*Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

[karan_fromthestands]

Cricket is a game of batting, bowling & fielding

Mankads involve none of the above and in most instances, the ball isn’t even in play when attempted

Even DRS reviews involve none of the above. But you should know how to use them. In an ideal world, the umpires should make use of technology and make sure every decision is correct, but those are not the rules and it's left on the players. And players are simply following rules.

There is no justification whatsoever if someone repeatedly leaves the crease before the bowler has released the ball.

 

[social]

I am shocked

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1574340603097321472

 

[honestbharani]

yes... player who played the game says something happened in the game. Player who was nowhere near says it was not. I am sure the latter is right.

 

[Spikey]

Cricket is a game of batting, bowling & fielding

Mankads involve none of the above and in most instances, the ball isn’t even in play when attempted

well almost by definition it involves both bowling and fielding

 

[honestbharani]

'We had warned her' - Deepti Sharma on the Charlie Dean dismissal

Heather Knight, however, has said that the Indians hadn't warned the batter and were "lying" about it

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[social]

well almost by definition it involves both bowling and fielding

Ball wasn’t in play so couldn’t

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

It clearly was otherwise it can't be out

 

[_Ed_]

It's a bit sucky that this has ended up being by far the most posts the women's cricket thread has ever had in a single day.

(Or two days, I guess)

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

On the positive side maybe it's a good thing there's a bit of rivalry and spiciness?

 

[mr_mister]

It's a bit sucky that this has ended up being by far the most posts the women's cricket thread has ever had in a single day.

(Or two days, I guess)

I was shocked to find this thread has been around since 2003 lol. A single Ashes test thread can get to this amount of posts

 

[Neil Young]

Even though it was the 72nd time she had left the crease before the bowler had released the ball?

As someone else pointed out, if cricketers are so comfortable with this mode of dismissal a) why don't we see it more often? It's an almost guaranteed wicket, and; b) why did Deepti look so goddamn sheepish after she'd done it?

Just ban it. Job done.

 

[Spark]

Its funny how we have people who feel the need to explain the "spirit of the game" all of a sudden here too, and its no secret who they are.

The point is very simple - the crease is the home of the batter, irrespective of which end you are at. You leave it, you are risking losing your wicket. Accept it and move on and dont call a simple game-play cheating just because you couldn't be arsed staying within a line, the same line a bowler always has to stay inside.


Did you even watch what happened this time?

You'll have to point out where exactly I mentioned the spirit of the game because I sure can't find it.

 

[mr_mister]

Why is wanting to maintain the spirit of the game a bad thing

I get it's hypocritical for players with a history of not playing in the spirit of the game to comment, but for every Dave warner we had a Brad Hogg too you know(who's respectable take via tweet was hijacked by nonsense)

 

[Shady Slim]

Lost in all this emotion is the most obvious solution

Ban finger spinners as they’re the only ***** who are able to stop mid action to affect a Mankad

fat blokes across australia will take you to the human rights commish if you try this

 

[Xix2565]

As someone else pointed out, if cricketers are so comfortable with this mode of dismissal a) why don't we see it more often? It's an almost guaranteed wicket, and; b) why did Deepti look so goddamn sheepish after she'd done it?

Just ban it. Job done.

A) Lack of awareness for most players + degree of difficulty in stopping and turning for some types of bowlers.

B) Again, bullshit body language reading is still bullshit, not some reasoned deduction.

 

[ashley bach]

Indian players are now saying they repeatedly warned Dean. If true, Dean only has herself to blame and I have little sympathy for her.

Still a poor rule, though.

They may well have repeatedly warned her, but in what language is the question.

 

[Neil Young]

A) Lack of awareness for most players + degree of difficulty in stopping and turning for some types of bowlers.

B) Again, bull**** body language reading is still bull****, not some reasoned deduction.

I don't buy 'A', and your bias is hindering your judgement of 'B'

 

[Xix2565]

Why is it impossible to believe most people don't care enough about getting run out at the non-strikers? Or that for some it might be difficult to pull off easily?

You're the one reading people's minds and guessing stuff we can't tell to pass judgement, not me. What bias are you talking about?

 

[mr_mister]

It's reading body language, not minds

 

[Xix2565]

Means nothing if you're trying to guess intent and emotions to me. Especially when it's clearly not being done in an unbiased manner.