Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket
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@barbarian Welcome to my bandwagon.
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I am going to find a replay of the CWC Final and grab my fine tooth comb.
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@paekakboyz said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Bancroft must be a good actor then, he certainly came across as genuine during the interview. And the footage of him freaking out and hiding the tape.
Sooner this gets fully aired the better. Has got murkier by the day as to who led or was involved in the planning. You'd think Bancroft would have fallen on his sword if it was actually his idea, independent of any input by Smith or other players.
Boof staying silent is the really interesting part - but no doubt we'll know more soon.
Surely it would have been less of a mess of it was just Bancroft, implicating smith and other senior players makes it a much bigger mess.
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@chimoaus said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
I'm waiting for the 12th man to come out of retirement, he would have a field day with this.
He posted this yesterday
The 12th Man
I've been too stunned and too sad to even think what I might want to say about the events in South Africa. How dare these clowns tarnish our reputation, and the game itself, in such a disgusting...
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@bovidae said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
@donsteppa said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:
Jason Gillespie:
We need this information and we need it yesterday because I know of at least one senior player who is outraged that they have been dragged into the dirt by association without having been involved at all.Starc and Hazlewood have now been mentioned as those players.
It's possible, but it would seem to somewhat defeat the purpose of ball tampering if your leading seamers didn't know what you were doing?
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.
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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
'The bowlers knew about it. The whole team did'
