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4th Test: Australia v India at SCG Jan 3-7 2019 - MATCH DRAWN

Bazal

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To me using the natural environment isn't ball tampering. It's using the natural surroundings. I'm all for playing within the rules - like a RL winger skirting down the edge of the sidelines.

ICC have said lollies aren't allowed, well ok then, that's fine. No foreign objects other than I suppose clothing worn by the fielders to shine the ball or a towel to dry the ball in damp conditions.
Surely sweat off the brow is OK though. Also some of these grounds are big, fielders aren't always going to get the ball to the WK on the full.

Man that's why Labuschagne was bowling - so as the batsmen would knock some reverse swing into the ball. Put it out on the cement a couple of times will rough it up.

I've always said, if it's something that you'd reasonably expect to find a cricket field, play on.

Lollies, or a bit of sunblock in the sweat, or chucking it into the square, who cares. It's been done across the world for decades.
 

Eelectrica

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I've always said, if it's something that you'd reasonably expect to find a cricket field, play on.

Lollies, or a bit of sunblock in the sweat, or chucking it into the square, who cares. It's been done across the world for decades.
100% agree.
 

Hutty1986

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How good was Roy in the field?

Criminal the way they hung him out to dry
I still reckon this is the best catch I've ever seen. Ball was absolutely smashed, non-dominant hand, millimetres off the turf, next to no reaction time. Absolutely brilliant.
 

Tommy Smith

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As an England fan this is a wet dream right now.

Let these plodders score runs on the bitumen and then vs Sri Lanka; then take them to England.

I'm sure they'll be awesome in seaming and swinging conditions :D
 

Bazal

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I still reckon this is the best catch I've ever seen. Ball was absolutely smashed, non-dominant hand, millimetres off the turf, next to no reaction time. Absolutely brilliant.

You'd genuinely pick Roy as a fielder. In fact at times I think they did, based on his form with the bat, and literally no one minded
 

Hutty1986

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Oh you're f**king kidding me. Absolute shit.
These nuffies just can't give us anything to celebrate can they?
 

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