Cricket Season Thread

[tiger_one]

 

[happy_tiger]

Now Khawaja comes out and says if he wanted to make money from his comments he would of released his comments during the South African series
Just shut up Ussie .....stop digging the hole

 

[kiwitiger]

Australian cricket really dropped the ball on this.
Should of taken the ICC punishment for the 3 players of 1 game ban and moved on.
Wouldn't of made any books if they done that.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

In recognition of Marnus getting the arse. Crazy to think both these guys are gone

 

[happy_tiger]

Warner comes out and says Ussie telling the truth

 

[tig_prmz]

Obviously uzzie says it at a time thats convenient for him,

But when he comes out and says it is irrelevant.

Ball tampering happens everywhere. ICC charged them with 2 games ban and CA went out and did 12 month bans. It was damage control because they didn't want Bancroft to be the only one thrown under the bus. It was a knee jerk stupid reaction that made a mountain out of a molehill.

Ofc scars aren't healed. Warner, smith and Bancroft didn't deserve what they got because no one ever has or ever will. The true story was always about what went in behind closed dooors that made Bancroft not able to refuse something like this. Whoever's idea it was, but the cowardice they had to let a young cricket take the fall is wrong.

I agree with Ussie though that they should have all spoken up right there but who would do that if you're threatened with 12 month bans. Bancroft should have received a 2 game suspension, the team should have apologised and that's it.

These stupid bans is the reason this is still relevant 8 years later.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

lets go england for the ODI series at $2.10
the time is now, go for it

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Warner comes out and says Ussie telling the truth

so has Johnson
perhaps Captain Climate Change didn't notice the ball while he was bowling....

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I don’t even think all our home International ODIs are on feee to air anymore

so poor they should all be on free to air

 

[Betterdays22]

Obviously uzzie says it at a time thats convenient for him,

But when he comes out and says it is irrelevant.

Ball tampering happens everywhere. ICC charged them with 2 games ban and CA went out and did 12 month bans. It was damage control because they didn't want Bancroft to be the only one thrown under the bus. It was a knee jerk stupid reaction that made a mountain out of a molehill.

Ofc scars aren't healed. Warner, smith and Bancroft didn't deserve what they got because no one ever has or ever will. The true story was always about what went in behind closed dooors that made Bancroft not able to refuse something like this. Whoever's idea it was, but the cowardice they had to let a young cricket take the fall is wrong.

I agree with Ussie though that they should have all spoken up right there but who would do that if you're threatened with 12 month bans. Bancroft should have received a 2 game suspension, the team should have apologised and that's it.

These stupid bans is the reason this is still relevant 8 years later.

Think you have hit the nail on the head with this one

 

[happy_tiger]

so poor they should all be on free to air

And what ....punish the entire nation with our diabolical performances

 

[Curly_Tiger]

I feel he’s getting himself ready to move into the Craig Foster national critics role in the future

Now Khawaja comes out and says if he wanted to make money from his comments he would of released his comments during the South African series
Just shut up Ussie .....stop digging the hole

 

[tiger_one]

No surprise, but Sandpaper-Gate is again news around the world:

Khawaja book: Sandpapergate a stench Cricket Australia cannot shake

Usman Khawaja's autobiography has exposed the limbo Australian cricket finds itself stuck in over the sandpaper scandal, writes Stephan Shemilt.

www.bbc.com

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7767115/2026/11/09/cricket-sandpapergate-warner-khawaja-australia/

Usman Khawaja says he isn’t seeking witch hunt over ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal

Usman Khawaja has revealed n his autobiography that the 2018 ball tampering plot had been common knowledge throughout the Australian team. and not just to three players.

sportstar.thehindu.com

 

[tiger_one]

The T20 Gold Clash is coming November 22 on Seven & 7plus!
Team Cricket v Team Footy

 

[Stevec]

Konstas making another statement with an unbeaten ton in NSW 2nd innings vs Victoria

 

[tiger_one]

Konstas making another statement with an unbeaten ton in NSW 2nd innings vs Victoria

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

No surprise, but Sandpaper-Gate is again news around the world:

Khawaja book: Sandpapergate a stench Cricket Australia cannot shake

Usman Khawaja's autobiography has exposed the limbo Australian cricket finds itself stuck in over the sandpaper scandal, writes Stephan Shemilt.

www.bbc.com

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7767115/2026/11/09/cricket-sandpapergate-warner-khawaja-australia/

Usman Khawaja says he isn’t seeking witch hunt over ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal

Usman Khawaja has revealed n his autobiography that the 2018 ball tampering plot had been common knowledge throughout the Australian team. and not just to three players.

sportstar.thehindu.com

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Grubby move by Khawaja. Was happy for his mates to take a bullet, wasn't prepared to stand for them at the time because he knew that there was money and a career on the line, but now he's retired and got everything he wants out of the game on the field now is the time to find delayed moral conviction, coincidentally as he is about to release his book.

It was a shit period for Australian cricket and even at the time I was pretty pissed off about it but in hindsight they should have just taken the ICC 1 match ban and got on with it.

None of this shit happens if they just took the official bans but by trying to take the high road and punish a few players its allowed it to be dredged up over and over again to give Australian cricket another black eye.