The Aussies have been caught cheating again with the captain and vice captain’s full knowledge.
Makes you wonder how wide spread this is in cricket. I can’t see it being a one-off, although most probably wouldn't be thick enough use bright yellow tape in front of the live TV cameras. A bit of clear tape and he/ they would probably have got away with it.
Last edited by GrayBlade; 25-03-2018 at 10:55 AM.
They don't take long to surface do they
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Their Aussie broadcasters are unlikley to show this sort of thing are they?
Stepping down for the remainder of one test, big of you Smith & Warner- get them nailed.
Problem is the cricket authorities are feckless. Faf du Plessis found guilty in 2014, one match ban, pathetic.
Its a pretty brazen admission. I guess I'd rather have them looking remorseful. But this is modern sport isn't it? Just like with diving in football. The end justifies the means.
Bit like that female Russian Winter Olympian who wore a t-shirt declaring 'I don't do drugs', then got chucked out the following day when she tested positive for drugs.
As I said on the 'Supermen' thread FKB to state that " It is an important game so we conspired to cheat" is more than brazen.
Thing is they know the punishment does not fit the crime. Until it does it will go on...........and on.
However Rabada was banned for bad behaviour in this series and, after a totting up process, exceeded the points limit so got a multiple match ban.
Cue the lawyers and, on appeal, down to 1 match ban. The authorities have to grow some balls.
I suppose the Aussie lawyers will be telling us it was only 10,000 grit sandpaper soon.
I'm gobsmacked they were stupid or desperate enough to do this.................huge embarrassment for the Aussies and their cricket team now totally discredited.
Embarrassment? Aussies?
Not in their lexicon