David Warner's drunken tweeting

[Spikey]

This assumes that your boss is rational, reasonable, and nice. But what if they're none of those things and instead a complete git who is incapable of an open and fair discussion?
I'd say that the appropriate response to such a person would be to ignore them and treat their stupid request with the contempt that it deserves.

The mere fact that Mickey Arthur chose to go public rather than apologise and admit that his 'homework' request was unfair and ridiculous indicates to me that the Australian players are dealing with a stupid git who is incapable of an open and fair discussion. The response of Pattinson et al to their 'boss' was very likely the correct one.

no it wasnt dumb dumb

 

[Spikey]

i cant even believe this debate is still happening. these players were not the first people asked to do some self evaluation

 

[watson]

Cricket Australia reports Warner for Twitter outburst

David Warner's alleged Twitter outburst on Saturday has resulted in the batsman being reported for 'unbecoming behaviour' by Cricket Australia. In a media release, Cricket Australia stated that Warner had breached the Code of Behaviour and he would be expected to attend a disciplinary hearing.

Warner is alleged to have breached Rule 6, which states: "Players and officials must not at any time engage in behaviour unbecoming to a representative player or official that could (a) bring them or the game of cricket into disrepute or (b) be harmful to the interests of cricket. This rule applies at all times where the unbecoming behaviour involves the player being involved in public comment or comment to or in the media."

The details of the disciplinary hearing will be released by Cricket Australia on Monday. Warner is currently playing in the IPL for the Delhi Daredevils franchise.

Warner allegedly launched Twitter attack against two Australian journalists - Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn - on Saturday. His comments were apparently in response to an article Craddock wrote for the Australian media, where he criticised the IPL.

Australia Cricket News: Cricket Australia reports David Warner for Twitter outburst | ESPN Cricinfo

Not sure why he should apologise to a couple of dead-****s from News Corp (as he'll probably have to do) who deserved every last bit of frustrated inventive - but there you go, life isn't always fair or just.

 

[Daemon]

i cant even believe this debate is still happening. these players were not the first people asked to do some self evaluation

haha this. the three were pretty clearly in the wrong. they didn't skip the homework because they felt it was unnecessary, one of them even said he planned to do it on the day itself iirc.

 

[watson]

The plot thickens...........

Yesterday the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Dave Warner was primarily upset due to his photo appearing in a Fox Sports editorial that heavily critisised the IPL for systemic corruption. I have no reason to doubt the Sydney Morning Herald report;

Warner incensed after image linked him to IPL corruption

....Warner was enraged after a friend sent a picture of the Courier-Mail story by senior News Ltd journalist Robert Craddock into corruption in the Indian Premier League, which featured the batsman's image alongside spot-fixing suspect Sreesanth.

Warner was more unhappy with his image being used for such a story rather than the content of the piece, which highlighted the seedier aspects of the Twenty20 tournament.

Warner incensed after image linked him to IPL corruption

However, I checked Craddock's article today and I can't find a picture of Dave Warner anywhere. Maybe someone else can get more lucky;

Robert Craddock chronicles seedy side beneath glitz and glamour if Indian Premier League

....Sreesanth's annual IPL salary of $681,000 could have bought him three or four large houses in his home region of Kerala but he wanted more. In these days of rampant indulgence, enough is never enough.

Australian coaches never enjoy it when their players go to the IPL because they often return fat.

Weeks of sloppy training sessions, reckless eating habits and lying around five star hotel rooms secluded from the madhouse world is no way to get a player in peak condition.

Very few Australian cricketers have gone to the Indian Premier League have come back better cricketers.

Old heads like Adam Gilchrist - who has earnt more than $7 million in the IPL and is still playing - can get in an out without being swayed but there is mounting concern that one young Australian player in India is behaving with increased recklessness as his moral radar scrambles with a large pay cheque which far outstrips his ability......

Robert Craddock chronicles seedy side beneath glitz and glamour if Indian Premier League | Cricket | Fox Sports

IF the inflammatory photo has been removed by Fox Sports and replaced by a more generic one then this is an indirect admission by Fox Sports that Craddock's article was little more than the deliberate goading of Dave Warner himself.

And if that is the case, then Fox Sports has behaved reprehensibly and should admit to some blame in the incident. But they won't because the mother company illegally taps phones, bribes the Metropolitan police, and is more corrupt than the IPL x 10. Now isn't that ironic?

