SeamUp
International Coach
So flimsy ...
Sparky basically saying that they only had to say - look at SA's score we obviously aren't ball tampering lol
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Baggy Green ball tampering: Bancroft, Smith and the Aussie "Leadership Group"
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Sparky basically saying that they only had to say - look at SA's score we obviously aren't ball tampering lol
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Look, we know how to ball tamper, we're not idiots.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
The stepping on the ball one - I've never really been convinced. Unless maybe it happens early on before you've really got a rough/shiny side as there's too much risk in putting the spike in the wrong spot.
If it's early enough that there's no real rough side that you've settled on, then it's probably worth it to take a chunk out of the ball.
If it's early enough that there's no real rough side that you've settled on, then it's probably worth it to take a chunk out of the ball.
Spark
Global Moderator
Like I remember the incident but don't remember that defence. Holy **** how on earth did anyone believe that.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Oooooh, TC playing the "No convicts in Adelaide" line
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
They're stuck so far in the past the technology of sandpaper probably hasn't reached there yet. They don't even have reliable electricity.
This is so poor. So, so poor.
To salvage some positives:
Bancroft was a bit of a fringe player anyway. No guarantee he would have survived another series even.
Warner would likely have been dropped anyway. Im not sure the quality of his batting is enough to make up for the trouble he's causing. Let's lie to ourselves, pretend this happened and rejoice that we don't have to deal with his repugnant nature anymore.
Unfortunately I can't think of a way to justify the loss of Smith as a bat
To salvage some positives:
Bancroft was a bit of a fringe player anyway. No guarantee he would have survived another series even.
Warner would likely have been dropped anyway. Im not sure the quality of his batting is enough to make up for the trouble he's causing. Let's lie to ourselves, pretend this happened and rejoice that we don't have to deal with his repugnant nature anymore.
Unfortunately I can't think of a way to justify the loss of Smith as a bat
Shri
Mr. Glass
Except signing autographs. Does he know how to write? Maybe he's just misunderstood.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Expected in the sense of 'you don't want to believe such monumental stupidity exists but it is slowly and surely dawning upon you that it does'.
If that happens I think I will have to avoid anything cricket related for about five years.
EggsOnToast
Cricket Spectator
Sutherland confirmed it was actual sandpaper and said the comments in the press conference contained 'an element of mistruth' 
LegionOfBrad
International Debutant
Yeah it's in the charge sheet that it was sandpaper. They straight up lied in the press conference.Sutherland confirmed it was actual sandpaper and said the comments in the press conference contained 'an element of mistruth'
So if they lied about that what else did they lie about?
StephenZA
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yep. taking sweets onto the field has never been done before or since....because Faf was quite clearly trying to hide the sweet, the argument from SA was not whether he had or did not have the sweet in his mouth, it was 'if this in not allowed, then why are a number of other players not getting into trouble for it".... and yep, Faf went to New Balance with a piece of sandpaper and said. hey could you create a zipper with this grit to polish balls with....
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The only question I have is what grit was it?
OverratedSanity
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Wtf was even the point of that lie? Did they think saying tape instead of sandpaper would make it less bad? This is so odd.
Shri
Mr. Glass
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
And that's not addressing the issue at all. You've been quite disingenuous about this whole thing with respect to your home/part home team's past actions.
EggsOnToast
Cricket Spectator
Oh the irony if it was P45
StephenZA
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
How? I have said repeatedly that Bancroft got the same punishment that Faf got from the ICC? Smith effectively got done for lying to the umpires.....The fact that CA and Australian public have overreacted is not anybody else's fault?