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A Queenslander, who loves his sport, especially cricket sports, Racquet sports, Rugby, and a bit of humour. Only two dislikes, the Poms & New South Welshman...sorry them from New South Wales.
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"Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws…
Only one thing could top off that win by Australia, would be if Jonny Bairstow and Piers Morgan had to present the winning trophy! 😁
CHAMPIONS! Head's heroic ton, bowling brilliance sees Aussies crush India for SIXTH - and best - World Cup win
Lets face it..you don’t win 10 matches in a row without have great leadership, and we know that just having talented players doesn’t win games if the team is rudderless.
India was hands down the best team of this tournament, and deserved to be crowned champions..however deserving something, doesn’t always translate to getting something.
I thought the final was played in great spirit, and fully understand the disappointment of the home crowd and the Indian Team.. The difference between the qualifying matches, and the finals is that team need to find another gear. Australia did this through their fielding which went to another level, and they then had enough courage to back themselves when batting. I am ecstatic, however I think this Indian side is going to be very hard to beat going forward.
'Exceptional leader': Dravid defends Sharma despite skipper's moment of madness triggering World Cup final failure
Best sight ever.. Jonny “Fairthrow” getting caught off the first ball. The man with more gall than WG Grace.
UK View: 'Cowed and broken' - Poms' 'deeply galling' Aussie loss slammed as Starc takes cheeky 'moral victory' dig
If you look at the footage of the forward pass, it is easy to see why it was missed. Gerard Sutton was 10-15 metres in front of the play, and the touch judge 10-15 metres behind. It is unfair to push all the blame on the officials, they are doing their best to keep up with elite athletes. Most notably the speed of Walsh is electric.
That being said, this should be a pivotal moment for the league to reflect on how the bunker can be used to inform the on field referee to something so blatant (isn’t that why the bunker was brought in).
…Or maybe the pass wasn’t actually forward, it is just Coriolis effect??
ANALYSIS: Walsh puts Panthers on notice as Broncos crush Warriors to deliver first Grand Final since 2015
This is so far off the mark. Kevvie has refused to use poor refereeing as an excuse for his team. He consistently talks about referees only being human. I think maybe you are getting confused with Ricky Stuart.
ANALYSIS: Walsh puts Panthers on notice as Broncos crush Warriors to deliver first Grand Final since 2015
The Broncos are the most underrated side in this years competition, this is despite the fact they finished equal top (on points) of the minor premiership race. One could argue that their season has been the most consistent, with top rankings in defence and attack. It should come as no surprise that they beat the Storm given the form throughout the season.
I disagree that the game was poor, coaches will say this as a reason for losing, however when you take into account the weather conditions, the intensity, and the speed of the game, this was a cracker and both teams didn’t back down. I think Melbourne will be hard pressed to win the comp from here, as the Panthers have also proven themselves to be extremely hard to beat, but I have no doubt the broncos just have to maintain their consistency and squad to take out this years title.
ANALYSIS: Broncos surge into prelim after heartbreaking Papi injury - but were the Panthers the big winners?
Peter, Totally agree that if the situation was reversed, I would certainly be up in arms….very similar to the Starc ‘no catch’. And I still think it was a catch, however I certainly concede that as per the rules it is out.. and I accept the right decision was made. As I said on another post, these are highly paid professionals, they should know the rules..and its on them alone if they don’t.
COMMENT: Cummins failed the moral test and tarnished these Ashes. He had the chance to be a legend and blew it
I think if you look closely at the previous deliveries, Jonny Bairstow did exactly the same thing. Certainly Carey could have, and probably should have had a throw earlier.
That being said, not doing it until the last ball of the over makes no difference, as the law would have been interpreted the same.
Nothing was gained by waiting until the final ball, Bairstow didn’t act with any obvious difference to the previous deliveries, and clearly the emotion reaction received proved it would be a very poor decision if this was the case.
Bairstow did not make any more significant movement then the previous deliveries, in ignoring everything around him. And again the only time he looked at either umpire or where the ball was located, was after it hit his stumps.
I don’t believe the throw was coincidental, I think it was clear that Carey acted on Bairstow’s lack of awareness. The fact the throw was made immediately (even as you say, when Bairstow was in his crease), confirms there was some degree of chance, maybe given the three previous deliveries, the odds were somewhat reduced when he let it go.
COMMENT: Cummins failed the moral test and tarnished these Ashes. He had the chance to be a legend and blew it
Except McDonald did answer the media in relation to the scandal. He said it was a non event, standard play throughout the world, and wasn’t aware that his English counterpart had said beers were off. As he said, and as posted in various forums through the internet, dismissals similar in both fashion and competitive spirit happen in matches all over the world (even by the players involved in this match). I think his dismissive, staid response conveyed the relative insignificance of the actual incident, which triggered such an overemotive response.
