Starfighter
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Sounds more like journalistic innuendo that anything else.
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A cheat is a cheat
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OverratedSanity
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Never bought that the bowlers weren't in on it.
Starc's complete ineffectiveness with the old ball since then may be a coincidence but I don't buy that either.
Starc's complete ineffectiveness with the old ball since then may be a coincidence but I don't buy that either.
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I think the latter is more to do with the fact that they don't dare to rough the ball up in the more conventional ways either
Funny you should mention that
According to one of the Saturday papers
" The team were told in the UAE the side was under scrutiny, and the umpires have told the players they cannot suck mints when shining the ball or throw it into the pitch from the outfield.
In Shield cricket there has been a crackdown on methods of obtaining swing. "
the big bambino
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Ok but it’s got to be fair and keep an eye on all teams. Surely we can agree to that without going all no you? I mean we don’t want just Shami suddenly reversing it when there’s been a pretty green outfield do we?
Son Of Coco
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I assume this applies to all countries then, or are we deliberately putting ourselves at a disadvantage? Given shield has been mentioned too, it appears to be the latter.
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I'm assume the ICC told both teams. Would be horribly unfair (but hilarious) if Pakistan were allowed to suck mints on the field but Australia weren't.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Sometimes when I'm too groggy, I read this thread as, 'A Chest is a Chest'
Shri
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Ponting casts new doubt on Ashes ball swap drama: ‘I’m convinced’
Ricky Ponting has exposed a ‘fascinating’ new detail that he saw up close with his very own eyes.
7news.com.au
Zinzan
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Lol the beautiful irony when the original cheats and bad-sports are still wahhhhing about this 2 months later.Ponting casts new doubt on Ashes ball swap drama: ‘I’m convinced’
Ricky Ponting has exposed a ‘fascinating’ new detail that he saw up close with his very own eyes.
Glass houses much...
TheJediBrah
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It's not even a joke anymore is it. Legacy of cheating.
Zinzan just murdered irony
OverratedSanity
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Australian cricketers deserve to lose to cheating. Good on England.
Line and Length
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You can't blame the players for the umpires' decisions. Calling a team 'cheats' is pretty low when unsubstantiated.
A lot of fuss was made about the gold writing being visible on the replacement but take a look at the photo of the old ball hitting Usman's helmet. One side is decidedly shinier than the other and may very well have retained some of the gold lettering. The whole issue is based on Ponting's comparisons between the shiny side of the replacement and the dull sIde of the old ball.
A lot of fuss was made about the gold writing being visible on the replacement but take a look at the photo of the old ball hitting Usman's helmet. One side is decidedly shinier than the other and may very well have retained some of the gold lettering. The whole issue is based on Ponting's comparisons between the shiny side of the replacement and the dull sIde of the old ball.