Shame on Steve smith

[kevinhectoring 425]

So sad. Such an amazing batsman and seemed to have rehabilitated himself after the ball tampering scandal. And yesterday he is shown on camera once again to be a cheat through and through. An insult to his god given talents 

[rynny 12,742]

 

 

[MuespachRam 5,990]

32 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said:

So sad. Such an amazing batsman and seemed to have rehabilitated himself after the ball tampering scandal. And yesterday he is shown on camera once again to be a cheat through and through. An insult to his god given talents 

He is an absolutely vile person, a total cheat.....and shouldnt be playing ever again.

That press conference he did still rankles me as one of the fakest things I have ever seen on TV..

[Mostyn6 11,997]

Please elaborate @kevinhectoring

 

[Don't Panic 331]

Think OP was referring to Steve Smith seen on camera scuffing the batting crease to remove Rishabh Pant's guard marks during India’s Third Test.

[Boycie 18,141]

1 hour ago, Don't Panic said:

Think OP was referring to Steve Smith seen on camera scuffing the batting crease to remove Rishabh Pant's guard marks during India’s Third Test.

Wasn’t he rubbing off the out going’s Batman’s marks?

I truly don’t know, I assumed so, if it’s not then that’s different I’d assume?

[kevinhectoring 425]

1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said:

Please elaborate @kevinhectoring

 

Yeah as @Don't Panic says: Day 5 of the 3rd test against India. SCG. India without Kohli valiantly battled for a draw against the odds, amazing given the quality of the Aussie quicks plus Lyon and given SCGs reputation as a dodgy day 5 pitch. Pant batted v well despite being dropped early on. At one stage the stump cam shows smith scuffing the crease with his spikes in an attempt to erase Pant’s guard mark. Very sad to see a genius so flawed.

a ray of sunlight is this new Indian guy Gill who looks unbelievable  

[kevinhectoring 425]

2 hours ago, MuespachRam said:

That press conference he did still rankles me as one of the fakest things I have ever seen on TV..

Well he fooled me. His Dad there an’ all. I’d wager his remorse was genuine but he’s just not quite got enough moral fibre to resist further temptations. A great shame. 
 

the odd thing is that when footballers score goals with their hands or bite other players, swear at the ref or dive, it all sort of gets lost in the sorry culture of the beautiful game. With cricket these things are iconoclastic 

[kevinhectoring 425]

1 hour ago, Boycie said:

Wasn’t he rubbing off the out going’s Batman’s marks?

I truly don’t know, I assumed so, if it’s not then that’s different I’d assume?

Didn’t see it live and not shown on BT highlights so going from the utube repeats and the barrage of abuse from Vaughn, Bumble, Gough, Hogg etc. Did they get it wrong? 

[rynny 12,742]

1 hour ago, Boycie said:

Wasn’t he rubbing off the out going’s Batman’s marks?

I truly don’t know, I assumed so, if it’s not then that’s different I’d assume?

 

6 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said:

Didn’t see it live and not shown on BT highlights so going from the utube repeats and the barrage of abuse from Vaughn, Bumble, Gough, Hogg etc. Did they get it wrong? 

It was done during the drinks break, you can see here Pant having to redo it. 

[kevinhectoring 425]

20 minutes ago, rynny said:

It was done during the drinks break, you can see here Pant having to redo it. 

I think he should be banned from the last test 

[rynny 12,742]

6 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said:

I think he should be banned

FTFY

[rynny 12,742]

 

 

[sage 14,198]

3 minutes ago, rynny said:

 

 

Yeh Paine sledging a spinner who has scored 4 centuries to Paine's 0. The Paine drops 3 catches. 

Once a convict...

[Albert 2,588]

Honestly, just looks like Steve Smith weirdness. He has a lot of eccentricities around his batting, and it looks like he came in to do some shadow batting, looking at the pitch. He could well have just been absent mindedly going through his routine. There's was no possible advantage to be gained scrubbing off marks, particularly given it was a drinks break. 

Probably a good thing this talk is happening now too though, as hopefully it'll keep talk of him being named captain again post Paine down. 

[kevinhectoring 425]

13 minutes ago, Albert said:

Honestly, just looks like Steve Smith weirdness. He has a lot of eccentricities around his batting, and it looks like he came in to do some shadow batting, looking at the pitch. He could well have just been absent mindedly going through his routine. There's was no possible advantage to be gained scrubbing off marks, particularly given it was a drinks break. 

Probably a good thing this talk is happening now too though, as hopefully it'll keep talk of him being named captain again post Paine down. 

you are a more charitable fellow than I am Albert 

[sage 14,198]

17 minutes ago, Albert said:

Honestly, just looks like Steve Smith weirdness. He has a lot of eccentricities around his batting, and it looks like he came in to do some shadow batting, looking at the pitch. He could well have just been absent mindedly going through his routine. There's was no possible advantage to be gained scrubbing off marks, particularly given it was a drinks break. 

Probably a good thing this talk is happening now too though, as hopefully it'll keep talk of him being named captain again post Paine down. 

There is an advantage. Unsettles the batsmen. Batting is 90% in the head once you get to that level.

[rynny 12,742]

53 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said:

you are a more charitable fellow than I am Albert 

*cough* Australian *cough*

[uttoxram75 16,775]

Cheating at cricket? 

Its about as important as riding your bike down a no cycling path when theres no one around.

Its not like its a serious sport or anything is it.

[rynny 12,742]

1 hour ago, Albert said:

Honestly, just looks like Steve Smith weirdness. He has a lot of eccentricities around his batting, and it looks like he came in to do some shadow batting, looking at the pitch. He could well have just been absent mindedly going through his routine. There's was no possible advantage to be gained scrubbing off marks, particularly given it was a drinks break. 

Probably a good thing this talk is happening now too though, as hopefully it'll keep talk of him being named captain again post Paine down. 

I'm sorry but that is rubbish. First why would he be shadow batting on the fifth day, during the fourth innings? Second since when has he been left handed? Third, as @sage said, it is to unsettle Pant, the pitch wasn't what it normally is on the 5th day at the SCG, nothing in it for the bowlers. Hmm seems eerily similar to sandpaper-gate...