A cheat is a cheat

[trundler]

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Sand Paper Smith gets a 'D' for that press conference, and deserves to be called SPD Smith.

With only 4 hours left in this year, Borges swoops in with a Post of the Year candidate

 

[Tom Flint]

Maybe the return of spd smith and Warner will coincide with starc and co's ability to reverse the ball

 

[Burgey]

Just to drag this thread back ... ahem ... on topic.

England seem to have the longest heritage in this catching business as far as I can tell:

1975!

Imagine being an opening batsman and claiming a dodgy catch against the skipper of a side with Lillee and Thomson leading its attack. Always though Lloyd was a bit soft in the head.

 

[Burgey]

With only 4 hours left in this year, Borges swoops in with a Post of the Year candidate

The Subcontinental sense of “humour” strikes again.

 

[the big bambino]

Pretty much. Hey did you know that if you take out the g and s from his name he becomes a bore? Quality stuff eh? Hurr hurr hurr.

 

[Daemon]

can't even take a (admittedly lame) joke about an australian cricketers name #sensitive

 

[trundler]

In conclusion, a cheat is a cheat.. unless Australian.

 

[Burgey]

In conclusion, a cheat is a cheat.. unless Australian.

Australians know not to cross the line. That, along with basically dominating the sport for 100 years with a few short abberations in between, is what sets us apart from the lesser nations (all of them).

 

[Daemon]

Australians know not to cross the line. That, along with basically dominating the sport for 100 years with a few short abberations in between, is what sets us apart from the lesser nations (all of them).

Now we're talking

Burgey's one of the few remaining vestiges of the once alpha Australian cricket fans. These days all the sensitive ones seem to have taken over.

 

[the big bambino]

So far my favourite classic anti Aussie whinge was about Pakistan being robbed at Hobart in 1999. But Fuller pilch’s butt hurt goes back even earlier when Morrison was denied an lbw. My new favourite was the time some kiwi **** was bowling zephyrs and got Higgs out with a bouncer. Umpire no balled him for intimidation. How I laughed. Keep the whinges coming. I swear I’ll treat your butthurt with the respect it deserves.

 

[Daemon]

 

[vcs]

"anti Aussie whinge"? Langer himself admitted that he nicked it. So it is a fact that they were robbed.

 

[TheJediBrah]

"anti Aussie whinge"? Langer himself admitted that he nicked it. So it is a fact that they were robbed.

I don't think whether he nicked or not is the issue lol

 

[vcs]

I'm not blaming him for not walking FTR. It's perfectly justified for the fielding team and its fans to feel hard done by though.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'm not blaming him for not walking FTR. It's perfectly justified for the fielding team and its fans to feel hard done by though.

You could say that about most games of cricket that ever happened. Without DRS (and sometimes even with it still) umpiring decisions have had huge impacts on cricket matches. Try touring the subcontinent before neutral umpires . . .

point being that it was a perfect example of "whingeing". Whether or not Langer hit it (he obviously did) is irrelevent

 

[stephen]

Look, I played a fair amount of club cricket. One match I caught a batsman dead plumb - in front of middle, on the crease, hitting the middle of middle and leg. Most plumb lbw you'd ever see.

The umpire judged it not out.

The very next ball I hit the batsman outside the line, above the knee roll and in such a way that it would have missed the 5th stump. Nobody appealed. The umpire subsequently told me he'd have given that one out if anyone had appealed.

Umpiring decisions can be utterly atrocious so even if you're out cold, never walk. You'll get a horrid decision at some other point.

 

[Burgey]

I'm not blaming him for not walking FTR. It's perfectly justified for the fielding team and its fans to feel hard done by though.

Tbf they set 369 to win. They should have won in a canter

 

[Burgey]

So far my favourite classic anti Aussie whinge was about Pakistan being robbed at Hobart in 1999. But Fuller pilch’s butt hurt goes back even earlier when Morrison was denied an lbw. My new favourite was the time some kiwi **** was bowling zephyrs and got Higgs out with a bouncer. Umpire no balled him for intimidation. How I laughed. Keep the whinges coming. I swear I’ll treat your butthurt with the respect it deserves.

That was a slightly different playing condition which had been brought in that year, which was geared towards protecting blokes who couldn’t bat against fast bowling. It wasn’t so much intimidation as much as, if a bowler bowled a short one to a bunny who got out defending himself then the umpire would give it not out.

Was a stupid rule tbh. Lasted all of one season. Dougie Walters talks about it in one of his interviews - he was not out at the other end and Higgs stayed with him long enough for Doug to make his last test ton.

 

[trundler]

So far my favourite classic anti Aussie whinge was about Pakistan being robbed at Hobart in 1999. But Fuller pilch’s butt hurt goes back even earlier when Morrison was denied an lbw. My new favourite was the time some kiwi **** was bowling zephyrs and got Higgs out with a bouncer. Umpire no balled him for intimidation. How I laughed. Keep the whinges coming. I swear I’ll treat your butthurt with the respect it deserves.

There's the pitiful new age softness and sensitivity. How TOTAB would cry.

 

[vcs]

There's the pitiful new age softness and sensitivity. How TOTAB would cry.

Pure manly tears, no doubt.