Good example of "Spirit of the Game" according to Bairstow and his teammates. Also within the rules. As Ozzie and Jomboy pointed out above, "Very, very smart by Jonny Bairstow", "a lot of credit to Jonny Bairstow", and "very, very slack on the part of Samit Patel ... he has no-one else to blame but himself", according to commentators. Was there any accusation of cheating after this incident? Pot, kettle, black. You fill in the blanks.
.............. and the very person given out, has done this numerous times themselves, funny that. Glass houses are dotted throughout the landscape.
Banksy's lesser known, demented cousin, Burley. Sign says it all - he's a Leeds supporter with a MASSIVE ego and a mingy sign. Now I'm quaking.
True story ...............................Ouch! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Beer giant Carlton United Brewery (CUB) has brewed a cheeky one-off beverage for England's cricket team in response to the side's controversial loss to Australia in the second Ashes Test. A limited edition 'England Bitter' has been produced for Ben Stokes and his team, who refused to share a beer with the Aussies last week. Cases of the beer, branded in the same recognisable green-labelled bottles as VB, have been put on a plane and sent to the English team at Headingley https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/c...ket-team-Bairstow-Ashes-stumping-scandal.html
Put aside who did it, who has done it before, what match it was in, the rules etc. Do you think this kind of dismissal is good for the game and within its spirit*? *personally I think the ‘spirit’ of cricket disappeared many years ago, but that’s not the point.
I think it's a little hypocritical to invoke the spirit of the game when it suits. Also, the spirit of the game includes accepting the umpires decision. I wonder why the spirit of the game wasn't discussed with Starc's catch. I'm sure if it had been an england catch there would have been another enquiry into it. The players who are talking about spirit of the game are the ones who have done similar if not worse things previously. It's a way to deflect attention away from losing 2 tests that you've won the toss on. Played on pitches that you've had tailored to your team and had the best of both the bowling and batting conditions. The chorus of former England (and other countries including Brian Lara) players that have said there's not an issue (either with the dismissal or the spirit of the game) must tell you that you're clutching at straws.
Sorry Sb I maybe didn't answer your question. No I don't have a problem with the dismissal. To me there is no difference between what happened and a stumping to a slow bowler. He knew the guy was taking the piss leaving his crease early and took advantage of it. The same way I don't have a problem with the Bairstow wicket when he waited around 3 seconds for the batsman to lift his foot and then stumped him. Until the ball is called dead don't leave your crease. Hope that clarifies it.
Fair enough. I don’t take an ethical view on it but I think it’s a shame it happened as it has distracted from a great series. The atmosphere at Headingley today will be poisonous and I get enough of that at Loftus Road.
Yes seems a really strange decision to "rest" Tongue. Looked by far the most dangerous bowler and batted well in 2nd innings(didn't see the 1st innings). Robinson would have been the logical player to drop
Fair enough Sb. I'm not a fan of what the crowd did and reports of women and young kids being abused by grown men is unacceptable. But it has been inflamed by the remarks from the England players and they really should be trying to calm things down rather than fan the flames.
First I’ve heard of women and kids being abused. Sounds odd. Did hear of kangaroos being hung from lampposts and cork hats being burned in huge fires in the streets. Did hear rumors of refusing to buy beer from Aussie bartenders in London but that finished quickly as nobody could drink if it had carried on
I personally don’t think it’s good for the game but where do you draw the line? Basically, every keeper has done it and nobody likes it being done to them, so the senior cricket officials needs to address it, one way or another. Until then, we beat our heads against the wall and kick up a stink. The officials need to act. What happened in the Long Room should not be allowed to happen again. For 100 years, never an incident but times have changed. Again, action is needed.
