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King Elvis
2 Aug 2009, 21:48
Thoughts?

SYDNEY - Australian cricket fans have asked Ricky Ponting’s team not to sledge, swear, cheat and spit during the Ashes series starting next month in England.

Cricket Australia (CA) sent the results of a survey conducted among the fans to all the contracted players. The cricketers have to follow the guidelines sent by CA during the Ashes against England that starts with the first Test in Cardiff, July 8.

So, we all knew about this before the commencement of the Series, but I don't think we took it too seriously.

We're now midway through the second Test, and we're seeing our side play with very little aggression or hostility - while the Poms are up and about, Freddie (and even Anderson) giving it to us and sledging us, getting all up in our grills.

Warney has commented on it repeatedly - our bowlers, with the exception of one spell from Siddle to Swann, have been very mellow, showed very little anger, haven't really 'gone after' the Poms with any kind of heat.

Have CA made too much of an issue about our team being 'nice' - at the expense of getting on top mentally and doing everything possible to win?
Santana
2 Aug 2009, 21:58
When was this survey?

I can't believe some of our fans would say that.
OzBomber
2 Aug 2009, 21:59
They're probably the same 'fans' who were bored of us winning all the time over the past 10 years.
YOTC
2 Aug 2009, 22:01
Not to spit? What else will ricky do with his hands?
King Elvis
2 Aug 2009, 22:02
They're probably the same 'fans' who were bored of us winning all the time over the past 10 years.

They'd be the tossers that agreed with Peter Roebuck after Sydney - ie; the people who don't actually follow Cricket or support our team, but listen to all of the media crap and somehow come to the conclusion that we're a badly behaved side (regardless of the stats on fines and warnings and the like).
Tapee
2 Aug 2009, 22:05
sledge, swear, cheat and spit
The problem is with the walking, being allowed to talk the talk won't make much of a difference. The Australian bowlers (from what I've seen) still give the batsmen the glare and occasionally the odd word or two - blaming this for the lack of venom in their bowling is drawing a rather long bow. Cheating doesn't really need to be commented on and spitting is irrelevant.

It's been going on with Lee for quite a while anyway.
roostersgal4eva
2 Aug 2009, 22:27
Swearing and cheating is going over to the top but our crickers have turned into being a bunch of pansies and our performance on field is suffereing

we seriously need to fire up
hogman
2 Aug 2009, 22:39
In my opinion CA are a bunch of half back FLANKERS, being nice in professional sport is stupid after all it's war...minus the guns:confused:
having aggression gives an edge
King Elvis
3 Aug 2009, 01:27
Swearing and cheating is going over to the top but our crickers have turned into being a bunch of pansies and our performance on field is suffereing

we seriously need to fire up

Cheating is obviously not on - and we don't do it anyway, so that's a ridiculous thing to be even included on this survey.

Swearing is legit.
Hawks1523
3 Aug 2009, 04:36
What a joke. Sledge all you want boys! :thumbsu:
linda
3 Aug 2009, 06:45
If you see the game live you will see Aus are giving just as much verbal as England Its just the fact Aus arent playing well or being allowed to play well .Its probably a draw tomorrow so all Aus have to do is win one game to retain and with the two teams being equal its very likely .
Then all you Aus fans can stop your moaning and be happy that the world has been put to rights .
:rolleyes:;)
Johnson#26
3 Aug 2009, 10:47
The world has gone PC mad. Might as well suspend players who talk on the field, now.

It's rubbish.
hogman
3 Aug 2009, 16:04
If you see the game live you will see Aus are giving just as much verbal as England Its just the fact Aus arent playing well or being allowed to play well .Its probably a draw tomorrow so all Aus have to do is win one game to retain and with the two teams being equal its very likely .
Then all you Aus fans can stop your moaning and be happy that the world has been put to rights .
:rolleyes:;)

AHHH Thank you Linda...I'm begining to feel better already:D:thumbsu:
aaronm46
3 Aug 2009, 20:24
Makes our fans seem like a bunch of poofs
King Elvis
3 Aug 2009, 21:04
Makes our fans seem like a bunch of poofs

As I said, it wont be true fans, it'll be the skirts and tossers who never watch Cricket, but hear wankers like Roebuck and Kumble say we're cheats and a disgrace.