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Wessells is an absolute joke

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kiwigreg369 wrote:What annoys me is that it sets the boundaries now. Will junior players now think it's ok to tamper a ball and cheat.

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I’m glad someone’s thinking of the children

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Players are lauded in rugby for the ability to get away with stuff, but for some reason it’s a heinous crime in cricket. Yeah, this would be like a rugby player - going on the field with a needle in his pants - surreptitiously deflating the ball every time the opposition took a kick at goal - grabb...

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So far he is refusing to resign. It may be taken out of his hands. Who knows with the ACB, the CEO is Teflon and been in the job far too long. He should have stepped down after throwing Andrew Symonds under the bus and ketowing to the Indian's petulance/political grandstanding. Plus his serious cra...

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Wilderbeast wrote:Do we think Smith will lose his captaincy? I think he should’ve taken it into his own hands but that looks unlikely.

He’s a pretty shit captain anyway, wouldn’t be the worst result. Might even get Maxy back in

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What a disgrace!!! :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: Shocked and of course didn't believe it, till they confessed Baggy Green is dead to me. P A T H E T I C!!! I think of all the Aussie legends who have played the game and Smith and Bancroft have taken a huge stinkin dump in the Baggy Green and s...

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Australia, I am disappoint. That's not cricket, it's cheating. Cheating’s been part of cricket forever. Struggling to get too wound up about this. Deeply stupid managing to get caught. Ball tampering should be legalised given how ridiculously skewed towards batsmen the modern game is. Watching Smit...

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Australia, I am disappoint. That's not cricket, it's cheating. Cheating’s been part of cricket forever. Struggling to get too wound up about this. Deeply stupid managing to get caught. Ball tampering should be legalised given how ridiculously skewed towards batsmen the modern game is. Watching Smit...

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There can be no more complaints about Aussie crowds on the next tour though. Now the tourists will have to live with whatever comes their way. True. I sure hope that no Aussie spectator, sitting in the members area, gets into a prolonged and personal argument with a player from the opposing team as...

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Mr Mike wrote:
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argus wrote:
Sandstorm wrote:C'mon lads!! Clean up the tail cheaply for a change.
Leave Mrs Warner out of this please
More of that famous South African humour
Yeah, juvenile toilet humor.

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Just caught up on this. Meakes was excellent. He got badly found out by the physicality of Test rugby on debut, went completely invisible, but he has that funny knack of making the players around him better - at least at this level. Be interesting to see if DHP comes straight back into the starting ...

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This has been dreadful from Australia. Smith hasn't been right since the Ashes. He's such a weirdly intense little plum, reckon he put too much of himself into that series and he's been flat ever since. Needs some time off. Just not good from Khawaja, awful from Warner, and the brittle middle order ...

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argus wrote:
Sandstorm wrote:C'mon lads!! Clean up the tail cheaply for a change.
Leave Mrs Warner out of this please

More of that famous South African humour

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Farva Cottrell is starting at 6 because he’s gash at 7 and because Timani is even more gash at 6 Colby has come on at 7 last couple of times and got them back in contention at the breakdown. Cottrell is an absolute potato, nothing player. Excited to see Maddocks at fullback, would like to see him a...

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Cummins is fvcked. Another cheating Ozzie twat. Match referee will get him. Clear as day cheating this: https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/australias-pat-cummings-steps-on-ball-could-face-disciplinary-action-13986673 That looked very naughty Also, coincidentally, just before he started rev...

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South Africa victimised again. Sad how much the ICC hates them.

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Hideous. Switched off completely. And of course this would be the one game the Tahs decide to kick to Folau. I’m going to bed

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shanky will have enjoyed that immaculate turnover by Timani

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Eish, that didn’t look good at all. Neck bent in a nasty way. Maddocks to fullback, Sefa onto the wing I’d say. Hope DHP is okay.

Funny game so far, basketball rugby in summer.

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Kepu cramping after 10 minutes. 37 is stupid hot though, must hellish out there. Hope they’ve got the ice vests ready

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Reckon Lamb could go very,very far from what little I've read about him. Seems to tick all the boxes except maybe possible his Catholicism . :roll: Traditional Democratic Party constituency. (not to mention it's maybe 90% of all Latinos) However beyond all that there is young energy and old progres...

