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That’s what gets me. The South Africans get all shocked and offended every time somebody dares to question their integrity, but their track record’s not exactly great, is it?
ICC hands down ruling on Du Plessis' ball tampering
Yep, good on ya, Watto – my first favourite player when I got into cricket, and that always sticks. It’s been great to watch him playing for Australia again and doing so well, certainly a nice way for him to go out.
Shane Watson: Better than he was given credit for
Well, our batting was crap but on the positive side, I thought the bowlers did a good job. Sure, Agar’s over let NZ get off to a flyer, but Watto did a pretty good job of tying Guptill down again in the next over and from thereon in we kept them fairly well in check. The batsmen have just got to learn how to chase sensibly and not all get out slogging when we only need 7 an over, and we’ll be right.
Australia are as uninspiring as their new uniforms
Do we really need Mitch Marsh? I mean, once Watto retires from international cricket altogether then Marsh is in for sure, but at the moment, if we’ve already got Zampa, Hazlewood, Tye/Coulter-Nile, Hastings/Faulkner, Maxwell and Watson, couldn’t we afford to give Khawaja that batting slot over Marsh? He’s a good bowler but he hasn’t really done a lot with the bat.
West Indies give Australia a World T20 reality check
Yeah, great piece, Geoff – it’s nice to be reminded to actually enjoy the cricket as well, rather than just getting to hung up over debating controversies. In January this year my family and I spent two weeks touring NZ, and Christchurch was one of my favourite places, there is a special sort of feeling to it. We walked through Hagley Park early one morning in the rain to go have breakfast in the cafe in the middle of the gardens, and it was amazing, very beautiful and very peaceful. Great coffee, too.
Cricket a welcome reprieve in a still crumbled Christchurch
Haha, yep, that’d be fine 😛
UPDATE: Josh Hazlewood charged with dissent after DRS reaction
Maybe in a similar fashion to yesterday. Maybe not. Seeing as it didn’t happen, we can’t really say, can we?
I’m not excusing Hazlewood’s behaviour and neither’s anyone else – he acted like a pill, got pulled up on it, pleaded guilty, copped the fine and hopefully learned his lesson. If NZ want to file that away in their folder of evidence that they are much better sports than Australia then they can go ahead. I’m just pointing out it’s a bit ironic of them to take the moral high ground when it comes to dealing with disappointment over an umpiring decision.
UPDATE: Josh Hazlewood charged with dissent after DRS reaction
Yeah. What Clarke did for the Hughes family and the Aussie team throughout that period was incredible. The fact that anyone could attack him over it is unbelievable. Some people, huh?
Maybe Michael Clarke just misses playing cricket?
Assuming you mean the NZ players, and not the fans and commentators, then I’d agree that NZ may well keep their tempers in check better, but then they kind of drop the bundle with their actual cricket. The Lyon decision didn’t need to cost them their lead, and the Voges stuff-up didn’t need to cost them 232 runs.
UPDATE: Josh Hazlewood charged with dissent after DRS reaction
Yeah, to be fair it was the fans and commentators, rather than the Kiwi players, who blew up over the Lyon incident. It was fairly clear from Ross Taylor’s press conference interview that the players were fuming about it, but they were doing it behind closed doors and from memory none of them came out and said anything much, so no issue.
NZ dealt with the Lyon decision well temper-wise, but then they dropped their bundle and let the decision hurt much more than it necessarily had to. The Aussies basically did the opposite – blew up a bit at the time but bounced back quickly and got the wicket within 10 runs. So to be honest I’d say we’re even when it comes to the Reaction to Dissatisfaction with Umpiring Bragging Rights.
UPDATE: Josh Hazlewood charged with dissent after DRS reaction
To be honest, I really doubt Clarke had to engineer anything to end up with this much publicity. I don’t think he could have avoided it if he tried. If told every journalist trying to interview him to bugger off, it would hardly paint him in a better light, would it?
Maybe Michael Clarke just misses playing cricket?
Seriously, JoM? It’s just bloody sick how people have brought up Phil Hughes and used him as a device with which to attack Australia over the spirit in which they play the game. It’s a hundred times worse than anything arrogant or boorish a player can do on the field.
Maybe Michael Clarke just misses playing cricket?
