Appropriate Punishment for Smith from CA

[TheJediBrah]

I'd feel more sorry for her. She's married to David Warner. What awful sins did she commit to deserve such an atrocity? Seriously.

Yeah well she's clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed either

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Were we saying something about the calls for overly harsh punishments being largely from the non-cricket following public and not from people on here?

Well people are saying maybe a year etc... which is over the top. A 6 month ban is pointless given the fact Australia only have a useless thrashing in the ODI's in England in that time.

The punishment needs to be harsh enough to be a deterrent but not overly tough. So a 3 match test ban seems about right.

 

[SteveNZ]

Yeah well she's clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed either

Haha, contender for understatement of the year. Hope she likes turtles too.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Well people are saying maybe a year etc... which is over the top. A 6 month ban is pointless given the fact Australia only have a useless thrashing in the ODI's in England in that time.

The punishment needs to be harsh enough to be a deterrent but not overly tough. So a 3 match test ban seems about right.

Uh, no, a 1 match ban is already far harsher than previous offenders have gotten. There's no sensible justification for a harsher sentence of this level 2 offence.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Uh, no, a 1 match ban is already far harsher than previous offenders have gotten. There's no sensible justification for a harsher sentence of this level 2 offence.

The fact they have been doing it for so long and tried to ride it out with sheer arrogance deserves punishing if only to knock him down a peg or two.

 

[OverratedSanity]

The fact they have been doing it for so long and tried to ride it out with sheer arrogance deserves punishing if only to knock him down a peg or two.

The SA team had 3 provable instances in the space of 2-3 years.
Australia's arrogance and hypocrisy makes all this very satisfying but that doesn't mean they deserve disproportionate punishment. Even though it's funny to watch them implode.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The fact they have been doing it for so long and tried to ride it out with sheer arrogance deserves punishing if only to knock him down a peg or two.

Ah yes, I forgot about the arrogance clause and peg-knocking-down paragraph of the ICC laws

and no this was almost certainly the first time they've seriously tried it, shown by how inept and moronic they were at it

 

[Burgey]

Not just from Cricket, but from Australia itself

Make him live in Chennai. As bad as it gets.

 

[Burgey]

He loses the captaincy and rides out the ICC sanction. That’s what it deserves imo.

Losing the captaincy is a big ****ing deal in Australian sport. The biggest deal tbh.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

and no this was almost certainly the first time they've seriously tried it, shown by how inept and moronic they were at it

If you believe that then you really are deluded.

As Broad said, why change from the tactics that worked in the ashes when they got it reversing and we didn't? They were cheating for ages and everyone knows it bar you.

 

[TheJediBrah]

If you believe that then you really are deluded.

As Broad said, why change from the tactics that worked in the ashes when they got it reversing and we didn't? They were cheating for ages and everyone knows it bar you.

You could be perfectly describing the England team for the last decade. Glass houses, stones, etc.

 

[GotSpin]

If you believe that then you really are deluded.

As Broad said, why change from the tactics that worked in the ashes when they got it reversing and we didn't? They were cheating for ages and everyone knows it bar you.

This is a joke right?

 

[GotSpin]

He loses the captaincy and rides out the ICC sanction. That’s what it deserves imo.

Losing the captaincy is a big ****ing deal in Australian sport. The biggest deal tbh.

Losing the captaincy like this would be crushing

 

[YorksLanka]

ban of two years and then has to field at third man or fine leg till he cries

 

[Burgey]

Lol two years. Perspective.

 

[Adders]

and no this was almost certainly the first time they've seriously tried it, shown by how inept and moronic they were at it

Oh do wake up to it all Brah. What about the pocket full of sugar during the Ashes?? Was that to help the medicine go down??

What's it going to take to convince you this isn't a blip, it's not a one off........this is cricket and Australia play it the same way everyone else does.

You could be perfectly describing the England team for the last decade. Glass houses, stones, etc.

Again, you don't hear any of us denying it? I'd like to think for the most part we're a little more subtle with it though, but we know our **** stinks..........when are you going to turn around and smell yours?

Edit:

And ftr this is why I'm not advocating for any ban beyond what the ICC has already imposed on Smith.......it's just not that big a deal IMO. I do think he should lose the captaincy forever but that's more to do with the shambles this team has become with him as skip

 

[Zinzan]

I should have included the option of being permanently stripped of the captaincy without any match suspensions, but the 3rd option is close enough, and overwhelmingly the consensus.

 

[Prince EWS]

I should have included the option of being permanently stripped of the captaincy without any match suspensions, but the 3rd option is close enough, and overwhelmingly the consensus.

Haha yeah that was my opinion and I ended up ticking that option. The ICC are suspending him for one game anyway, which I figured you thought sorta counted.

 

[social]

If you believe that then you really are deluded.

As Broad said, why change from the tactics that worked in the ashes when they got it reversing and we didn't? They were cheating for ages and everyone knows it bar you.

England couldnt get it to reverse because they bowled half rat power short crap for most of the series

Short memories on here

 

[Adders]

England couldnt get it to reverse because they bowled half rat power short crap for most of the series

Short memories on here

So because we bowled slow short rubbish this means the Aussies weren't tampering with the ball? OK.