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The most popular politician in America rallying with Randy "Iron Stache" Bryce yesterday. Bryce is going to unseat Paul Ryan in November. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu1AxCd8HHk People have to understand Bernie's popularity in that part of the country. He's great. The DNC should be running, or at...

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ovalball wrote:Gotta laugh at the Aussies on here playing the victim card.

Sorry, but what thread are you looking at?

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One look at this thread and I reckon Dutton will change his mind about needing to protect the poor little South Africans pretty quickly

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The most popular politician in America rallying with Randy "Iron Stache" Bryce yesterday. Bryce is going to unseat Paul Ryan in November. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu1AxCd8HHk People have to understand Bernie's popularity in that part of the country. He's great. The DNC should be running, or at...

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There's only the odd standout knobhead sportsperson, IMO. How is Kyrgios perceived in Aus? He has one of the lamest temperaments of any sportsperson I've seen. Total wanker. :lol: What? He's fine. Anyone who winds the tennis pearl-clutchers up is generally doing something right. Nothing fine about ...

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Most Australians would dismiss any talk of "fair play" or of "the spirit of the game" or of "sportsmanship" as the talk of "losers" or, at best, hopelessly old-fashioned. A deliberate aggressiveness is thought to be the key to success and, when victory is won, an excessive triumphalism is expected ...

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mr bungle wrote:There's only the odd standout knobhead sportsperson, IMO. How is Kyrgios perceived in Aus? He has one of the lamest temperaments of any sportsperson I've seen. Total wanker.

What? He's fine. Anyone who winds the tennis pearl-clutchers up is generally doing something right.

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Most Australians would dismiss any talk of "fair play" or of "the spirit of the game" or of "sportsmanship" as the talk of "losers" or, at best, hopelessly old-fashioned. A deliberate aggressiveness is thought to be the key to success and, when victory is won, an excessive triumphalism is expected ...

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The footwork of the entire Australian team is shithouse. Pathetic stuff.

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Loves a send off. Very Australian cricketer.

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kiap wrote:
Sandstorm wrote:139 ahead is good, but this pitch has also gone very flat.
We shall see. New innings, new bowlers, new ball = new conditions

The main Aus quicks were kept on for too long yesterday and paid the price today. Not the best captaincy by Smith.

He’s not a good captain

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Thomas wrote:This is a match winning lead.

Aussies won't be able to reel it in and make a large total.

Yeah no chance. Hard to trust brother Usman off the Australian roads, Smith isn’t in great touch, Bancroft isn’t up to it and the Marshes, well...

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:lol: Of course. Left handed man has band aids on his left hand and holds the ball in his left hand = ball tampering To be fair, WTF is the need for all that tape? https://s.yimg.com/iu/api/res/1.2/e4DK8m5BCiy3x6_PTZiJCg--~D/cm90YXRlPWF1dG87dz0xMjAwO2g9Njc1O2ZpPWZpbGw7YXBwaWQ9eXZpZGVv/https://s.yim...

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Farva wrote:Naisrani had a poor last game but the to before wer good. Id have him there

Hey? He was very good against the Brumbies. How close to being Australian is he?

Maddocks > Hodge btw. Get him in there. Don't rate Cottrell, surely there are better options?

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News reports suggesting that Warner is under investigation for ball tampering - from wearing plasters on his hand (the hand he uses to shine the ball). Not sure there's anything in it but I seem to remember DuPlessis getting sanctioned for something similar Australian vice captain David Warner has ...

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:lol: The band had a massive sook after being told to shut up while the bowlers ran in and walked off. You plum take victimhood to a whole other level :? fudge off. They’ve been doing what they’re doing for the past couple of decades without complaint. Did Smith seriously complain? That's what happ...

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:lol: The band had a massive sook after being told to shut up while the bowlers ran in and walked off. You plum take victimhood to a whole other level :? fudge off. They’ve been doing what they’re doing for the past couple of decades without complaint. Did Smith seriously complain? That's what happ...

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The band had a massive sook after being told to shut up while the bowlers ran in and walked off. You wit kant take victimhood to a whole other level

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Lovely day out in the sun, by the way :thumbup: Reading the weekend Oz, James Sutherland has issued a statement condemning the behaviour and expressing concern about the Australian team’s behaviour. Good on him. No blame, no attempts to justify, just disappointment. I’m a little conflicted over thi...

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