Yeah, true. I’m not blaming McCullum for playing the way he does. I do think he looks like a bit of a dill when it doesn’t come off, but if he’s happy and NZ are happy, then good on them. Like I said, I was just curious about it. I guess they value his sort of Indomitable Viking Warrior image over really going for steady, reliable success.
Australia reversing to victory over Kiwis
They’re just jelous because they still haven’t got a dodgy umpiring call yet this Test 😛
UPDATE: Josh Hazlewood charged with dissent after DRS reaction
Yeah, that’s fair – it was given not-out, so if there’s anything to cause doubt you have to stick with the on-field decision. Good news is, as enraged as we were, it only cost us about 9 runs, didn’t it?
UPDATE: Josh Hazlewood charged with dissent after DRS reaction
The whole live by the sword, die by the sword, play my way no matter what the situation … I mean, it only comes off every now and then and it doesn’t do his team a whole lot of favours. NZ didn’t need 25 off 27, they needed someone to stick around and claw their way back into the game.
To be honest, I find it kind of surprising that NZ cricket fans in general seem to be completely ok with him playing that way. I could be wrong, but my gut feeling is that in Australia, there’d be a larger number of fans who would consider that attitude frustrating and rather selfish in a captain and senior batsman. I’m not trying to slag him or NZ off here, I’m just curious – cultural difference, I guess?
Australia reversing to victory over Kiwis
Muted sobbing? You’re not still that upset about the Voges thing, are you?
Australia reversing to victory over Kiwis
Well, they could have pulled their heads in, for sure. Still, I do find it a bit rich to have New Zealand telling us off for complaining about the umpiring. Especially Ian Smith, who couldn’t go two minutes straight without complaining about the Llong decision for the entire remainder of the Adelaide Test.
Interestingly, even though we were so sure we should have had his wicket and very upset that we didn’t get it, Williamson somehow didn’t actually go on to get 200-odd and cost us the game. It’s like it was actually possible to get him out within 20 runs of us feeling hard-done-by with an umpiring call …
UPDATE: Josh Hazlewood charged with dissent after DRS reaction
‘Hit and giggle’? I mean, McCullum and the Kiwis could have had me fooled, but these actually are test matches, you know.
Australia's Test batting lineup is becoming dominant
Like I said. The ONCE CHANCE they had, irretrievably gone. Voges might as well have been on 239 from very moment Illingworth opened his mouth.
Incidentally, I remember this time that Stuart Broad was turned down with an unbelievable ‘Umpire’s Call’ DRS decision on an lbw decision, it was smashing the off-stump, the on-field umpire was mad to give not out. It was a pretty rubbish decision to be honest. Funny thing was, he got the batsman out edging to first slip next ball.
Man, I wish that sort of thing were still possible …
Raw Australian Test team exceeding expectations
Yeah. It’s a real pity, isn’t it? NZ had ONE CHANCE to dismiss Voges before he scored 239, and Richard Illingworth completely bungled it for them.
Raw Australian Test team exceeding expectations
Rules in sport are there to keep the game fair for both teams. The bowler has to deliver the ball from a certain distance away, the nonstriker isn’t allowed to leave his crease for his run before the ball has been bowled.
If the bowler gets a wicket but he’s overstepped by millimetres, he’s not gaining any advantage, but it’s still a no-ball and he forfeits the wicket. Once you’ve drawn the line you have to stick to it.
I’d say it’s exactly the same in this situation: the nonstriker has to be in his crease, and if he’s not, even by millimetres, then I’d argue he deserves the same response as the bowler. “Bad luck, mate, but you should have made sure you were behind the line.”
When the laws and spirit of cricket clash
You have to wonder what the Proteas expected. Faf got found guilty of ball-tampering in Australia against Australia by the ICC, he complained about the sentence, and he complained about getting booed because of it. It’s really not the way to get the respect of an Aussie crowd. He’s saying the more he gets booed, the harder he’ll fight and the more determined he’ll be – fair enough. The other side of that is the more he complains about being booed, the more the crowd will boo him. The more he demands respect, the less he’ll get, because demanding respect from Aussies – especially when they think you’ve cheated – is the best way to lose it.
Aussie crowds bad mannered: Proteas