UK View: 'He didn't look like a leader. He looked pathetic' - Cummins caned but Poms also skewer 'dozy' Bairstow
Yeah, probably a little one eyed back then…and we didn’t win too many against the Windies…………..so I guess not a lot unlike the Poms now!! Point taken..Although still a shame Bairstow didn’t do a Jonesy.
Personally, I don’t have a problem with the dismissal, and think it has been done too often to be against the Spirit of the game…specially when kids still play this rule today!
COMMENT: Cummins failed the moral test and tarnished these Ashes. He had the chance to be a legend and blew it
Probably why we haven’t heard from Stumps Bairstow, he knows he would have done the same thing.
I always thought he was called stumps because he was a Keeper, but now I realise it’s because he doesn’t have a leg to stand on 😁
'Bloody oath I would': Head accuses bleating Bairstow of blatant hypocrisy over Ashes flashpoint
Mr Wikipetia, thanks for this list, however one doesn’t belong:
Look at the video of the Dean Jones incident, it is not dissimilar to the Bairstow incident. It is however, a celebration of the integrity of Dean Jones, taking responsibility for his actions, and respecting the rules of the game…
But that was a simpler time, when the game was a contest…One winner, one loser. Losers don’t get trophies, and you accepted the umpire’s decision….with grace.. and moved on!
RIP Mr Jones, you bloody legend.
COMMENT: Cummins failed the moral test and tarnished these Ashes. He had the chance to be a legend and blew it
Thank goodness for the video footage… as I was worried that Bairstow had been unfairly duped before leaving his crease.
But NO, despite your claim that the umpires were walking to take up their new position and therefore the call ‘Over’ was intimated by their actions, it is clear that not only did Jonny not look to see whether the ball was ‘dead’, he certainly didn’t hear the umpire call over, or look at either umpire moving, so as to intimate that Over had been called….Apparently, the batsmen is the sole arbiter of when the ball is dead, and when an ‘Over’ is complete.
As an aside, if a batsmen “lets say an Aussie batsmen”, hits the ball in the air and before it gets caught, the umpire “lets say they are an Aussie umpire” calls Over…..is this still out?….I’m asking for a friend who is going to play cricket at Headingly this week….
COMMENT: Cummins failed the moral test and tarnished these Ashes. He had the chance to be a legend and blew it
still legal, they just tightened the rules about when the bowler can effect the dismissal as part of their run up.
COMMENT: Cummins failed the moral test and tarnished these Ashes. He had the chance to be a legend and blew it
As an Brisbane Heat fan, I can’t believe what has been attributed to Brendan McCullum saying…..
He just doesn’t come across as a man who would refuse to have a drink with anyone, at anytime, for any reason.
COMMENT: Cummins failed the moral test and tarnished these Ashes. He had the chance to be a legend and blew it
The funniest sight you will ever see…..Jonny Bairstow’s look when he heard the appeal. It was like ‘Oh Shit’ I’m in trouble here, before he looked at the umpires to see if anyone had called ‘Over’…priceless!….
I can’t wait to read his autobiography “Situational Awareness-A Guide for Dummies”.
COMMENT: Cummins failed the moral test and tarnished these Ashes. He had the chance to be a legend and blew it
You highlight the subtle difference between Labuschagne and Bairstow in your third line. Yes there was no advantage, but there was also no situational awareness. Whilst Marnus had very good situational awareness, Jonny had none. Not once in the over did he ever check to see if the ball was dead, before wandering out of his crease.
The whole dismissal is on Bairstow, and I hope he will be a better player because of what has happened…but I doubt it.
Certainly not if everyone keeps saying it wasn’t his fault, and the Australian’s should have warned him nicely that if he kept disrespecting the laws of the game, he would be removed from the arena, before attempting to dismiss him legitimately, by throwing the stumps down.
Do you think Bairstow will be retained as Keeper, due to this incident….because by all accounts Foakes was being touted as the better option for the next test.
Stuart Broad has just given Pat Cummins a lecture on moral standards. The audacity is gobsmacking
Brendan McCullum is a very smart coach. I have no doubt he has no issue with the dismissal, certainly his previous history proves this. I believe he is using it, for exactly what he says. To galvanise his team. Nothing else seems to be working. Maybe, just maybe he realises this nice, play the game without care and just entertain isn’t going to win back the ashes….
Lets try some psychology on the team, how bad are the opposition, look how they treat us, and disrespect the Spirit of the Game. We need to beat them, cause they are evil and we are good.
Well played Brendan..lets hope they buy your BS.
Prime whingers: Albo responds as British PM joins meltdown, Boycott demands apology, McCullum still sooking
Interesting observation from the Kayo commentary team before kick-off, about the size difference between the two teams and asking how Parras bigger bodies would handle the heat and humidity. Apparently not so well.
'We gave up': Under pressure Arthur rages at 'part-time footy team' Parra as undermanned Dolphins run riot