The Ponting Runout Incident.

[Azkatro]

I don't bitch and moan about the underarm - which as you correctly point out was legal (just like bodyline was, and what England is doing - Dyer of course blatantly cheated). I'm just suggesting that as far as the spirit of the game goes bodyline and the underarm were a little more serious than England's tactics...

No such thing as half-cheating. It's either black or white.

 

[JJ]

indeed - but people shouldn't be choosy - with the exception of Dyer those are all examples of NOT cheating then

 

[wittyfan]

I think the sky is a different colour in his world...

It's always blue here, unlike the usual grey skies of dreary old NZ.

 

[El Diablo]

Which would make it a different colour lol

 

[wittyfan]

I don't bitch and moan about the underarm

You'd have to be the only Kiwi that doesn't. :lol:

 

[El Diablo]

You'd have to be the only Kiwi that doesn't. :lol:

he's full of sh*t

]And to be blunt, it's a bit much for Australians to be standing up for sportmanship and fair play isn't it? The laying in to Sinclair and McMillan smacks of hypocrisy!

Let's recap - Chappell, caught brilliantly by Snedden, didn't walk, underarm, Greg Dyer, Slater... and Langer in this test. Why would we ever take an Australian sportman's word for anything???

 

[wittyfan]

:lol:

 

[Purtell The Turtle]

Ganguly missed two tests for a slow over-rate so I wouldn't put it down as being impossible to see Ponting miss a game.

But yes get over it Aussie media, everyone does it + Jones was actually injured.

But there is a difference between slow over rates in Tests and One Day matches. Ganguly got done for slow overs in One Day matches. Test matches are a different story.

 

[Balmain_Boy]

Where does it say subs can't field in a catching position anyway?

Law 2
....
3. Restrictions on the role of substitutes
A substitute shall not be allowed to bat or bowl nor to act as wicket-keeper or as captain on the field of play.

 

[sanjane]

Where does it say subs can't field in a catching position anyway?

never respond to El D man,...he's so full of sh*te anway....

so is ponting for that matter...

england aint doing nothing wrong...not even in terms of the spirit of the game, which funnily enough, AUSTRALIA are enough...

What happened to mental Disintegration, guys? Spirit of the Gentleman's game????

Let's not forget all the other instances...

 

[El Diablo]

At least England aren't behaving like Sri Lanka. The dregs of cricket.

 

[disco1]

I just love these sour grapes, looks like the aussies have bought up the worlds stocks so they can go on a 'grapefest'.

ENGLAND - 2
Dodgy whinging desolate Island with nothing going for it - 1

 

[El Diablo]

Errr you're Welsh

like that sh*thole has anything going for it.

 

[disco1]

Ha ha

Only thousands of years of history, culture, famous/historic people throughout the years, great sportsman, sense of pride and gamesmanship...etc...etc.....

What have you got? Borrowed culture if none at all, no history of your own, Rolf Harris? Ricky Ponting? whinge lots....

If Wales is such a crappy place how come Cardiff and the rest of the UK is full of your youth trying to escape here for a better life?

 

[El Diablo]

Tom Jones.

About the only thing out of Wales the rest of the world gives a sh*t about.

 

[El Diablo]

one happy welshman

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/__121b_F2mByYhbmQ6Q5CeUFM/D9FLhLqR8Reimzpp9C+/2Iu7v9j2FeMYRjQ==

 

[disco1]

Good ole'Tom! Still, thats one more than what you've got. I guess your only male singing attempt was Jason Donovan!

Country with population of 3mil = 1
Country with 20mil and nothing going for it = 0

 

[El Diablo]

Shows how much music gets played in Wales.

 

[disco1]

Sorry, I suppose I can credit you with Rolf Harris and Stephan Dennis

 

[El Diablo]

You're the one's that turned Rolf into a music hit.

Biggest claim too fame here was doing paint ads.