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Hmm. Doubt it.
Why would they appeal then?
COMMENT: BBL Pom's disgraceful ump incident deserves bigger ban - and shame on Aussie icon for 'both-sidesing' it
That happened to Scott Rush too.
The sentence ended up being reversed.
COMMENT: BBL Pom's disgraceful ump incident deserves bigger ban - and shame on Aussie icon for 'both-sidesing' it
Very true.
This wasn’t ego though. This was just a humble man enforcing a plainly obvious rule.
COMMENT: BBL Pom's disgraceful ump incident deserves bigger ban - and shame on Aussie icon for 'both-sidesing' it
I find it incredible that he couldn’t hear an umpire speaking to him 20 yards away, but yet somehow he at the same time has supersonic hearing and can hear the faintest of edges in full stadiums in England and India!
COMMENT: BBL Pom's disgraceful ump incident deserves bigger ban - and shame on Aussie icon for 'both-sidesing' it
Her comments were appalling.
But the pile on has been worse and unjustified.
COMMENT: BBL Pom's disgraceful ump incident deserves bigger ban - and shame on Aussie icon for 'both-sidesing' it
Because Adelaide pulls in a better crowd.
Adelaide is by far the best test venue in the world. Almost incomparable.
It’s Brisbane and Perth that struggle to get people.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
Yeah, nice stuff.
I think test cricket moving more towards composite teams instead of just nation v nation is a terrific idea.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
That would be interfering in the domestic activities of the UAE and Indian boards though.
All the ICC can do is lobby and appeal to the decency of ECB, CA and BCCI to spread the love a bit.
The objective of the ICC is to promote and grow cricket everywhere. Not promote one form of cricket for a handful of nations.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
I’m sorry, what other assumption could be made?
You’ve been belittling Johnson for getting a good pay day despite apparently being unworthy of it because he never held a baggy green.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
I’d support that.
If you won’t turn up and support the national team, but you’ll support a poxy franchise, then stop putting the national team there.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
You had to phone home?
Not use the internet? You can watch matches on channel 9’s app in SA.
'Twiggy' Forrest branching out into NRL with mammoth deal to boost Dragons rebuild
NRL stands zero chance of usurping AFL in this country.
Zero.
'Twiggy' Forrest branching out into NRL with mammoth deal to boost Dragons rebuild
Yeah, easy to do so when CA pays you $2m and you pull in double that in sponsorships.
Go and ask how much Spencer Johnson was being paid by CA, and how much he was getting in sponsorship deals. I’ll answer: $0, and $0.
Maybe you can donate some of your evident riches to the fringe players to focus on the baggy green. I can only presume you must be minted because you scorn at players signing $1m+ contracts instead of playing for the love of the game
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
Yeah, but he played a terrific innings that won’t be forgotten by people who watch the game a bit more than a simple cricinfo search on stats like you’ve just done. And his form in 2018 when he became a premier player in tests (ranked inside the top 5 for bowling) again isn’t forgotten by those who follow the game.
His 200 from number 8 against England in 2019 was amazing.
He’s not an allrounder. He is a good bowler who was a capable bat. Allrounders don’t bat at 8 in tests. And no one is calling him a great. You don’t have to be a great to be discussed beyond retirement in cricket. There are literally hundreds of Australian cricketers who most definitely were not great that still get remembered fondly and discussed.
Jason Holder will be remembered as one of the better players in a pretty dismal era of test cricketers in WI.
And here we are, discussing his legacy and proving my point exactly. Thanks. You made it quite easy.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
Agreed with all that.
The market has spoken in Perth. Frankly, I wouldn’t even bother hosting another test match there again.
And yes, definitely compare only to Brisbane. Similar sized markets.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
You greatly misunderstand the purpose of the ICC. I suggest you read their constitution, as you evidently haven’t.
Their role vis-a-vis the role of the national cricket boards is quite similar to a federalist nation. They are the federal government, while the boards are the states. If anything they are more a confederal government rather than a pure federation, so they retain even less control over their constituent boards.
So their remit is quite limited. It’s not remotely close to what you say. They don’t have any power to just make decisions and expect all the states to comply. Nearly everything requires some kind of regional board ratification.
The ICC’s function is to ensure matches are being held to the right rules (and thus correct status being granted), boards are operating according to agreed governance processes, and to operate their own tournaments in which all participants are bound by ICC rules.
For them to do what you suggest, then all the boards would have to sign up and agree to being subservient to the ICC, and then become more of a unitary model. Which will never, ever happen. The ICC simply has no power to directly intervene in domestic cricket issues.
It’s why the ECB can hold The Hundred. It’s why the UAE can hold T10’s. It’s why HK could hold the Super 8’s. The ICC can’t stop any of that. All it has power to do is not grant those games official status.
What you think the ICC can do, they have no legal power to do so.
As to the custodians of the game, the ICC has no power to even re-write the laws of the game. That remains the MCC.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
Yeah, they were hunting him.
And so be it if so. Oliver is still supremely at fault.
Oliver's off-season from hell continues as Dees star charged for driving with suspended licence
He wasn’t getting a significantly watered down CA contract. He was on $2m plus sponsorships.
Spencer Johnson isn’t Mitchell Starc.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
You’ve had that too. Crowds still didn’t turn up. Australia v a very competitive India in 2012. January.
You also played India in January in 2008.
You could not get better than that. Still didn’t turn up. Indians made the effort though.
Every suggestion (bar a boxing day test) made by Perth people has been tried, and failed.
Face it: you don’t turn up to test matches.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
Agreed.
The people saying “the ICC need to step in” or “local boards need to pay bigger contracts” haven’t a clue about the problem at hand.
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
ICC need to take control?
Take control of what?
'Not curtains for me in Test cricket': Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
They played the 2007 tournament in July in South East Asia and 2004 in China.
Yup. And no one turned up. Embarrassing.
AFL and NRL dont own any stadiums apart from Marvel which they still needed a couple of hundred million goverment money because AFL cant afford to maintain it.
They rent the other stadiums, and as the leaseholder enjoy the rights to use the asset they are renting. As for the comment about Marvel, that’s just made up.
The Asia cup hasn’t got the same requirements as a world cup anyway so no obstacles at all.
Yes it does.
They played without any cricket stadiums because it was in summer so how was that an advantage in terms of freeing up stadiums.
Barely comprehensible.
'Hasn't been a decision I've taken lightly': Socceroos stalwart makes surprise retirement call
Why was the timed out worse than the underarm?
It was as clear as water. Matthews took an age to get ready, and got dismissed. tough.
The 23 biggest sporting controversies of 2023: Feuds, drama, cheating claims and dirty tricks - this year had it all
Well, that’s not entirely true.
The tribunal took a cointoss view of it. And the AFL now changed the rules so that is now rightly illegal play.
The 23 biggest sporting controversies of 2023: Feuds, drama, cheating claims and dirty tricks - this year had it all
For someone who advocates a love for the global game, you know unusually little about it off Australian shores.
Mike Tuckerman has repeatedly discussed the J-League and it’s challenges as a summer league.
Should the A-Leagues follow the Japanese example and shift their seasons to winter?