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    Finals flawed - how can 21 wins give you exactly the same rights as 13 wins?

    Actually, the theoretical stats are meaningful precisely because they don't factor in team ability, form, etc. Using actual stats to measure whether the system is any good is totally ...wrong. I could think of many stupid systems that would still probably produce quite 'reasonable' results...
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    Should Port supporters be ashamed of themselves?????

    Without defending the crowd, Saturday afternoon is the worst timeslot available (at least in SA - I assume the same probably applies in other states?)
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    R1: Port v Geelong Review

    Watching on tv, I thought Thurstans played a pretty good game. He was prepared to back himself and run and create from defence, and he made some plays in defence, certainly in the second half. Maybe I was giving him too much credit, and not paying enough attention to defensive work, but I was...
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    Harbhajan Singh gets off

    Have people read the actual reasons for the decision? The Aussie cricketers got slammed as being unreliable, and the judge felt there was insufficient evidence against Harbajhan - he might have said "teri maa ki" as he claimed, so the charge was downgraded. The judge didn't think much of...
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    Playing outside the spirit of the game?

    I love the way "gamesmanship" is suddenly considered ok by so many people. I think it started with the Aussie cricket team, who decided that "gamesmanship" sounded better than "sledging." People, "gamesmanship" is by definition outside the spirit of the game! Gamesmanship definition: 1 ...
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    Will Hogg be banned?

    Actually, I'm pretty sure he's been charged with a grade 3 offence. Grade 3 offenses relate to racism and a few other things - "using language or gestures that offends, insults, humiliates, intimidates, threatens, disparages or vilifies another person on the basis of that person's race...
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    Will Hogg be banned?

    No offence mate, but when this incident blew up, I had to explain that it was considered racist to about 6 people at work on Monday. I have a friend who called her (Indian, dark-skinned) work colleague a monkey on a regular basis, and was rather shocked to find out this week that it was...
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    Will Hogg be banned?

    Well, watch how this plays out first. If it blows up any more, you might only get to yell at one fielder before you get kicked out of the ground.
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    ponting and clarke catches

    That of course is the 'catch' Latif claimed, which resulted in him being banned for five matches. I think you'll find it was posted in sarcasm as a fishing expedition, but it doesn't seem to have attracted the amount of response it deserved. Illustrates why both Clarke (even if he got to it...
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    Will Hogg be banned?

    So I hear. But I (and I expect many others) had only ever heard it used in a non-racial sense before, suggesting that someone was incompetent. Or possible cute and jumpy. Or just cheeky. Of course, I agree Harbajan had really lost this excuse ("I didn't know what it meant") after the one day...
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    Will Hogg be banned?

    Yeah, I'm betting the Indians weren't offended. Then again, they might say they were - I'm also betting Hogg will admit (a) that he said it and (b) that he knew what it actually means. There go his two most obvious get-out clauses.
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    Will Hogg be banned?

    Until the one day series in India, I didn't realise calling someone a monkey was racist. Would be a surprise if he went, I admit, and I am playing devil's advocate to some extent. However, whilst I'm sure it wasn't Hogg's intention, in India maybe they do call them a bastard for that reason -...
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    Will Hogg be banned?

    The 'bastard' case with Hogg is going to be pretty interesting. Anyone have thoughts on whether he'll get banned? I realise it's a bit of a stunt, but it seems to me that it falls within the letter of the ICC code of conduct, in that the insult disparages on the basis of 'descent'. Anyone...
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    What did Symonds say?

    Although what Symonds said was probably worse. It's a bit like the Lehmann one, where he called the Sri Lankans "Black C***s" - the offensive part really was calling them 'c***s'. Funny the way your standard insults are overlooked but as soon as there is a possible, mild, racial undertone...
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    What has been WCE admin response so far?

    I wouldn't have thought they would have to wait. They don't have to decide things on the same standard of proof as the legal system, nor do they have the same public policy role. But I haven't heard anything from them yet...
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