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Baggy Green ball tampering: Bancroft, Smith and the Aussie "Leadership Group"
- Thread starter zaremba
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Not really, they can always revoke the NOC.
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Andy1867
Cricket Spectator
I dunno mate..they could have drawn lots...they could have bullied him into it....theres a legion of reasons of how it could have happened.
They may have suggested it and asked for volunteers and Bancroft may have stepped up to ingratiate himself with the more senior pros...
theres a reason why you stand at "Silly mid off"..Its not usually because of your ability, it starts with being a junior member of the side.
Maybe 3 or 4 of 'em were carrying something and he was the one who took the first opportunity..We will never know
This is a wonderful moment for cricket, really. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic but surely the way this Australian side goes about their business now has to change. No more series like this one where the 11 v 11 should've been the story but for **** all of the time actually was.
Still hard to fathom that you don't even miss a single game for ball tampering, but I think the result should be that this side will now have to scramble further up towards the moral high ground to avoid ongoing PR issues. Basically they can't behave like ****wits anymore, no one will stand for it - which their nation has allowed them to be in the past. And that's good for guys like Cummins, Hazelwood etc who play good hard cricket without having to resort to being complete **** heads.
Still hard to fathom that you don't even miss a single game for ball tampering, but I think the result should be that this side will now have to scramble further up towards the moral high ground to avoid ongoing PR issues. Basically they can't behave like ****wits anymore, no one will stand for it - which their nation has allowed them to be in the past. And that's good for guys like Cummins, Hazelwood etc who play good hard cricket without having to resort to being complete **** heads.
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
"they could have bullied him into it" is pretty much exactly what I'm saying, it's weak behavior and if they were dead set on cheating they should have just done it themselves. When i first got into my school team i fielded short leg even though I sure as hell didn't want to, but nobody ever asked me to shove sandpaper down my jock strap.
Or not for cricketing reasons anyway but that's english public schools for you.
Andy1867
Cricket Spectator
I suppose your scenario is a tick for such as Atherton, who did the dirty deed himself.
You may well be right, but obviously Bancroft was not that weak that he was prepared to take all the flak.
I was surprised at Smith, Warner..not so much,
Brian Lara
School Boy/Girl Captain
Bloody cheating aussies.
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
Keep piers Morgan out of this please, the one bloke who can actually make David bloody warner look sympatheticPierce Morgan says give them back
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
I stand corrected, looks like Pakistan did something similar last year. Would be in full support of that as a move.
Red
The normal awards that everyone else has
Cheap shot from a sniping little Liberal weasel. Google "Matthew Guy Lobster dinner Mafia" for all you need to know about Victorian Liberal political ethics.
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flibbertyjibber
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Probably mentioned it to shock the public so when they get 6 month bans in which time there is no cricket to play anyway then all of Australia will nod and say that is fine and they will not miss a match after this series anyway.
Starfighter
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That would be pretty ****ing ridiculous.
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
Pure clickbait, the headline just says they ‘might’ get life bans as punishment. Might as well say Australia ‘might’ have its independence rescinded as a punishment for all internet headlines are worth
Bahnz
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Yeah, never gonna happen. There's no way CA are going to fire the two great players in an otherwise limited batting lineup over this. Warner might be stood down for the final test (though I sorta doubt it) and you can guarantee neither man will hold leadership positions again, but other than that their careers will continue largely unimpeded.
Burgey
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He’s actually not because he copped a plea to a lesser charge than the racial vilification one. So he can’t in any sense say he was not guilty.
OverratedSanity
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Oh my god I just saw a segment on a trashy Indian news channel where Harbhajan and Mohammad ****ing Azharuddin said that the Australians' were a disgrace to the game and I can't stop laughing.