Australia v India
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@booboo said in Australia v India:
Some reports out of India trying to suggest it was worse, but to my mind "brown dog" and "big monkey" don't sound particularly Strayan witticisms .
I don't think that is the same incident. That was the day before
I agree that it doesn't sound quite right
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@booboo said in Australia v India:
@Hooroo said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
A mate of mine was invited to the Members at Adelaide a a previous Ashes tour - right on the fence.
Anyway, he and a mate were throwing a few witty barbs (his words
) the way of one of the visiting team (Collingwood?) and security intervened because you're not allowed to do that sort of shit at the Members.I can understand that there needs to be some sort of decorum set within the members area.
Out side of that is fair game. (Not that I heckle)
I wouldn't say fair game, but if what's been reported here is true that falls way within the acceptable threshold.
Some reports out of India trying to suggest it was worse, but to my mind "brown dog" and "big monkey" don't sound particularly Strayan witticisms .
Fair game within acceptable correctness I mean. Especially if they drop a catch etc. I don't mean abuse
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@booboo said in Australia v India:
Some reports out of India trying to suggest it was worse, but to my mind "brown dog" and "big monkey" don't sound particularly Strayan witticisms .
And if they did say something along those lines you would think there would be at least one independent witness who heard it.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Australia v India:
@booboo said in Australia v India:
Some reports out of India trying to suggest it was worse, but to my mind "brown dog" and "big monkey" don't sound particularly Strayan witticisms .
And if they did say something along those lines you would think there would be at least one independent witness who heard it.
The ease of identifying people in the crowd due to spacing could also be a hindrance to bystanders overhearing it - if the offending party is right on the fence for example and nobody else is within a few rows.
It is a shit situation because sometimes language barrier is the issue.
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The narrative of racism has been established and the pitchforks are out. If they canât prove it then theyâll manufacture it. This has now happened more times than Steve Smith has runs.
Anyhoo. Fan of that Manus kid. Comes in as a retired hurt replacement and hasnât looked back. Class
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Australia v India:
The narrative of racism has been established and the pitchforks are out. If they canât prove it then theyâll manufacture it. This has now happened more times than Steve Smith has runs.
Anyhoo. Fan of that Manus kid. Comes in as a retired hurt replacement and hasnât looked back. Class
Yeah all these decent scores he keeps getting can't all be flukes. Excellent player so far, the stats nerd that I am also notes with interest he hasn't as yet boosted the average with a not out, none in 29 innings ! ( Adam Voges managed 7 in 31 )
I'm still not entirely sure if he's a genuine great in the making or a decent player who has made a fantastic start to his test career though.
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@Duluth said in Australia v India:
So it seems the people sitting nearby agree all that was said was " Welcome to Sydney Shiraz"?
I want to know if that is what Siraj heard. Did he mishear? Or is that was what he thought was worthy of stopping the game for 15mins?
Is that what was reported to the umpires and then the police?How many times will Broad need to stop a Test match next time he's in Aussie? Or Smith in England?
The broadcasters should reconsider whether they should show live shots of the crowd in instances like this. Showing them just encourages the self righteous mob to attack.
Now I think about Iâm fairly sure the crowd merely asked Hadlee if he was a banker, definitely a legitimate question back in the semi pro days.
I gather that the collective noun for Bankers is Wunch, as in a Wunch of Bankers. At points in NZ cricket history, both Hadlee and Glenn Turner have probably made that esteemed group...
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@Duluth said in Australia v India:
So it seems the people sitting nearby agree all that was said was " Welcome to Sydney Shiraz"?
I want to know if that is what Siraj heard. Did he mishear? Or is that was what he thought was worthy of stopping the game for 15mins?
Is that what was reported to the umpires and then the police?How many times will Broad need to stop a Test match next time he's in Aussie? Or Smith in England?
The broadcasters should reconsider whether they should show live shots of the crowd in instances like this. Showing them just encourages the self righteous mob to attack.
Now I think about Iâm fairly sure the crowd merely asked Hadlee if he was a banker, definitely a legitimate question back in the semi pro days.
I remember those days well. Hadlee and Crowe were heroes of mine and I was rather annoyed but couldnât help laughing. At any rate Sir Richard should have taken it as a compliment. It meant they were shit scared of him. Canât recall any âSneddenâs a piston wristed gibbonâ or âMorrisonâs a piston wristed gibbonâ chants.
