***Official*** Australia in South Africa + South Africa in Australia 2016/17

[Burgey]

Apparently he can be suspended given the level of the charge, according to the cricinfo article on the whole thing. Suppose it would depend where they found the offence was in the range.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Key points why SA should not overreact:

• The chaos is mostly from Australian media
• Haven't heard anything from Australian team regarding the matter
• Australian fans accepted the defeat and haven't seen anyone saying the loss was due to glossy saliva

 

[Burgey]

The loss was due to the glossy paint we've been using over the cracks in our batting line up tbh

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

The loss was due to the glossy paint we've been using over the cracks in our batting line up tbh

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

First of all, I want to clear something up that I am not accusing anyone on here of assuming the result would have been different.

But we don't know what has been communicated by the ICC and others people. I'm going with what Lalor said and if true that the SA team is considering quitting then there is matter of principle involved here.

Remember the umpires or match referee didn't report anything. This is the ICC reacting to press and media reports.

There was an issue in England when Pakistan toured there and Pak media picked up suspicious behaviour but ICC did nothing then.

But as I said, let's wait till more comes out and I highly doubt they will leave the tour.

What's the protocol here? Not sure if ICC is breaching their own laws. There has to be some sort of reports or complains and ICC to look into it then or they can choose everything brought up by media and decide to investigate? None of the match officials or Australian team complained so ICC purely based on media reports investigated the incident and laid the charges.

 

[SeamUp]

What's the protocol here? Not sure if ICC is breaching their own laws. There has to be some sort of reports or complains and ICC to look into it then or they can choose everything brought up by media and decide to investigate? None of the match officials or Australian team complained so ICC purely based on media reports investigated the incident and laid the charges.

I'm not sure. That is why I brought up the Eng-Pak incident. Certainly a first.

SA cricket team feel pretty **** about it and I don't blame them.

But lets play cricket.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

I'm not sure. That is why I brought up the Eng-Pak incident. Certainly a first.

SA cricket team feel pretty **** about it and I don't blame them.

But lets play cricket.

Probably there's a law somewhere written ICC can investigate anything if they feel as a governing body. But it has to be said they were under pressure to look into this as Australian media blown this out of proportion

 

[Shady Slim]

Albo is my local MP and a genuinely good bloke to boot.

Everybody loves Albo. You can't spell Labor without Albo.

how privileged you are to live in the glorious seat of grayndler

 

[Shri]

Press conference happening and Amla is talking.

 

[Burgey]

What's the protocol here? Not sure if ICC is breaching their own laws. There has to be some sort of reports or complains and ICC to look into it then or they can choose everything brought up by media and decide to investigate? None of the match officials or Australian team complained so ICC purely based on media reports investigated the incident and laid the charges.

The media caught Md Amir tbf.

 

[Burgey]

how privileged you are to live in the glorious seat of grayndler

It is indeed a glorious part of the world. Just back from a sunset walk at Mort Bay, and not much* is wrong with the world.

*this actually isn't really true.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Nah. Thinking that you are being unfairly targeted is the easy response. It is the classic you against the world mentality that allowed the Deness affair to happen.

Agreed that is the wrong mentality here. I don't think it's who gets targetted which is the issue, it's who never gets targetted that differentiates this.

 

[TT Boy]

Press conference happening and Amla is talking.

Think that happened earlier in the day (before du Plessis was charged). Though the Aus reporters seem up for it, getting in Amla's face and one asserting that in the 2005 Ashes Mike Atherton was up to no good.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Think that happened earlier in the day (before du Plessis was charged). Though the Aus reporters seem up for it, getting in Amla's face and one asserting that in the 2005 Ashes Mike Atherton was up to no good.

He'd have done well as retired in 2001.

 

[Shri]

Think that happened earlier in the day (before du Plessis was charged). Though the Aus reporters seem up for it, getting in Amla's face and one asserting that in the 2005 Ashes Mike Atherton was up to no good.

"Journalist"

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Maybe Atherton dropped the ball for McGrath to tread on?

 

[mr_mister]

I think Faf knows getting suspended for one test could mean a lot more if his replacement does well.

 

[Marius]

I think Faf knows getting suspended for one test could mean a lot more if his replacement does well.

Rilee is probably hoping that Faf gets banned...

 

[Spikey]

https://twitter.com/DaleSteyn62/status/799597766649540609

bah god that country had a family

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

this is really salty from the saffers when it should be the other way around