The International Cricket Thread

[taylorsworkrate]

Absolutely no issues with Australia on that one. It's clearly something they've noticed with Bairstow and talked about. How hard is it to wait for the umpire to say "over"? He's an absolute fucking moron

[TonyD]

It was silly from Bairstow.
But it’s ruined the contest.

The only positive is that the needle has returned to the Ashes.

[LeeB]

Ha ha

[TonyD]

Stokes!!  Have it. 

[olaftab]

That is the worst bit of sportsmanship I've seen in a while. Why not just roll the ball on the ground?

Don’t think there is an issue with it to be honest.  The ball was still live and Bairstow wandered out of his ground. 

There is. It's stealth and surreptitious and that's not how cricket or any sport should be played.

[Flamingo Lane]

Magnificent.

[olaftab]

Starc should have claimed that 6 as a catch.

[taylorsworkrate]

We will end up losing this, but this passage of play with the needle between the teams, the crowd getting up and Stokes going down in a blaze of glory is making it impossible to take your eyes off it.

[Paul.S]

That is the worst bit of sportsmanship I've seen in a while. Why not just roll the ball on the ground?

Don’t think there is an issue with it to be honest.  The ball was still live and Bairstow wandered out of his ground. 

There is. It's stealth and surreptitious and that's not how cricket or any sport should be played.

Isn’t it just like the batsmen leaving his ground early before a ball is bowled? The bowler will give him a warning first and this is the same for me. They should’ve withdrawn the appeal and if he did it again, it’s fair game. It’s against the spirit of the game and they had the time to think about it. They’ll be using sandpaper on the ball next.

[TonyD]

Time wasting now. 

[taylorsworkrate]

That is the worst bit of sportsmanship I've seen in a while. Why not just roll the ball on the ground?

Don’t think there is an issue with it to be honest.  The ball was still live and Bairstow wandered out of his ground. 

There is. It's stealth and surreptitious and that's not how cricket or any sport should be played.

He left his crease barely after the ball got to the wicket keeper. They've clearly got a read on Bairstow doing that at the end of an over and they've taken advantage. Absolutely no issue with them on this one. It's 100% on Bairstow being a fucking moron.

[TonyD]

Getting booed by the Long Room.
Love it.

[Beard82]

That is the worst bit of sportsmanship I've seen in a while. Why not just roll the ball on the ground?

Don’t think there is an issue with it to be honest.  The ball was still live and Bairstow wandered out of his ground. 

There is. It's stealth and surreptitious and that's not how cricket or any sport should be played.

Isn’t it just like the batsmen leaving his ground early before a ball is bowled? The bowler will give him a warning first and this is the same for me. They should’ve withdrawn the appeal and if he did it again, it’s fair game. It’s against the spirit of the game and they had the time to think about it. They’ll be using sandpaper on the ball next.

Im with Paul

[Flamingo Lane]

If you're a member sat in the Long Room at Lords, do you actually have a view of the pitch?

[TonyD]

The more I think of it. 
What a wanky thing to do. 
Reminded me how much I hate them.