The Underarm vs Timed Out

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Both were within the laws at the time the incident took place, which was worse in terms of Spirit of the Game?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Underarm = Godzilla
Timed Out = Big Foot

 

[shortpitched713]

Underarm made no sense because rolling the ball is not within the laws of the game, whether over or underarm. It was literally just Ozzies shitting themselves and losing the plot in a hilariously juvenile way. Like "I can't lose the game, because I've got the ball, and now I'm going home, needed neener." Complete with tongue stuck out and screwed up face.

That an umpire allowed such a farce to play out is rather an indictment of the spinelessness of home umpiring, in Australia specifically.

 

[Starfighter]

Underarm made no sense because rolling the ball is not within the laws of the game, whether over or underarm. It was literally just Ozzies ****ting themselves and losing the plot in a hilariously juvenile way. Like "I can't lose the game, because I've got the ball, and now I'm going home, needed neener." Complete with tongue stuck out and screwed up face.

That an umpire allowed such a farce to play out is rather an indictment of the spinelessness of home umpiring, in Australia specifically.

Probably best to familiarise yourself with the laws as they stood then rather being a snide knob.

 

[shortpitched713]

So rolling the ball along the ground was always a legal form of delivery in cricket, until legislated out after this game?

What a weird and silly game this cricket is at times.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Underarm made no sense because rolling the ball is not within the laws of the game, whether over or underarm. It was literally just Ozzies ****ting themselves and losing the plot in a hilariously juvenile way. Like "I can't lose the game, because I've got the ball, and now I'm going home, needed neener." Complete with tongue stuck out and screwed up face.

That an umpire allowed such a farce to play out is rather an indictment of the spinelessness of home umpiring, in Australia specifically.

Love when people are so confidently wrong

 

[Starfighter]

So rolling the ball along the ground was always a legal form of delivery in cricket, until legislated out after this game?

What a weird and silly game this cricket is at times.

Maybe if you knew anything about the history of the game it'd make sense to you.

 

[shortpitched713]

Love when people are so confidently wrong

Oops.

Will leave it in unedited for posterity. I was ****ing sure too. Aah well.

 

[shortpitched713]

Maybe if you knew anything about the history of the game it'd make sense to you.

Like lawn bowls, or tiddly winks in origin, innit?

Far too few guns involved for an American like me.

 

[Athlai]

Underarm made no sense because rolling the ball is not within the laws of the game, whether over or underarm. It was literally just Ozzies ****ting themselves and losing the plot in a hilariously juvenile way. Like "I can't lose the game, because I've got the ball, and now I'm going home, needed neener." Complete with tongue stuck out and screwed up face.

That an umpire allowed such a farce to play out is rather an indictment of the spinelessness of home umpiring, in Australia specifically.

Gun post.

 

[Aidan11]

Have to go with the underarm ball.

This was s**thousery at its finest. Even Greg's brother Ian on commentary said he shouldn't do that.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Maybe if you knew anything about the history of the game it'd make sense to you.

Lol at getting incredibly mad about someone expressing surprise.

 

[Shady Slim]

at least the underarm had an element of cunning to it tbh

 

[GIMH]

Love when people are so confidently wrong

Says TJB…

 

[Spikey]

Both are fine examples of the spirit of cricket - trying to win the game

 

[AndrewB]

Not sure either of them was as bad as Somerset declaring in a List A match to stop the other side improving their wicket-taking rate, that being the method of breaking ties in the B&H Cup at the time.
(That was also entirely legal, but Somerset still got disqualified a week later. IIRC even Somerset themselves agreed that they should be disqualified).

 

[loterry1994]

The underarm one the worse I seen don’t get why that was even legal back then

 

[Burgey]

So rolling the ball along the ground was always a legal form of delivery in cricket, until legislated out after this game?

What a weird and silly game this cricket is at times. God I'm a ****wit, I really shouldn't have posted anything because I didn't know the laws of the game, but I was too far up my own arse trying to be the gormless dickhead I usually am.

Well, quite.

 

[Prince EWS]

Oops.

Will leave it in unedited for posterity. I was ****ing sure too. Aah well.

Pretty weird thing to believe all this time given it clearly worked. Did you just think the umpires got it wrong?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Did you just think the umpires got it wrong?

It seems he thought the umpires were 'spineless' and effectively part of a conspiracy. I must confess, I hadn't considered this angle before. JUSTICE FOR MCKECHNIE!