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blackblackblack wrote:The thing thatgets me is that The Aussie team is comprised of some of the most outrageously talented players, they are streets ahead of most teams they play. So much so that I don't think they even need to indulge in the mindgames. The hypocrisy of spouting on about the spirit of cricket then behaving as they do is so unabashed in it's hypocrisy the only analogy I could imagine would be the co presenter of the best actress award at the oscars standing behind the actress presenting the award speaking about metoo and times up, while he stands close behind nodding sagely, all the while rubbing himself up against her arse. They don't need to do it but dive in anyway, which indicates some sort of perverse pleasure at the offensive nature of their behaviour. Asking for the stump mike (a channel Naan innovation BTW) to be turned down then acting like spoiled children when it wasn't until it eventually was so they could go on their merry way. Symptomatic of their nation at large. Needlessly, but self indulgently twattish.
Now he must produce with the bat.I must admit, I wouldn't make a comment to Warner about his wife and SBW, so he's got balls, I'll give him that.OomPB wrote:Full marks to de Kock.
Why, do you have weak ankles?Rinkals wrote:I must admit, I wouldn't make a comment to Warner about his wife and SBW, so he's got balls, I'll give him that.OomPB wrote:Full marks to de Kock.
By all accounts, de Kock is quite an amiable character, a lot more likely to be talking himself down than picking fights with anybody, so one has to assume that he was seriously rattled by whatever Warner said about his mother and his sister. I've met his sister and she's a lot larger than he is, I can tell you. A lot larger than Davie Warner is, too.
Having said that, this little fracas apparently occurred at the tea interval and de Kock was still unbeaten at stumps, so it may have been what he needed to motivate himself out of his form slump.
Rinkals wrote:I must admit, I wouldn't make a comment to Warner about his wife and SBW, so he's got balls, I'll give him that.OomPB wrote:Full marks to de Kock.
By all accounts, de Kock is quite an amiable character, a lot more likely to be talking himself down than picking fights with anybody, so one has to assume that he was seriously rattled by whatever Warner said about his mother and his sister. I've met his sister and she's a lot larger than he is, I can tell you. A lot larger than Davie Warner is, too.
Having said that, this little fracas apparently occurred at the tea interval and de Kock was still unbeaten at stumps, so it may have been what he needed to motivate himself out of his form slump.
What a fantastic victim cardThomas wrote:“I think you guys are well aware that I cop it left, right and centre, especially off the field from spectators. I am used to that and it doesn’t bother me," Warner said.
"But in the proximity of my personal space and behind me, a comment that was vile and disgusting and about my wife and just in general about a lady, was quite poor I felt. My emotional response, you saw, was just (to) something that I don’t believe should have been said. And as I said, I will always stick up for my family. And in that case, my teammates as well.
"I’ve always felt that when it comes to family or racism comments or anything like that, that’s just a no-go zone. I’ve been called everything under the sun out the field and that, quite frankly, doesn’t bother me"
I'm a peacable, chap, Houts. I'm sure you've noticed.houtkabouter wrote:Why, do you have weak ankles?Rinkals wrote:I must admit, I wouldn't make a comment to Warner about his wife and SBW, so he's got balls, I'll give him that.OomPB wrote:Full marks to de Kock.
By all accounts, de Kock is quite an amiable character, a lot more likely to be talking himself down than picking fights with anybody, so one has to assume that he was seriously rattled by whatever Warner said about his mother and his sister. I've met his sister and she's a lot larger than he is, I can tell you. A lot larger than Davie Warner is, too.
Having said that, this little fracas apparently occurred at the tea interval and de Kock was still unbeaten at stumps, so it may have been what he needed to motivate himself out of his form slump.
Which supports my understanding of the exchange.guy smiley wrote:Rinkals wrote:My understanding of the exchange regarding Warner's use of the term "sook" is that de Kock was trying to get the umpires to intervene without success.
The term 'sook' is a mispronunciation of the word 'suck', as in someone who 'sucks up to' a person in authority. Basic kindergarten 101.
A 'sook' in Australia and NZ is a crybaby.
FYI.Wilson's Toffee wrote:Sook.
Bloody good sledge, I must admit ...1.
a person lacking spirit or self-confidence.
2.
a hand-reared calf.
.This seems appropriate here but I am not sure what/who Davey is. Thoughts?odd144 wrote:Big day is here, Davey the Reverend, the saint, saviour of the innocent, the family defender, is gonna hurt my team with actions and words
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
So Warner het ge"sook" vir kak?Rinkals wrote:My understanding of the exchange regarding Warner's use of the term "sook" is that de Kock was trying to get the umpires to intervene without success.
The term 'sook' is a mispronunciation of the word 'suck', as in someone who 'sucks up to' a person in authority. Basic kindergarten 101.
Thomas wrote:NZ.... the best.
