Opinion Cricket thread

[Hearts to hearts]

Tidal wave of support for both Smith and Bancroft. Sounds like they both handled that as well as they could.

Interesting that Warner isn't taking the same advice ad they have, and has instead posted a written message and asked for time to talk to people he trusts before saying anything else.

 

[giantroo]

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I can't take credit, but saw this on twitter as a post of interest to anyone who followed the * saga.

Still waiting for James Hird to do the same, Tracey....

 

[scottywiper]

Still waiting for James Hird to do the same, Tracey....

Haha. So true. She is a Hirdashian too.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

The more I hear from Smith the more I feel he was unfairly pulled into the saga and that he probably had a lot less to do with it than what the general public thinks.

All of his wording was around "I shouldn't have let it happen under my watch", "I'm the Australian captain and it shouldn't have happened on my watch", Not- "I was involved and instructed them to do it"

Just my gut feel.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

 

[giantroo]

 

[Hearts to hearts]

As I saw someone say, he's the Bancroft here. Not the best target.

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

Glass houses and all...

 

[Groucho]

Could have also said: “ must get stuck in their craw that I’ve been done twice for the same thing but am still captain!”

 

[roo blitz]

Oh those big bad boorish Australians are at it again?

Wish we had more exemplary role models like Virat, Stokes or Butt.

MMMM, I think your words came back to bite ya

 

[tales129]

**** that’s hard watching smith.

The more that this evolves it seems as though Warner’s created a ****ing tidal wave of shit and taken Bancroft and smith with him

 

[Orange Peanut]

CA just haven’t read the room at all.

Everyone wanted action taken, they seemed oblivious to how much public discontent surrounded the action and the pressers after it

When they woke up to it, they have misread it as a desire to see massive sanctions and thrown the book at them.

Cracked a walnut with a sledgehammer IMO.

 

[Orange Peanut]

Boof resigns, according to Jim Maxwell

 

[archereleven]

Wanderers test is his last...

So much more to this story...

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[North Viking]

Boof resigns, according to Jim Maxwell

Hooray.
That’s one asshat that should of resigned immediately.
This happened under you watch Boof head!!! You should of set a better standard.
Live with that!!!

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Lehmann stepping down is official.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Lehmann stepping down is official.

The right move, unfortunately. Even if he didn't know as coach he's part of it.

Now Sutherland needs to go and Australia can get a clean air and rebuild it's shattered reputation.

Smith and Bancroft are not bad people, they fronted up to the media and admitted their errors in tough circumstances, they'll be forgiven.

 

[Samsquanch]

Lehmann stepping down is official.

At the end of the series.

 

[Twinkletoes]

What a shithouse night tonight's been for anyone who loves cricket and Australian Cricket particularly.

Warner did front the cameras with his wife and daughters briefly upon arrival into Sydney where he was asked if he knew Lehmann had resigned. He said his priority was getting his two kids to bed and asked for a couple of days to clear his head before responding with his own presser.

This whole mess has highlighted how scott free the ball tamperers of other nations have got off.

Smith will be back.

Bancroft too if form permits in 18 months or so.

Not so sure about Warner.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Just watched the Lehmann presser. He too showed genuine remorse that this happened on his watch. Mentioned he reconsidered his position after seeing Smith and Bancroft speak.

There's one odd man out in this whole situation.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

This whole mess has highlighted how scott free the ball tamperers of other nations have got off.

The ICC have announced they are reviewing their player code of conduct, meanwhile on Twitter us Aussies have jumped back on our high horses and are taking the moral high ground against Indians bagging Smith and Australian cricket.

 

[tazaa]

The Captain went down with his crew. Simple.
Uncharacteristic of Smith.
But straight away Warner seemed the culprit.
Shit go to tarnish ones career like that

 

[Twinkletoes]

The Captain went down with his crew. Simple.
Uncharacteristic of Smith.
But straight away Warner seemed the culprit.
Shit go to tarnish ones career like that

I can see Smith returning with a steely determination and hunger for runs even beyond his already insatiable appetite, playing on into his late 30's and retiring a legend.

 

[tazaa]

I can see Smith returning with a steely determination and hunger for runs even beyond his already insatiable appetite, playing on into his late 30's and retiring a legend.

Yep.
Carey, Warne, Tiger, Andrew Johns - Smith will be amongst esteemed atheletes to have fallen on their sword