The first proper cricket match I went to was Aus vs England in 87. God Allan Lamb copped extraordinarily abuse. Makes you wonder why these semi professionals were able to remain untraumatised and move on with their lives but ridiculously paid 20 something year olds need counselling and a mountain of Kleenex.
Reminds me of a Merv Hughes story about going to the MCG and the Aus crowd ripping on Len Pascoe (an Aussie himself) about the size of his nose. So Pascoe played along and kept turning around and the crowd behind him kept ducking as if to avoid his oversized schnoz. Now theyâd probably all be ejected.
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@Godder said in Australia v India:
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@Duluth said in Australia v India:
So it seems the people sitting nearby agree all that was said was " Welcome to Sydney Shiraz"?
I want to know if that is what Siraj heard. Did he mishear? Or is that was what he thought was worthy of stopping the game for 15mins?
Is that what was reported to the umpires and then the police?How many times will Broad need to stop a Test match next time he's in Aussie? Or Smith in England?
The broadcasters should reconsider whether they should show live shots of the crowd in instances like this. Showing them just encourages the self righteous mob to attack.
Now I think about Iâm fairly sure the crowd merely asked Hadlee if he was a banker, definitely a legitimate question back in the semi pro days.
I gather that the collective noun for Bankers is Wunch, as in a Wunch of Bankers. At points in NZ cricket history, both Hadlee and Glenn Turner have probably made that esteemed group...
Glenn Turner strikes me as being a massively unlikable boring fuckwit.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Australia v India:
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@Duluth said in Australia v India:
So it seems the people sitting nearby agree all that was said was " Welcome to Sydney Shiraz"?
I want to know if that is what Siraj heard. Did he mishear? Or is that was what he thought was worthy of stopping the game for 15mins?
Is that what was reported to the umpires and then the police?How many times will Broad need to stop a Test match next time he's in Aussie? Or Smith in England?
The broadcasters should reconsider whether they should show live shots of the crowd in instances like this. Showing them just encourages the self righteous mob to attack.
Now I think about Iâm fairly sure the crowd merely asked Hadlee if he was a banker, definitely a legitimate question back in the semi pro days.
I remember those days well. Hadlee and Crowe were heroes of mine and I was rather annoyed but couldnât help laughing. At any rate Sir Richard should have taken it as a compliment. It meant they were shit scared of him. Canât recall any âSneddenâs a piston wristed gibbonâ or âMorrisonâs a piston wristed gibbonâ chants.
The first proper cricket match I went to was Aus vs England in 87. God Allan Lamb copped extraordinarily abuse. Makes you wonder why these semi professionals were able to remain untraumatised and move on with their lives but ridiculously paid 20 something year olds need counselling and a mountain of Kleenex.
Reminds me of a Merv Hughes story about going to the MSG and the Aus crowd ripping on Len Pascoe (an Aussie himself) about the size of his nose. So Pascoe played along and kept turning around and the crowd behind me kept ducking as if to avoid his oversized schnoz. Now theyâd probably all be ejected.
I remember at the Basin Phil Tufnell made some bad mis fielding and copped it from the crowd. To his credit he just made the wanking hand signal at them and took it pretty well. I admired him after that cos he wasnât a great bowler and an absolutely appalling batsman and fielder but he still stuck at it !
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@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
@MN5 swearing at the umpire
Oh righto. Tough to excuse that sort of carry on
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@Hooroo said in Australia v India:
This test is on a knife edge at the moment. If these two can stay in for 35 of the remain 70 odd overs, I think they will win.
If the wickets don't come Aussie should be able to slow the scoring on this pitch
Plus they can make up some bullshit about someone in the crowd and stop the game for 15mins
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Crowe was possibly a bit full of himself as a youngster (like most young men). I remember being at a club game and him asking all of us who their favourite cricketer was - expecting the answer "you" from the kids.
I then met him after his first battle with cancer and he talked about how his personality had changed over the years (not just the cancer but the relationships that he had, personal and professional). He said that he was self absorbed, for want of a better term, when he was playing. I said that was surely why he was such a success, the focus, the drive to do better as a player. His response was surprising to me "I don't know, maybe I would have been better if I hadn't been like that". Words to that effect.
He was very humble and likeable at the end. Great to meet a hero a second time and not be disappointed.
