Cricket Thread

[Ollie the Optimist]

Sanjay Manjrekar and Michael Holding are spot on with their comments. What would England have done had India gone to the England dressing room after Harbhajans wicket when it was made clear there was a massive edge?No difference.Anyway Dravids interview was awesome as usual. India Showing why they are the worlds best on and off the pitch.Why the fuck did Stauss and Flower go to the Indian dressing room btw? Nothing to do with them. This is a Test England have had a shocker in. Cheats come to mind.

the singh one is different imo, if you didnt have such a stupid view on drs and allowed it in the series, the singh one would have been reversed without anyproblems, thats a rod you made for you own back. it also balances out as two plumb lbws were turned down that if we had drs would have been given out.

the bell one, i think should have stayed the same, given out. doziness by bell after seeing the replay

[Syn]

Pathetic stuff from south Africa. If tendulkar was given out like that, no chance in hell would dhoni ask Strauss to reconsider the appeal because it's the batsmans fault. Anyone with a decent education would understand that. Unfortunately half the south African fans are fuckwits.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You might be right but Dravid did say the rest of the Indian team felt uneasy about what had happened even before Dhoni and Fletcher spoke with Strauss and Flower. Dravid also said they wouldn't have been happy if it had happened to one of their players. Diplomatic? Probably but you have to take it at face value.

[Syn]

You might be right but Dravid did say the rest of the Indian team felt uneasy about what had happened even before Dhoni and Fletcher spoke with Strauss and Flower.

Of course because it's a cheap way of taking a wicket. But ultimately it's the batsmans fault and so Strauss and the fans should not even be putting pressure on India -- they did nothing wrong; they're going by the letter of the law. Laxman was given out stumped in a very similar manner a month ago in west indies. India didn't complain, accepted the decision and moved on. South Africa can go fuck themselves.

[Syn]

Where does it end? Why would it be any different if dhoni asked Strauss to reconsider the harbhajan appeal yesterday? After all, that was a less legitimate wicket than this one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Of course because it's a cheap way of taking a wicket. But ultimately it's the batsmans fault and so Strauss and the fans should not even be putting pressure on India -- they did nothing wrong; they're going by the letter of the law. Laxman was given out stumped in a very similar manner a month ago in west indies. India didn't complain, accepted the decision and moved on. South Africa can go fuck themselves.

I agree that it is Bell's fault. The umpires would have gone to the Indian team too though. The fans shouldn't be putting pressure on? They cheer and boo as freely as football supporters do, that kind of partisan atmosphere is what you're going to get.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Where does it end? Why would it be any different if dhoni asked Strauss to reconsider the harbhajan appeal yesterday? After all, that was a less legitimate wicket than this one.

Isn't it because there is confusion from more than just England? I think I heard someone say Raina had already grabbed the helmets (so to speak) because he thought it was the end of it and Kumar was labouring about too initially along with most of the Indian team.

Harbhajan's was never offered by the umpires for England to overturn (if it could).

[Ollie the Optimist]

Where does it end? Why would it be any different if dhoni asked Strauss to reconsider the harbhajan appeal yesterday? After all, that was a less legitimate wicket than this one.

because as i said, with you making sure there is no drs, you made that rod for your own back, you will get dodgy lbws. you hhad two plumb ones turned down so got away with it and then the dogdy one with singh. swings and roundabouts

[Ollie the Optimist]

Isn't it because there is confusion from more than just England? I think I heard someone say Raina had already grabbed the helmets (so to speak) because he thought it was the end of it and Kumar was labouring about too initially along with most of the Indian team.

Harbhajan's was never offered by the umpires for England's to overturn.

this. ive seen the replays and it does look like its end of over, umpire removing jumper etc doesnt help make situation clear

[Syn]

I agree that it is Bell's fault. The umpires would have gone to the Indian team too though. The fans shouldn't be putting pressure on? They cheer and boo as freely as football supporters do, that kind of partisan atmosphere is what you're going to get.

Fair point about the fans. Strauss though has acted like a utter cunt and should be ashamed of himself. What a fat, uneducated little twat.