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Bairstow Dismissal

Was the Bairstow dismissal against the spirit of the game?

  • Yes

    Votes: 24 28.6%
  • No

    Votes: 60 71.4%

  • Total voters
    84

RIcho

School Boy/Girl Captain
The only real issue is England claiming this one dismissal cost them the match when, for example, if a) Harry Brook could have knocked the ball around for 20 or 30 more runs, instead of playing the worst shot in the history of test cricket; and if b) England had halved the amount of extras they conceded, then England would have won comfortably.

It appears to be old school Kevin Sheedy style diversion tactics, and another way of claiming victory when you have in fact lost.
 

RIcho

School Boy/Girl Captain
It's worth bearing in mind that if the shoe was on the other foot we Australians would be carrying on in a very similar manner, with perhaps a bit less 'spirit of the game' self-righteousness.
 

Ali TT

International Vice-Captain
I wouldn't
If this had happened at the G, I'm sure England would've faced 80k local fans booing them and then a whole lot of fuss in your press, with voices of moderation getting drowned out. As far as I can see, most England fans on here aren't that bothered.
 

TheJediBrah

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If this had happened at the G, I'm sure England would've faced 80k local fans booing them and then a whole lot of fuss in your press, with voices of moderation getting drowned out. As far as I can see, most England fans on here aren't that bothered.
Probably. I don't think you'd have had the whinging reaction from the Aus set up and former players like we've seen from England though
 

bagapath

International Captain
It was a crucial wicket. Had a significant impact on the match. Full credit should go to the wicket keeper who did his job perfectly, worthy of representing his national team in a prestigious tournament on the international stage.
 

The Hutt Rec

International Vice-Captain
As for the Stacey Jones thing, I have been horrified about that for years. I consider it a black spot on him as a person and I cannot fathom how he allows himself to be involved, unless he truly doesn't know how damaging loan sharks are.
I think he might not have realised, it was sort of when those types of loans were quite new in NZ from memory, and there hadn't been warnings etc about them in the media at that stage.

I remember he was asked about it and wouldn't comment, and then not too long after the ads disappeared.

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt on that one, anyway.
 

Burgey

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Probably. I don't think you'd have had the whinging reaction from the Aus set up and former players like we've seen from England though
You would have if Lehmann or Langer was coach. Less likely under McDonald & Cummins
 
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GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Aye, Lehmann who encouraged the Australian fans to relentlessly harass Stuart Broad for having the audacity for not walking when not given out. Ball tampering racist prick
 

TheJediBrah

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True but Broad's edge to slip was much worse than this. This is nothing compared to that single piece of poor sportsmanship that single-handedly cost Australia the 2013 Ashes (it destroyed their spirit)
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
True but Broad's edge to slip was much worse than this. This is nothing compared to that single piece of poor sportsmanship that single-handedly cost Australia the 2013 Ashes (it destroyed their spirit)
Come on man, you can do better than this
 

social

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's worth bearing in mind that if the shoe was on the other foot we Australians would be carrying on in a very similar manner, with perhaps a bit less 'spirit of the game' self-righteousness.
Nah, that was amateur hour from Bairstow

Personally think that the Starc non-catch was a better example of a ludicrous rule and it wouldn’t have mattered whether it was Starc or an Englishman who had been affected
 

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