Maybe one day sledging will be restricted to needling opponents about their technique and such like and ANY form of abusive language will be outlawed. As it stands it appears that abusing your opponent can be 'within the spirit of the game'.
Re: Pay Your Respects To The Great One
Speaking from his home in Perth, former opposition leader, Kim Beazley said, "I fondly remember Shane Bourne's years on 'HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY', where he presented the much loved "GREAT AUSSIE JOKE" segment with his mate, the late Maurie Fields..."
Re: Comic value, Pakistan fans now burning Hair's image
Imran 's now claiming that he was misquoted on the Hitler thing. Expect him to make a run for the Presidency in the not too distant though...
Re: Pakistani Ball Tampering
According to Derek Pringle, writing in the (UK) Telegraph, Duncan Fletcher has 'blood on his hands':
"In a dramatic twist, England were dragged into the centre of the fourth Test ball-tampering furore yesterday after it was revealed that their coach, Duncan...
Now he's so embarrassed at what he's done (probably after a getting a bollocking from Ponting) that he's blaming it all on Nasser Hussein and Michael Vaughan :rolleyes:
Yes, the only thing in question is the extent of the penalty. They already used their discretion to halve the ban from the standard minimum penalty - it's a matter of debate whether one year is still too harsh for what looks like just a dumb act.
Maybe if he'd shown a bit more contrition and...
He's still displaying his dumbness - he now says he's "a victim of anti-doping hysteria". No contrition shown at all. Who does he appeal to - WADA? He might be lucky if they just confirm the sentence handed down.
I used to umpire in a junior cricket comp where the batsmen had to retire on 30, but could come back in when all the other kids had got out, if there were any overs left. The cluey bowlers soon worked out that it was not in their interest to take wickets towards the end of the innings, or the...
From the 'Baggy Green' commentary:
Berry dives for the crease and thinks he is in, umpire raises the finger, oh no Berry has a few choice words for the umpire and smashes his bat on the ground
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