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Joined March 2018
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AFL, cricket and golf fan who loves a good rant.
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Like the childhood game where you are given hints about how close you are to the prize, we are getting ever so slightly warmer…
In a fairly slow week in the world of Cricket, England bowled out for 58 (after being 9/27) and lost by an innings to…
Ball tampering is a relatively low-grade offence according to the ICC, whose sanctions issued are largely in line with players sprung for tampering in the past. I continue to be fascinated by this sideshow, and I do not think the CA sanctions imposed are too harsh. I don’t recall another governing body doing anything similar for incidents past. They’ve taken a stand and send a strong message, not just to our players, but world cricket that this behaviour and all that went on before and after it, will not be tolerated. Thanks for reading. If we all agreed all the time, what a boring world we would live in.
The Cape Town kerfuffle
Amen Paul. Spot on here from you. Perspective is a valuable weapon in these modern times.
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I highly doubt that CA were swayed by the 1000s upon thousands of keyboard warriors. The players breached the Code of Conduct in a breathtaking manner, hence the sanctions over and above what the ICC handed down. ✅
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Apologies. England comments were a free hit. I’m better than that. Thanks for having a read.
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Yes. I felt better after getting it all out. Same time next week?
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It’s a running joke among my mates that in the last 10 minutes of a match, there are no rules. The NRL is losing fans. Anyways, I’ll keep watching the AFL. All the best.
The referees aren’t ruining the game, the stubborn players are