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Broad was a great guest, loved the story about him whistling the 'Broady's a w***er' chant while making a cup of tea and his teammates wondering what he was up to. He enjoyed his time on the show, and believes there's scope for a similar program in England.

Phil Tuffnel would have been a good guest instead of Steve Waugh, but I can understand channel 7 being reluctant to have 2 ex England players as guests for their only cricket episodes of the Front Bar.
 
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Stuart Broad. Going back to the 2013-14 Ashes series, people were booing him for not walking in a previous series, but that doesn't bother me. I believe batsmen bat, bowlers bowl and umpires are there to make umpiring decisions. So, I don't care if a batsman waits for an umpire give him out.

But back to the 2013-14 series, I loved the way Broad just kept roaring in to bowl, no matter what the situation, and he was ultra-competitive in a 0-5 series, which I admire. What really won me over was an interview he did in the Test after Johnson clobbered him on the foot and left a massive bruise. Johnson had just got Broad again in the same fashion, Broad joked that Johnson was aiming for the same spot. It was refreshing, no bullshit, just have a joke and move on.

He reminded me of Darren Gough, always competitive and played the game in the right spirit.
 

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Question :
If a batsman walks and the umpire doesn’t signal out what happens ?
Is it some unwritten gentleman’s rule that it’s considered out ?
 
I don’t mind a bit of cricket but am no expert

Question :
If a batsman walks and the umpire doesn’t signal out what happens ?
Is it some unwritten gentleman’s rule that it’s considered out ?
It definitely used to be out, Adam gilchrist famously walked if he thought he was out. Now with ball tracking technology being used a batsman might start walking off, the screen says not out and he comes back to resume his innings.
 
Stuart Broad. Going back to the 2013-14 Ashes series, people were booing him for not walking in a previous series, but that doesn't bother me. I believe batsmen bat, bowlers bowl and umpires are there to make umpiring decisions. So, I don't care if a batsman waits for an umpire give him out.

But back to the 2013-14 series, I loved the way Broad just kept roaring in to bowl, no matter what the situation, and he was ultra-competitive in a 0-5 series, which I admire. What really won me over was an interview he did in the Test after Johnson clobbered him on the foot and left a massive bruise. Johnson had just got Broad again in the same fashion, Broad joked that Johnson was aiming for the same spot. It was refreshing, no bullshit, just have a joke and move on.

He reminded me of Darren Gough, always competitive and played the game in the right spirit.
totally agree on broads 2013-14 series . i seen a couple test live and he gave his all every spell as the poms crumbled around him .
 
Just wearing my baggy green what's up?
Happy West Indies GIF by Lord's Cricket Ground
 

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I'd love to ask Flem about him
I assume he hams it up for his 'sporty' night stories, but he said that refusing to wear his cap that day was one reason he never played another Test:

So, I rock up to the bus and everyone's got their Baggy Greens, except for Shane Warne, Mark Waugh and myself. Steve Waugh was not happy that everyone hasn’t worn the Baggy Green. "

"So there’s got to be ramifications. He couldn't drop Shane Warne. Not again. I think he (Steve) worked out that didn’t go down very well." He can’t drop his brother Mark Waugh. What would that be like at Christmas lunch? “So someone has to go and it’s the big-nosed Victorian. Not the smartest thing I ever did. I never played another Test.”

 
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I assume Fleming hams it up for his 'sporty' night stories, but he said that refusing to wear the cap was one reason he never played another Test:

So, I rock up to the bus and everyone's got their Baggy Greens, except for Shane Warne, Mark Waugh and myself. Steve Waugh was not happy that everyone hasn’t worn the Baggy Green. "

"So there’s got to be ramifications. He couldn't drop Shane Warne. Not again. I think he (Steve) worked out that didn’t go down very well." He can’t drop his brother Mark Waugh. What would that be like at Christmas lunch? “So, someone has to go and it’s the big-nosed Victorian. Not the smartest thing I ever did. I never played another Test.”

Also a fella named Brett Lee destroyed the indians on debut bowling 150 clicks and Gillespie and McGrath were better.
Kaspa was also really good on the subcontinent if I remember correctly
 
Also a fella named Brett Lee destroyed the indians on debut bowling 150 clicks and Gillespie and McGrath were better.
Kaspa was also really good on the subcontinent if I remember correctly
yep, and wasn't Fleming never quite the same after his shoulder injuries? At least that's what he reckons, for memory
 
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What you saw on the episode is what you get with Broad . Genuinely decent fella .
Played hard but fair .
The fact he keeps contact with hoppers cricket club says a lot about him.

S.Waugh has done a lot for charity etc but a very ordinary guy .

Anderson is moody and quite aloof off field . Just eats junk so have no idea how he stayed in shape.
 
It definitely used to be out, Adam gilchrist famously walked if he thought he was out. Now with ball tracking technology being used a batsman might start walking off, the screen says not out and he comes back to resume his innings.
If you choose to walk, then your out. Doesn't matter if the Ump hasn't made a decision.

Ball tracking etc is only used when there is a review. Sabso is correct - if your walking off and the review is found to be not out, then the batsman resumes his innings.
 

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Question :
If a batsman walks and the umpire doesn’t signal out what happens ?
Is it some unwritten gentleman’s rule that it’s considered out ?
It would normally be given out. Having said that though, there was an incident involving Graeme Watson back in the 1970s. He was playing for Western Australia and was on about 150 at the time. He considered he nicked one and walked off the ground. However, the umpires at the time considered he wasn't out, and at the next break went to the official scorers and changed the dismissal from "caught" to "retired out".
 

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