Cricket Season Thread
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Buttface
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Debuted him at home too.
Ronald and Donald finally got something right.
Betterdays22
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Those bans were no doubt harsh, but context matters.
Most of the Australian public was fed up with the behaviour of that particular side and particularly Warner. Sandpaper was just a sympton of the total lack of decorum and respect for the game that side had. The ban was reactionary and over the top, particularly with the benefit of hindsight, but there was more to it than just what happened at Cape Town.
Most of the Australian public was fed up with the behaviour of that particular side and particularly Warner. Sandpaper was just a sympton of the total lack of decorum and respect for the game that side had. The ban was reactionary and over the top, particularly with the benefit of hindsight, but there was more to it than just what happened at Cape Town.
And Wasim Akram weighs in .....
www.sportingnews.com
‘Totally different’: Reverse swing legend questions Cummins sandpaper comments | Sporting News
One of cricket’s finest ever exponents of reverse swing bowling, Wasim Akram, has raised doubts that Pat Cummins did not not know sandpaper was being used on the ball in South Africa.
www.sportingnews.com
‘Totally different’: Reverse swing legend questions Cummins sandpaper comments
Buttface
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The way Khawaja has carried on now is a pretty good window into maybe why he was overlooked as captain.
happy_tiger
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Makes a lot of senseAnd Wasim Akram weighs in .....
‘Totally different’: Reverse swing legend questions Cummins sandpaper comments | Sporting News
One of cricket’s finest ever exponents of reverse swing bowling, Wasim Akram, has raised doubts that Pat Cummins did not not know sandpaper was being used on the ball in South Africa.
‘Totally different’: Reverse swing legend questions Cummins sandpaper comments
happy_tiger
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Easy game for the Bulls coming up , won't be surprised if the opposition forfeits
Who cares anymore? Khawaja could have made a stand anytime since. Chose not to and now he’s living on millionaires row on the Goldy, so decides to tell the “truth”.
Absolute flog, him and his mate Warner. It was a dark time for Aus cricket, handled poorly, but it has done absolutely nothing positive for the game to bring this up nearly a decade later. Maybe it’s time for another deep dive into the under arm saga. It’s been a while.
On a personal note, thank God he was overlooked for the captaincy, not because of the skin colour or the heritage, but because in spite of his efforts on the cricket pitch, imo his morals despite his religious views have displayed a form of cowardice. Put simply, if it was so wrong, stand tall at the time, not a decade later with a book to sell.
Absolute flog, him and his mate Warner. It was a dark time for Aus cricket, handled poorly, but it has done absolutely nothing positive for the game to bring this up nearly a decade later. Maybe it’s time for another deep dive into the under arm saga. It’s been a while.
On a personal note, thank God he was overlooked for the captaincy, not because of the skin colour or the heritage, but because in spite of his efforts on the cricket pitch, imo his morals despite his religious views have displayed a form of cowardice. Put simply, if it was so wrong, stand tall at the time, not a decade later with a book to sell.
Geez imagine being a kid trying to hit Beardman bowling rockets with a taped ball...Dennis Lillee trained and mentored fearsome bowlers like Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson but he had a rule. He generally wouldn’t mentor fast bowlers under 16 years of age, allowing their bodies to develop and their natural bowling action to take a shape.
Then a 15 years old who was bowling tape balls at a garbage bin outside a friend’s property became an exception. His raw pace caught someone attention and story traveled all the way to Dennis Lillee who couldn’t stop himself to take the young lad under his wings.
The youth was Mahli Beardman.
The lad who knew nothing but to bowl fast since he was 12.
The youth who impressed the great Denis Lilee when he was 15.
Now that young man has made the English batters dance on their toes when he’s just 21.
What a debut for Mahli Beardman.
How Beardman turned Dennis Lillee's 'no' into a 'yes'
Dennis Lillee initially turned down the offer to mentor Mahli Beardman, but the rising pace star's persistence eventually...www.canberratimes.com.au
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Halbrowne61
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I think the bowlers were protected and 3 batsman took the wrap ??
Come on, we’re not stupid , of course they must have known.
Buttface
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Wanna bet? I bet you a Jerome or a Galvin avatar of your choice for a week?
And no shite ones of their boots, a smiling buttface one so everyone knows who it is.
happy_tiger
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I'll get back to you once I see the teams ....
