The Cricket Thread 2014

[Dave Cooper please]

Poor from Sri Lanka and especially their captain to appeal to give Buttler out. Yes I know Buttler was in the wrong, and yes I know the bowler had warned him, but it really is, and as cliched as it is, not fucking cricket.
They wouldn't have done it to Tredwell or Anderson, but they knew that Buttler was a danger man and so the captain upheld the appeal even after the umpire questioned him.
Sorry, not on for me, and coming from yet another Sri Lankan bowler with a dodgy bowling action.

I am really starting to fucking hate the Sri Lankan cricket team.

[cdbearsfan]

I'm in two minds about it. It does seem unsporting but they had warned him a few times. Are they supposed to just allow him to gain a few yards every delivery?

I think what might have been best is if the bowler had knocked the stumps off, then Matthews had decided not to take the wicket but said next time we won't be so generous. Sort of a final final warning and done very publicly. Then if Buttler does it again and gets run out nobody would really be in a position to complain.

[paul_e]

I'm in two minds about it. It does seem unsporting but they had warned him a few times. Are they supposed to just allow him to gain a few yards every delivery?

I think what might have been best is if the bowler had knocked the stumps off, then Matthews had decided not to take the wicket but said next time we won't be so generous. Sort of a final final warning and done very publicly. Then if Buttler does it again and gets run out nobody would really be in a position to complain.

Exactly my view on it as well, and that's what normally occurs.

[Dave Cooper please]

Yes, and I reckon that is exactly what would have happened if it hadn't have been Buttler.

Poor form from Angelo Matthews for me, you could see the umpire looking at him as if to say "do you really want to do this?", but as it was the final danger man he went for it. Bad sportsmanship of the sort I really hope we never succumb to.

[peter w]

Vote UKIP! Fuckers won't get away with it next time.

[cdbearsfan]

Yes, and I reckon that is exactly what would have happened if it hadn't have been Buttler.

Poor form from Angelo Matthews for me, you could see the umpire looking at him as if to say "do you really want to do this?", but as it was the final danger man he went for it. Bad sportsmanship of the sort I really hope we never succumb to.

I dunno. England haven't always been angels in the sportsmanship stakes. The whole giving bowlers a rest while we bring on a genius fielder was funny because it annoyed Ponting but, being objective, it was pushing the rules to the very edge of what is considered to be within "the spirit of cricket".

This, from Collingwood, was pretty poor too...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=87m2d6cV4F0

(Can't embed it on my phone for some reason)

Oh, and of course not forgetting when Atherton, then England captain, was caught ball-tampering.

[bertlambshank]

TMS won't have a bad word said about Sri Lanka and it's getting on my nerves.
Alex Stewart was being a right cock.

[cdbearsfan]

Alex Stewart was being a right cock.

Maybe because people kept getting his name wrong? ;-)

[bertlambshank]

The X and C are next to each other on the keyboard and I have fat fingers.

[cdbearsfan]

Fair enough, me too.

I think Bono is a right xunt.

[Villan For Life]

Just seen the video of the "run out". SL did nothing wrong, they warned Buttler and he did the same thing again.

Alec Stewart on da Beeb

"First of all it's not ideal. With the laws of the game as they are Sri Lanka are entitled to appeal. They warned Buttler. Buttler did exactly the same thing again. Senanayake is allowed to do that and [captain Angelo] Mathews is allowed to uphold the decision. We don't like to see that, but why have that law when it can't be used. The law needs to change so there is something else instead of a consequence of being run out, or you can just put up with it."

Completely agree with UKR and Alec. Sri Lankans did nothing wrong. Buttler was cheating and got what he deserved.

Buttler was not cheating. Buttler was doing what every batsman does and it's within the rules for him to do it. Buttler was just being dozy and paid the price.

[Chris Jameson]

I wish that each delivery had been called a no ball after the Buttler 'run out'.

[aj2k77]

These Sri Lankans ehh, coming over here chucking, fast chucking and now slow chucking, these Sri Lankans, running us out when we're not looking looking and chucking, these Sri Lankans.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm in two minds, because what Buttler did was dim and really within the rules of the game he has no right to complain. However I don't think Matthews should have gone through with the appeal, as it was clearly a tactical dismissal.

[fredm]

I bet Buttler won't be out in the same manner again, ever!