sharkyvilla Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 hour ago, imavillan said: this is the best post on the issue and sums it up to a t.... just to add, Bairstow did not look round to see where there ball was, he assumed it was dead and it was reckless from him The ball went to Carey who through it back instantly back at the stumps I think we are being rather salty and covering up our own misdoings and while a lot of the Nation are against it, Australia (as you would expect) have a different view of it. This is a crybaby because he was caught, yes, cheating 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 56 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: The Bairstow to Marnus one isn’t even remotely similar it’s mid over, and he’s batting outside of his crease to gain an advantage what advantage is Bairstow getting tapping his bat at the end of the over and walking to his batting partner? ridiculous false equivalence to explain away appalling sportsmanship. we’ll have people in the thread defending mankad’s next. I don't agree with mankads but at least with that you could say the batsman is stealing a yard or two backing up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 If Bairstow didn't have that happen to him, England would have won. Aussie's being Aussie's. They have to do it in cricket because they're **** shit at football. Rugby's not on my radar, but I assume they cheat at that too as hardly anyone else plays it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted July 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 minute ago, lapal_fan said: If Bairstow didn't have that happen to him, England would have won. Bairstow would most likely have scored about 8 runs , let’s not pretend he’s the saviour of English cricket his dismissal probably spurred on Stokes and Broad in all honesty so we made a game of it .… we need to take that fire to the third test 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ozvillafan Posted July 3, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2023 Ahhh.. Brendan McCullum. Wouldn't have a beer with the Aussies given what we just did. Clearly not in the spirit of the game. He'd never do something like that...... right? Oh the irony. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidolon Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 I honestly think this whole thing is incredibly silly and any English supporter who doesn't think Bairstow or any other English player wouldn't do the exact same thing given the opportunity is being incredibly naive. Was it sneaky? yes, does whining about it ad nauseam reflect badly on English cricket as a whole? also yes. curious to see what happens next game without Lyon, honestly as important to Australia's set up as any other player you could name and his absence could be a big difference maker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted July 4, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2023 4 hours ago, lapal_fan said: If Bairstow didn't have that happen to him, England would have won. Aussie's being Aussie's. They have to do it in cricket because they're **** shit at football. Rugby's not on my radar, but I assume they cheat at that too as hardly anyone else plays it. Ah yes. Let's conveniently dismiss anything else that might have contributed to the result..... ... you know, like Stokes being caught out before hitting 50 and it not being given. And, IIRC, we've played you twice in football (at least, in recent memory - going back 20 years). It stands at 1 a piece 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 5 hours ago, ozvillafan said: Ahhh.. Brendan McCullum. Wouldn't have a beer with the Aussies given what we just did. Clearly not in the spirit of the game. He'd never do something like that...... right? Oh the irony. The English being so salty about this is purely about them throwing away the Ashes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 8 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: This is a crybaby because he was caught, yes, cheating I guess the 2005 Ashes side will be handing back their MBEs for ball tampering the entire series? It's different when England do it though, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 6 hours ago, ozvillafan said: Ahhh.. Brendan McCullum. Wouldn't have a beer with the Aussies given what we just did. Clearly not in the spirit of the game. He'd never do something like that...... right? Oh the irony. He also did it to a Sri Lankan player celebrating a team mates century Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 4, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 4, 2023 5 hours ago, ozvillafan said: And, IIRC, we've played you twice in football (at least, in recent memory - going back 20 years). It stands at 1 a piece Apiece. We gave you a perfectly good language, try to learn it properly please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 4, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 4, 2023 I've rarely seen so much whataboutism on any issue, or so little shame. It was a crappy thing to do, lacking in any sort of class; it's brilliant entertainment and it's great for the series. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted July 4, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Apiece. We gave you a perfectly good language, try to learn it properly please. We're convicts. Edukation aint our thing innit? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Oh it's a perfectly legitimate wicket, but using such underhanded means to get said wicket is crap and sets a stupid precedent for the rest of the series. As @bobzy said, Broad was gesticulating every ball/end of over that he was in, and was checking with Carey that he considered it 'over' too. Is that really what you want at top level cricket? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 59 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: I've rarely seen so much whataboutism on any issue, or so little shame. It was a crappy thing to do, lacking in any sort of class; it's brilliant entertainment and it's great for the series. It's incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 3 hours ago, ThunderPower_14 said: I guess the 2005 Ashes side will be handing back their MBEs for ball tampering the entire series? It's different when England do it though, isn't it? Australia taught us how to ball tamper! Some of your prize cheats are currently playing in the Ashes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 6 hours ago, ozvillafan said: And, IIRC, we've played you twice in football (at least, in recent memory - going back 20 years). It stands at 1 a piece Yeah but Francis Jeffers scored past you so that one has to count as a defeat for you too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 4 hours ago, LondonLax said: The English being so salty about this is purely about them throwing away the Ashes. What utter bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 11 minutes ago, snowychap said: What utter bollocks. put a lot of thought into that response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 9 hours ago, ozvillafan said: Ahhh.. Brendan McCullum. Wouldn't have a beer with the Aussies given what we just did. Clearly not in the spirit of the game. He'd never do something like that...... right? Oh the irony. There is more of an argument there that in avoiding the short ball Colly's momentum took him out of his crease and he never went back in. Bairstow at no stage was in any danger of doing it or looking to score a run and made an effort to show he wasn't going to either. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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