**Random cricket comments/thoughts**

[Prince EWS]

Yeah, good on Viv Richards - a real classy individual who knows how to leave the events on the pitch.

That story, to me, just convinces me that Richards was one of the biggest bully-boys who could give out the **** but couldn't take it. Threatening a player with death because of bowling bouncers to him, a world-class batsman who should be able to handle bouncers and the captain of a team who thrived on intimidatory bowling? What a ****wit.

Yeah, agree with this. I don't quite feel as strongly about it as you but I still agree.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Thought it was pretty poor form from Viv himself. Can't believe someone here is actually contemplating a physical response to on field sledging. If that is their preferred method of dealing with sledging, it speaks poorly of their ability to handle fighting words in real life situations.

 

[Precambrian]

Thought it was pretty poor form from Viv himself. Can't believe someone here is actually contemplating a physical response to on field sledging. If that is their preferred method of dealing with sledging, it speaks poorly of their ability to handle fighting words in real life situations.

Maybe that's the best way when you are Viv.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah, agree with this. I don't quite feel as strongly about it as you but I still agree.

again.. it is not his response to the bouncers.. it was his response to the abuse.. And quite frankly, if someone came and abused while walking down the street, won't you want to get to him, provided you feel you are strong enough?



If Akram was not man enough to back up his words outside the cricket field, then why show off the bravado and abuse a much stronger man inside?



And yes I would have felt the same way if Hayden responded this way to sledging by the then young Harbhajan.. Might have thought the little **** a lesson, instead of giving back more stupid abuses..

 

[Johnners]

Andrew Symonds is getting his head shaved next month apparently. Will have a major effect on his performances on the pitch imo.

 

[Prince EWS]

And quite frankly, if someone came and abused while walking down the street, won't you want to get to him, provided you feel you are strong enough?

Well, no. And even if the answer was yes, competitive sport is a lot different to random street abuse.

If Akram was not man enough to back up his words outside the cricket field, then why show off the bravado and abuse a much stronger man inside?

Err.. because it's competitive sport. A bit of sledging on the field should not need to be "backed up" by fighting of all things. Ridiculous notion.

 

[Perm]

It's pretty crankin' IMO.

**** off, douchebag.

 

[Matt79]

Andrew Symonds is getting his head shaved next month apparently. Will have a major effect on his performances on the pitch imo.

My dislike for him has been increasing in direct proportion to those stupid dreads, can't wait for him to lose them itbt...

 

[Precambrian]

**** off, douchebag.

Missing your analysis in the Bangladeshi threads mate. Or have you stopped following them?

 

[Langeveldt]

Yeah, good on Viv Richards - a real classy individual who knows how to leave the events on the pitch.

That story, to me, just convinces me that Richards was one of the biggest bully-boys who could give out the **** but couldn't take it. Threatening a player with death because of bowling bouncers to him, a world-class batsman who should be able to handle bouncers and the captain of a team who thrived on intimidatory bowling? What a ****wit.

yeah totally agreed.. the guy sounds like a **** and must have been intolerable with Botham at Somerset.. Mind you, if Akram's abuse had been bad, I'd have done the same thing

 

[funnygirl]

what is the big deal ? A senior batsman that too an absolute demolisher of great quickies of his time ,could have found it offensive when a rather junior player sledged him .

His ego might have hurt . He might be thinking who the hell are u or how dare u skinny lad to sledge a boxer ? Viv was a boxer .

 

[Jono]

yeah totally agreed.. the guy sounds like a **** and must have been intolerable with Botham at Somerset.. Mind you, if Akram's abuse had been bad, I'd have done the same thing

Don't you contradict yourself in saying that?

 

[honestbharani]

Well, no. And even if the answer was yes, competitive sport is a lot different to random street abuse.

Maybe but abuse is abuse.. When the person you are abusing thinks you have crossed the line and said something offensive that gets to him, he is at liberty to take up the matter outside... AS I said, if you can't back up the **** you say off the field, then bloody don't say it. We still don't know what was said by Akram.. Had it been cricket related, I can see your point.. But if it was personal abuse about courage, family or anything else dear to the man, you are taking the risk saying that to someone stronger than you...

Err.. because it's competitive sport. A bit of sledging on the field should not need to be "backed up" by fighting of all things. Ridiculous notion.

Juz because it is competitive sport doesn't give me the right to come out and abuse you on things unrelated to cricket and if you find any of that too offensive and crossing the line to personal stuff, you have every right to take it up outside. Juz because it happened on the cricket field does not make it NOT personal.. Depends on what was/is said. Otherwise, every Paul Adams can talk all the **** he wants to a Hayden and abuse his friends/family/himself and not worry about the other guy ever coming back, because the stupid laws of the game protect him.

 

[Langeveldt]

Don't you contradict yourself in saying that?

Not really, saying it's a **** thing to do, but something I'd probably end up doing..

 

[Athlai]

Not really, saying it's a **** thing to do, but something I'd probably end up doing..

^

South African

 

[Jono]

Not really, saying it's a **** thing to do, but something I'd probably end up doing..

Then you're admitting you are a **** and are intolerable?

 

[nightprowler10]

People missing the point of Akram's story. Imran set him up!! In any case, Akram had nothing but respectful things to say about Viv in his biography, out of fear for his life or not.

 

[nightprowler10]

It's pretty crankin' IMO.

**** off, douchebag.

 

[Perm]

Missing your analysis in the Bangladeshi threads mate. Or have you stopped following them?

Haven't really had the time, been working 45 hours a week and been in some major 'incidents' lately. Will try and pop in when I've got a bit more spare time.

 

[Precambrian]

Danny boy daddy

No more ‘Danny boy’ shouts for Daniel Vettori. Now he really is 'Dan the Man'. Vettori turned 30 on Tuesday - he's been around so long that's hard to believe in itself - and he says he's finally started to feel old.

"It was a quiet [birthday],” Vettori told NZPA. “I think most people who turn 30 are reasonably circumspect at that time. We had a couple of quiet beers and Tim Southee kept calling me 40. He's the first person ever to make me feel old."

If Southee is adding a decade to Vettori's age, perhaps the captain can get back at the rookie by subtracting ten years from his. Call him a ten-year-old. It won't be long before Vettori gains some experience with actual children: he is due to become daddy to his first child in the next couple of months. But he hopes the baby arrives in between the Tests against India in March.

“It's part of international cricket these days where guys go off and leave when their children are being born. I'd love to be around when it happens. We've just got to wait and see, it may all come together and I won't miss any cricket."