The International Cricket Thread

[Bobby Boy]

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 They should’ve withdrawn the appeal and if he did it again, it’s fair game.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

I don't necessarily disagree with you but I'm not sure that England bowling 98 per cent short bowls all day yesterday is particularly sporting either.

If you live by the sword you might just die by it.

[Ads]

Snidey Aussie twats. No fucking surprise from the sandpaper mob. If the Long Room is giving it you, you're a ******.

Broad is giving them absolute pelters, while Stokes dismantles Green and gives black eyed Pat some treatment too. Its probably not going to happen again, but...

[TonyD]

The example they just showed of another stumping is nothing like just what happened to Bairstow. 

[Monty]

I think I'm annoyed just by the ocean of sanctimony we got about that 'catch', only for them to get incredibly letter-of-the-law immediately. Just very typical of them.

But anyway, god bless Stokes. If he is to go down, he's going down swinging. Just a superhuman.

[TonyD]

Ponting. What a &@&)

[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 They should’ve withdrawn the appeal and if he did it again, it’s fair game.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.

Im with Paul

Don’t get me wrong here, it’s Bairstow’s fault 100%. He can’t point the finger because it’s his fault entirely. It’s the spirit of the game that I’ve got a gripe with. They’ve just shown a replay on TV of England apparently doing the same, it wasn’t the same as the Aussie had set off on a run. I’d have been very disappointed if we hadn’t had withdrawn the appeal.
Never mind, at least it’s like a proper Ashes now and the needle is back.

[LeeB]

Snidey Aussie twats. No fucking surprise from the sandpaper mob. If the Long Room is giving it you, you're a ******.

Broad is giving them absolute pelters, while Stokes dismantles Green and gives black eyed Pat some treatment too. Its probably not going to happen again, but...

But it might reignite the series, and you can see it rattles yhem when they get some stick. Would be lovely to make them pay today, but they'll get some stick up at Headingly after this and the 'catch' they tried to claim yesterday

[Paul.S]

The example they just showed of another stumping is nothing like just what happened to Bairstow.

I’ve said the same below. It was a ridiculous comparison.

[German James]

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.

Absolute hysterical nonsense! If Carey randomly chucked the stumps down throughout the game in the hope a batsman might be out of his ground you might have a point, but even I've notice that Bairstow leaves his crease very quickly to stride up the wicket and give it a prod after every ball. Not gamesmanship, not against the "Spirit of the Game ^(TM)" just taking advantage of sloppy/ naive behaviour, which I'm afraid will be the cause of England losing.

[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.

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.

No. There was no advantage batsman was trying to gain by doing what he did. It's considered normal play in between balls. It's totally different from backing up where a batsman is trying to score a run by foul means. What Carey did was sneaky and unfair.

[LeeB]

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.

No. There was no advantage batsman was trying to gain by doing what he did. It's considered normal play in between balls. It's totally different from backing up where a batsman is trying to score a run by foul means. What Carey did was sneaky and unfair.

Agreed

[LeeB]

And that bloke whose parents couldn't spell 'Marcus' can fuck off an all, stupid little prick

[German James]

It's considered normal play in between balls.

Perhaps it shouldn't be. Between overs: fair enough.

[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

Don’t get me wrong here, it’s Bairstow’s fault 100%. He can’t point the finger because it’s his fault entirely. It’s the spirit of the game that I’ve got a gripe with. They’ve just shown a replay on TV of England apparently doing the same, it wasn’t the same as the Aussie had set off on a run. I’d have been very disappointed if we hadn’t had withdrawn the appeal.
Never mind, at least it’s like a proper Ashes now and the needle is back.

Yeah 100 - bairstow been stupid - and I think your suggestion is exactly the way of handling it - and the most opperate comparison

[Paul.S]

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.

Absolute hysterical nonsense! If Carey randomly chucked the stumps down throughout the game in the hope a batsman might be out of his ground you might have a point, but even I've notice that Bairstow leaves his crease very quickly to stride up the wicket and give it a prod after every ball. Not gamesmanship, not against the "Spirit of the Game ^(TM)" just taking advantage of sloppy/ naive behaviour, which I'm afraid will be the cause of England losing.

Yes but like I said if that happens at the non strikers end, the bowler would flick the bails off as a warning and not appeal. Like I also said if he did it, retracted the appeal and then I’d have no issues with it if he did it again. What he did was within the laws but not within the spirit of the game. It’s all about opinions and that’s my’n but it doesn’t make it nonsense or hysterical.