SIXTEEN AGAIN 1,103 Posted Wednesday at 15:10 Share Posted Wednesday at 15:10 7 hours ago, Albert said: So it seems you're the one who doesn't get the point. There's no reason to think that Smith was doing anything for 'gamesmanship' at all, it's just a thing he does. It was during a drinks break, the groundsmen had already swept and repainted, and Pant would later retake guard. He literally did it in front of the opposition players with the umpire watching him, and it's something he does several times a day, and there was never an advantage to be gained in marking centre. The only difference is a feed happened to be showing that cam somewhere, and people, not knowing Smith, commented, leading to the peanut gallery getting involved. Equally, it's unusual that Smith gets so tarred by one incident. Guess if you need to tar someone, making a mountain out of this kind of molehill is all you've got. Albert trying to defend a self confessed pisstaker to a bunch of pommes is always going to be an uphill task obviously the standards of English cricketing etiquette are much superior to the underhand way the Aussies wish to conduct themselves. Anyway I am not going to bite to any more of your sledging. Hopefully getting to Rad City next December I'll meet you for a cool one and we'll carry on the discussion then Link to post Share on other sites
Albert 2,576 Posted Wednesday at 22:06 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:06 6 hours ago, SIXTEEN AGAIN said: Albert trying to defend a self confessed pisstaker to a bunch of pommes is always going to be an uphill task obviously the standards of English cricketing etiquette are much superior to the underhand way the Aussies wish to conduct themselves. Anyway I am not going to bite to any more of your sledging. Hopefully getting to Rad City next December I'll meet you for a cool one and we'll carry on the discussion then Ah yes, English cricketing etiquette... ... Let's hope you'll be able to come over here for that Test. I'm still not convinced that we'll be that close to normalcy by then, but I hope so. Link to post Share on other sites
sage 14,072 Posted Thursday at 14:10 Share Posted Thursday at 14:10 16 hours ago, Albert said: Ah yes, English cricketing etiquette... ... Let's hope you'll be able to come over here for that Test. I'm still not convinced that we'll be that close to normalcy by then, but I hope so. I see Smith has been defended by the worst cheat in Cricket, Justin Langer. Deej 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AndyinLiverpool 8,754 Posted Thursday at 14:30 Share Posted Thursday at 14:30 14 minutes ago, sage said: I see Smith has been defended by the worst cheat in Cricket, Justin Langer. No, I'm sorry, I won't have that. What about Darren Lehmann? Deej 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sage 14,072 Posted Thursday at 14:32 Share Posted Thursday at 14:32 1 minute ago, AndyinLiverpool said: No, I'm sorry, I won't have that. What about Darren Lehmann? Link to post Share on other sites
AndyinLiverpool 8,754 Posted Thursday at 14:45 Share Posted Thursday at 14:45 12 minutes ago, sage said: Ok, fair enough. What about David Warner then? Link to post Share on other sites
AndyinLiverpool 8,754 Posted Thursday at 14:51 Share Posted Thursday at 14:51 Sorry, I'm getting mixed up between cheating and crying like great big babies when it all goes wrong. Deej and sage 2 Link to post Share on other sites
AndyinLiverpool 8,754 Posted Thursday at 15:03 Share Posted Thursday at 15:03 http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2018/03/31/crying-to-replace-cricket-as-australias-national-sport/ JoetheRam 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dabber 458 Posted Thursday at 16:26 Share Posted Thursday at 16:26 I thought their national sport was crown green bowling - seriously. Link to post Share on other sites
SIXTEEN AGAIN 1,103 Posted Thursday at 18:12 Share Posted Thursday at 18:12 20 hours ago, Albert said: Ah yes, English cricketing etiquette... ... Let's hope you'll be able to come over here for that Test. I'm still not convinced that we'll be that close to normalcy by then, but I hope so. We are hoping to come for 2-4 and the one dayers, but i have a feeling you maybe right. Link to post Share on other sites
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