Cricket thread (Rockets, Chargers, fight, players)

[Bitey]

Originally Posted by Aussiehoff

What an absurd rule - a boundary countback!?!?!?!?

A tie would have been a much more fitting outcome. Tied after regulation, tied after super over - share the trophy.....

Number of boundaries is not a measure of success. Number of wickets would be a much more meaningful tie breaker.

Or how about using their round-robin head-to-head result as the tiebreaker?

[Bitey]

If I see one more "Champagne Super-Over" pun I'm gonna retch.

[Aussiehoff]

Originally Posted by Bitey

Or how about using their round-robin head-to-head result as the tiebreaker?

Yeah, I reckon most would prefer that.

[Aussiehoff]

Originally Posted by munna21977

ICC has responded that they do not comment on Umpire's interpretation of the Rules while giving decisions on field.

Yes, the expected response. Pretty weak. They will sneak out some guidance to the umpires when the dust has settled.

I wonder if it would have been different if it were India V England.......

[Aussiehoff]

[quote=easthome;55672633]Snarling? Boorish? Perhaps but not cheats, there is only one nation that particular accusation can be aimed at. /QUOTE]

Haha, don't follow (or play) cricket too closely do you.....

[easthome]

[quote=Aussiehoff;55681316]

Originally Posted by easthome

Snarling? Boorish? Perhaps but not cheats, there is only one nation that particular accusation can be aimed at. /QUOTE]

Haha, don't follow (or play) cricket too closely do you.....

Close enough:-


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_A...pering_scandal


Been doing it for years no doubt, not so bloody cocky with their 'banter' (abuse really) now though I reckon.

[Aussiehoff]

[quote=easthome;55681590]

Originally Posted by Aussiehoff

Close enough:-


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_A...pering_scandal


Been doing it for years no doubt, not so bloody cocky with their 'banter' (abuse really) now though I reckon.

Not close at all I would suggest (and certainly never played at any meaningful level), or you are just completely disingenuous:

Michael Atherton - England
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket...06-p4z828.html

Jimmy Anderson - England
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...tampering.html

Marcus Trescothick - England
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/andr...oft/2018-04-10

A few more from around the world of Test Cricket:
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/cricket-...ms-and-cases_1

The only meaningful difference between the Aussie episode and the rest is that the Australian Cricket Board took it seriously and imposed very long bans. Note that the ICC ban was one match for Smith only.

Hopefully other Cricket boards will take the lead of the ACB.

[Aussiehoff]

Originally Posted by easthome

Goodness me, I'm not a particular fan of cricket but.......

Haha, makes sense now. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume ignorance on the topic of ball tampering.

[munna21977]

What does the law say?

Law 19.8 - overthrow or wilful act of fielder:
If the boundary results from an overthrow or from the wilful act of a fielder, the runs scored shall be:

• any runs for penalties awarded to either side;
• the allowance for the boundary; and
• the runs completed by the batsmen, together with the run in progress if they had already crossed at the instant of the throw or act.

There is some potential for ambiguity in the law, because "act" could be interpreted as the moment the ball deflected off Stokes' bat. However, there is no reference to the batsman's actions elsewhere in the law.

So Umpire interpreted the law as the moment when ball hit the Bat of Ben Stokes, not when Fielder threw the Ball.

The decision to award 6 runs to England is justified.

[easthome]

Originally Posted by Aussiehoff

Haha, makes sense now. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume ignorance on the topic of ball tampering.

All I know is that the Aussies were caught red handed, they looked pretty bloody 'sheepish' afterwards too, its obvious now that they have spent many decades cheating too, to quote a phrase - 'it isn't cricket', personally I would have banned Australia from the game full stop and as for the abuse if it was me an Australian bowler would have had my bat wrapped around his head before now.