Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket
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I did like the way Smith threw Bancroft under the bus. Front a press conference and turn to the young bloke to your right and ask him to explain himself. Good leadership.
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@chris-b said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
They've really got to give Smith, Bancroft and Warner decent bans to rehabilitate them so that people sort of go "they've done their time". If they go soft on them, the scandal will just play on that much longer - like the booing of Quade Cooper.
Well according to Cricinfo they don't play another Test until December (though there are unconfirmed reports they are going to Bangladesh at some point before then). Which puts them in a bit of a bind.
A six month ban would see them miss ODIs and T20s in England. That seems the bare minimum. One year would put them out of the home series against India. To me that seems like an overreaction given the public shaming they have been subject to.
And I'd suggest no ban will ever be enough to stop the booing.
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Apparently the whole team knew about it.
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After further research, we are pencilled in for one test in Zimbabwe and two tests in Bangladesh in around August.
It seems a no-brainer to sit Warner and Smith for these two series, in addition to the England ODIs. They can then return for the Australian summer for a redemption tour of sorts.
Gives a chance for some new blood, new captain, new coach etc. in a few less intense series away from home.
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@barbarian said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
After further research, we are pencilled in for one test in Zimbabwe and two tests in Bangladesh in around August.
It seems a no-brainer to sit Warner and Smith for these two series, in addition to the England ODIs. They can then return for the Australian summer for a redemption tour of sorts.
Gives a chance for some new blood, new captain, new coach etc. in a few less intense series away from home.
They should definitely all be banned from future Hadlee/Chappell series as well, least the next 3 - 5 years 😂
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@rapido said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Remember that episode of FOTC where Murray and co are at the trade show and their stall is next to the Australian Consulate's one?
Well, NZ just beat England by an innings ...... in case y'all missed it ......
Eh?
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@baron-silas-greenback said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@rapido said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Remember that episode of FOTC where Murray and co are at the trade show and their stall is next to the Australian Consulate's one?
Well, NZ just beat England by an innings ...... in case y'all missed it ......
Eh?
Flight of the Conchords
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@canefan said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@baron-silas-greenback said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@rapido said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Remember that episode of FOTC where Murray and co are at the trade show and their stall is next to the Australian Consulate's one?
Well, NZ just beat England by an innings ...... in case y'all missed it ......
Eh?
Flight of the Conchords
I know. But I don't get the connection.
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@canefan said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@baron-silas-greenback said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@rapido said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Remember that episode of FOTC where Murray and co are at the trade show and their stall is next to the Australian Consulate's one?
Well, NZ just beat England by an innings ...... in case y'all missed it ......
Eh?
Flight of the Conchords
Thank Christ I wasn’t the only one who had no fucking idea what he was taking about..
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@baron-silas-greenback said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@canefan said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@baron-silas-greenback said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@rapido said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Remember that episode of FOTC where Murray and co are at the trade show and their stall is next to the Australian Consulate's one?
Well, NZ just beat England by an innings ...... in case y'all missed it ......
Eh?
Flight of the Conchords
I know. But I don't get the connection.
I haven't watched the posted video. Perhaps the answer is in there
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This article sums up my feelings pretty neatly:
Why is Australia so outraged at Steven Smith's team?
Ball-tampering happens in cricket, so why has what Australia did in Cape Town been decried so vehemently at home? The answer lies in the role sport plays in the identity of the nation
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@barbarian said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
This article sums up my feelings pretty neatly:
Why is Australia so outraged at Steven Smith's team?
Ball-tampering happens in cricket, so why has what Australia did in Cape Town been decried so vehemently at home? The answer lies in the role sport plays in the identity of the nation
A bloody good read, thanks for sharing.
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@barbarian said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
This article sums up my feelings pretty neatly:
Why is Australia so outraged at Steven Smith's team?
Ball-tampering happens in cricket, so why has what Australia did in Cape Town been decried so vehemently at home? The answer lies in the role sport plays in the identity of the nation
I feel for Aussie fans. Whilst a lot of the condemnation is over the top, their cricket team haven't made themselves popular internationally over the years so I can understand it. I liked this from the article:
"Sometimes our sporting stars behave detestably, and are rightly castigated. Our cricketers are no exception. They say they do not cross "the line", while the rest of us wonder where the hell it is. Of course, like any line in the sand, it washes away with the tide, to be redrawn wherever it suits at the time.
The Australian public has a line, too. And with their culture of sledging, whingeing, hypocrisy and arrogance, our cricketers have been head-butting it for so long that they have become an insufferable national migraine."
I suspect that the Aussie public might actually have more effect on the team than being disliked around the world.
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@barbarian said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
This article sums up my feelings pretty neatly:
Why is Australia so outraged at Steven Smith's team?
Ball-tampering happens in cricket, so why has what Australia did in Cape Town been decried so vehemently at home? The answer lies in the role sport plays in the identity of the nation
Yup, agree with all of that. I do wonder if the All Blacks were embroiled in a similar scandal what the reaction from the NZ public would be - probably pretty similar given their importance to our national identity.
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I'm convinced the tone would be markedly different had they won and the footage came out afterwards. It wouldn't be anywhere near as hysterical.
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@no-quarter said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@barbarian said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
This article sums up my feelings pretty neatly:
Why is Australia so outraged at Steven Smith's team?
Ball-tampering happens in cricket, so why has what Australia did in Cape Town been decried so vehemently at home? The answer lies in the role sport plays in the identity of the nation
Yup, agree with all of that. I do wonder if the All Blacks were embroiled in a similar scandal what the reaction from the NZ public would be - probably pretty similar given their importance to our national identity.
Three words. Aaron. Smith. Toilet. And that was for something nothing to do with rugby, and not breaking the law.
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@no-quarter said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@barbarian said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
This article sums up my feelings pretty neatly:
Why is Australia so outraged at Steven Smith's team?
Ball-tampering happens in cricket, so why has what Australia did in Cape Town been decried so vehemently at home? The answer lies in the role sport plays in the identity of the nation
Yup, agree with all of that. I do wonder if the All Blacks were embroiled in a similar scandal what the reaction from the NZ public would be - probably pretty similar given their importance to our national identity.
In a parallel world where NZ were cheating convicts...
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@barbarian said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
This article sums up my feelings pretty neatly:
Why is Australia so outraged at Steven Smith's team?
Ball-tampering happens in cricket, so why has what Australia did in Cape Town been decried so vehemently at home? The answer lies in the role sport plays in the identity of the nation
Geez mate your making it hard for us fair dinkum kiwis to hate all of you cheat'n mongrel ozzies.
Stop being so honest and likeable..
'The bowlers knew about it. The whole team did'