Craddock you're an arsehole.

 

[watson]

And if anyone on Cricketweb has a subscription to the Fox network, then shame on you. Cancel it.

 

[Jono]

wtf is going on????????????

 

[Jono]

I mean, seriously...

 

[Jono]

 

[watson]

It's we hate Fox Network (and all things Rupert Murdoch) week.

Isn't it fun!

 

[Bahnz]

Seriously, why don't you **** off to the "Battle of the Simpsons" thread so you can label everyone there ****s for enjoying a fox media product.

 

[NUFAN]

The plot thickens...........

Yesterday the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Dave Warner was primarily upset due to his photo appearing in a Fox Sports editorial that heavily critisised the IPL for systemic corruption. I have no reason to doubt the Sydney Morning Herald report;

Now this sounds more like Warner, as if he'd actually read.

 

[Jono]

It's we hate Fox Network (and all things Rupert Murdoch) week.

Isn't it fun!

 

[Burgey]

And if anyone on Cricketweb has a subscription to the Fox network, then shame on you. Cancel it.

Don't they take their turn in drafts fast enough for you?

 

[Dan]

The plot thickens...........

Yesterday the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Dave Warner was primarily upset due to his photo appearing in a Fox Sports editorial that heavily critisised the IPL for systemic corruption. I have no reason to doubt the Sydney Morning Herald report;

However, I checked Craddock's article today and I can't find a picture of Dave Warner anywhere. Maybe someone else can get more lucky;

IF the inflammatory photo has been removed by Fox Sports and replaced by a more generic one then this is an indirect admission by Fox Sports that Craddock's article was little more than the deliberate goading of Dave Warner himself.

And if that is the case, then Fox Sports has behaved reprehensibly and should admit to some blame in the incident. But they won't because the mother company illegally taps phones, bribes the Metropolitan police, and is more corrupt than the IPL x 10. Now isn't that ironic?

Craddock you're an arsehole.

1. Because it isn't NewsCorp? I'd hardly call Fairfax fair and balanced, tbh. Newspaper reporting is shocking; I take most of it with a grain of salt.

2. That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Removing the photo ≠ admission of goading Warner at all. It just means they they changed the ****ing photo when someone wasn't happy about being portrayed in that light. Not to mention Crash doesn't pick the photo in the first place.

3. This is plain ad hominem, albeit on a corporate scale. You're talking out of your arse just to have a crack at NewsCorp. Now I'm no fan (I quite actively dislike Murdoch, tbh), and I agree with your conclusion that newspapers are absolute **** in this country, but FMD your way of arguing it is pathetic.

4. Agreed.

 

[the big bambino]

Why the Fox hate Watson? I'm thinking the reason is other than outrage at the phone tapping. Is it more ideological?

 

[Spikey]

 

[Red]

I couldn't care any less about what these already overpaid pricks do in the IPL or whatever. The whole IPL can go and **** itself royally. Good on them for getting cash out of it, bit it's ****ing cricket up afaic.

Old heads like Adam Gilchrist - who has earnt more than $7 million in the IPL and is still playing - can get in an out without being swayed but there is mounting concern that one young Australian player in India is behaving with increased recklessness as his moral radar scrambles with a large pay cheque which far outstrips his ability......

^This is typical of trash journalism, you either have a name, and you use it, or you don't write something. "One young Australian player..." pfft. Go and write for Woman's Day Craddock so you can quote a "source".

The interesting thing about this whole saga is it involves a bunch of wankers. Craddock, the other journo and "Champ" Warner.

 

[Daemon]

I couldn't care any less about what these already overpaid pricks do in the IPL or whatever. The whole IPL can go and **** itself royally. Good on them for getting cash out of it, bit it's ****ing cricket up afaic.

This is the worst post I have ever read.

 

[the big bambino]

I haven't read the article and not seen the photo until now. It changes everything. It is Sreesnath and a couple of other players who aren't Warner that are the centre of this right? Well why doesn't the article carry a picture of them instead? The association of Warner's piccy with the content of the article is misleading and unfair. To use Watson's analogy how would Craddock or the sub editor who ran Warner's image, feel if their own was used over an article about the NOTW scandal: With the fact they work for Murdock as the justification?

He'll be forced to back down but I'd be pleased if Warner stuck to his guns. Frankly it is the paper and the journalist who should appear before an authourity presiding over press standards into this article.