[stephen]

What a national embarrassment.

CA need to set the tone and impose their own bans if the ICC gives limp suspensions.

thoroughly agree.

 

[Spikey]

Australian Sports Commission says Smith should be stood down.

Really don't get why it hasn't happened yet.

lol who cares what they think though

 

[Spark]

lol who cares what they think though

#donttreadonme

 

[_Ed_]

Will Smith

Heh.

 

[TheJediBrah]

To be honest, a few fairly transparent posts aside, the reaction on here has been milder to what it's been like in the general public in Australia. Social media feeds are still going absolutely off about it.

That's because we actually understand what's going on. General public/social media don't.

 

[Spikey]

To be honest, a few fairly transparent posts aside, the reaction on here has been milder to what it's been like in the general public in Australia. Social media feeds are still going absolutely off about it.

yeah it's pretty surprising how serious some people are taking this. it's like they actually believed the australian team was some noble thing that would surely never cheat or something