I get what you are saying, but there are a fair few conditions which just are more deficult to bat in than others. Like SA for example is just tougher than Australia, so much so that the majority of Saffas averages higher away than home. Shan't then Kallis gets credit for pulling 50+ in conditions Graeme Smith did 34 against non minnows??
I will be impressed by a batters adaptability to home and away conditions equally , Elgar averages 47 in SA but just 27 away from home ..
No doubt I will too!! Most definitely! Just saying that some conditions are really tougher than others and doing better in them deserves credit accordingly.
The ball wasn't swinging more. The sandpaper didn't even work for them. Rest of your comment is fair though tbh
Yes this. Doing well in "harder home conditions" doesn't count when your home stats are so much better than your away stats.
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It seemed something Vaughan would say.
Do you really believe the 3 of them hatched this plan and didn't discuss it with anyone? Why would they keep it a secret?
Try reading what you quoted again
Of course it wasn’t.
Unpopular among complete morons maybe, but absolutely 100% correct
This reminds me of a chat we had about Batman v Spiderman (and I agree with your post, btw).
Such Batman slander.
Really? It was premeditated by bringing the sandpaper to the field. Worse than just picking the seam.
Yeah maybe. But for me personally outside of Batman himself and a few major antagonists, most of the rest of it is pretty mid. They're not directly comparable anyway imo, but Spiderman has greater variety and a more consistently interesting supporting cast for mine.
There has been PLENTY of other ball tampering incidents that were clearly premeditated throughout the history of cricket both before and after that day in Cape Town.
Believe it or not, Australians believe in fair play. We hold ourselves to a higher standard.
No more pre meditated than bringing mints or other lollies onto the field.
No we don’t
Probably the most popular opinion of all time