Lies and statistics, what type of demerits, I would hazard a guess but I would think mental desegregation is not the reason for many of the demerits, South Africas is for "sweet gate" and over exuberance when a player gets out(Rabada).Thomas wrote:This is a good read. Someone has broken down the conduct breaches and penalties per country in the last couple of years.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/commen ... ies_since/
To break it down, here are the number of deducted demerit points for each country:
AFG: 12
AUS: 5
BAN: 9
ENG: 4
IND: 7
IRE: 0
NZ: 0
PAK: 0
SA: 11
SL: 13
WI: 6
ZIM: 5
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and South Africa are the worst. NZ, Ireland and Pakistan the best. I think a number of SA's points come from ball tampering (Fluff De Plesis) and being a rabid dickhead (Rabada). India's points come from 2 players (Jadeja running on the wicket and piffing the ball at a player and Kohli acting like a dickhead). Interesting to see that the evil doers of world cricket (Australia) have less than half the demerit points of SA.
Also, that Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are angry bastards.
Rabada a rabid dickhead?Thomas wrote:This is a good read. Someone has broken down the conduct breaches and penalties per country in the last couple of years.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/commen ... ies_since/
To break it down, here are the number of deducted demerit points for each country:
AFG: 12
AUS: 5
BAN: 9
ENG: 4
IND: 7
IRE: 0
NZ: 0
PAK: 0
SA: 11
SL: 13
WI: 6
ZIM: 5
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and South Africa are the worst. NZ, Ireland and Pakistan the best. I think a number of SA's points come from ball tampering (Fluff De Plesis) and being a rabid dickhead (Rabada). India's points come from 2 players (Jadeja running on the wicket and piffing the ball at a player and Kohli acting like a dickhead). Interesting to see that the evil doers of world cricket (Australia) have less than half the demerit points of SA.
Also, that Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are angry bastards.
Apart from that incident and the other incidents, yes.Rinkals wrote:Rabada a rabid dickhead?Thomas wrote:This is a good read. Someone has broken down the conduct breaches and penalties per country in the last couple of years.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/commen ... ies_since/
To break it down, here are the number of deducted demerit points for each country:
AFG: 12
AUS: 5
BAN: 9
ENG: 4
IND: 7
IRE: 0
NZ: 0
PAK: 0
SA: 11
SL: 13
WI: 6
ZIM: 5
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and South Africa are the worst. NZ, Ireland and Pakistan the best. I think a number of SA's points come from ball tampering (Fluff De Plesis) and being a rabid dickhead (Rabada). India's points come from 2 players (Jadeja running on the wicket and piffing the ball at a player and Kohli acting like a dickhead). Interesting to see that the evil doers of world cricket (Australia) have less than half the demerit points of SA.
Also, that Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are angry bastards.
Ok, right.
To be fair, he did tell Ben Stokes to fuck off, but apart from that he hasn't done much. I think they're trying to break his spirit: after all, he's only fresh out of his teens.
Which other incidents?Thomas wrote:Apart from that incident and the other incidents, yes.Rinkals wrote:Rabada a rabid dickhead?Thomas wrote:This is a good read. Someone has broken down the conduct breaches and penalties per country in the last couple of years.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/commen ... ies_since/
To break it down, here are the number of deducted demerit points for each country:
AFG: 12
AUS: 5
BAN: 9
ENG: 4
IND: 7
IRE: 0
NZ: 0
PAK: 0
SA: 11
SL: 13
WI: 6
ZIM: 5
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and South Africa are the worst. NZ, Ireland and Pakistan the best. I think a number of SA's points come from ball tampering (Fluff De Plesis) and being a rabid dickhead (Rabada). India's points come from 2 players (Jadeja running on the wicket and piffing the ball at a player and Kohli acting like a dickhead). Interesting to see that the evil doers of world cricket (Australia) have less than half the demerit points of SA.
Also, that Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are angry bastards.
Ok, right.
To be fair, he did tell Ben Stokes to fuck off, but apart from that he hasn't done much. I think they're trying to break his spirit: after all, he's only fresh out of his teens.
"One other guy that actually gets involved is KG (Rabada) - he really does get stuck in," Steyn said. "But I think after some of his last few incidents where he got into trouble - he got a ban and a fine and everything like that - he kind of has the handcuffs around him right now, which is a little unfair because if you look at the way some of the Aussies are going about it- and I'm not standing here and complaining, and I hope I don't get a fine for saying that - but you kind of feel that you are taking out our best competitor, especially with that kind of presence, if you take him out of the game, it's like taking a knife to a gunfight really. It's a little bit unfair."
Maybe Bancroft liked itThomas wrote:100%.
Anderson hurled the ball back at Bancroft and hit him in his dick. No sanction...
Bat bat and bat again.Sandstorm wrote:Very overcast this morning, it’s a terrible toss to lose and be sent in to bat first.
That is kind of the idea with cricketodd144 wrote:Bat bat and bat again.Sandstorm wrote:Very overcast this morning, it’s a terrible toss to lose and be sent in to bat first.
I don't think there is any, apart from an early morning coastal drizzle.Brumby_in_Vic wrote:What is the rain forecast?
I am not very knowledgeable w.r.t cricket but would it be because they are not expecting a lot of bounce?Rinkals wrote:I don't think there is any, apart from an early morning coastal drizzle.Brumby_in_Vic wrote:What is the rain forecast?
Ngidi in for Morkel, which is a bit of a gamble, I feel.
Mind you, at least he hasn't got any demerit points .... yet!