Australian Tour of South Africa

[stampy]

we must remember the current saffer captain has been found guilty TWICE for ******* with the ball in the last 3 years, 1. rubbing lolly saliva, 2. rubbing the ball against his zipper which is no different to what happened the other day...........just saying

[MW]

we must remember the current saffer captain has been found guilty TWICE for ******* with the ball in the last 3 years, 1. rubbing lolly saliva, 2. rubbing the ball against his zipper which is no different to what happened the other day...........just saying

Maybe we have a higher standard for our Australian cricket players

[stampy]

we must remember the current saffer captain has been found guilty TWICE for ******* with the ball in the last 3 years, 1. rubbing lolly saliva, 2. rubbing the ball against his zipper which is no different to what happened the other day...........just saying

Maybe we have a higher standard for our Australian cricket players

oh dont get me wrong i in no way condone our teams behaviour, heads need to roll, what i mean is this isnt isolated behaviour cos our players are dumb c***s for doing what they did

[Corona Man]

Does David Saker have a role in this?

Heard that he has form around this in Victorian cricket circles. Would not surprise.

[Bombers4EVA]

I was listening to triple m yesterday arvo and they were discussing about the culture of the New Zealand Union team and how they washed out all those who didn't want to respect and stand up to the tradition of what playing for your country means. They discussed how they decided it was time to look at every bloke that was representing the team and see what their integrity was like and they kicked those out that they thought didn't deserve to pull on the KIWI guernsey. I think it's about time we did the same. sO GOOD BYE Smith, Warner, Bancroft, Lyon. It will hurt and take time but we will build on from this.

[Bombers4EVA]

we must remember the current saffer captain has been found guilty TWICE for ******* with the ball in the last 3 years, 1. rubbing lolly saliva, 2. rubbing the ball against his zipper which is no different to what happened the other day...........just saying

The ICC's handling of the punishments for these incidents are weak and set no fear into those who think about tampering with the ball. It is illegal to do it so why not have harsher penalties??

[Fricky]

The possible loss of millions of dollars in sponsorships will likely be the tipping point where the players realize how their poor decision/actions can affect them.

[Jim05]

Langer all day every day.

Bancroft has a reputation in SS for suspicious activities with the ball. Wonder if it has been endorsed by Langer

[daysofourlives]

easy fix, remove all pockets from international cricket pants.

[Dogwatcher]

easy fix, remove all pockets from international cricket pants.

And stitch the shirts to the trousers onesie style.

[JK]

easy fix, remove all pockets from international cricket pants.

And stitch the shirts to the trousers onesie style.

And play in thongs so nothing can be hidden in socks

[FlyingHigh]

Maybe this is a little naïve in not believing it is more widespread, but I feel almost as disappointed in the pure petulance.
We all know that each ball behaves little differently** so for them to say "it's not gonna reverse swing, we got a dud, let's do something about" it is sooky petulance on a moral level regardless of the cheating aspect.

**(or at least we've believed this, perhaps each ball behaves exactly the same unless......)

[heater31]

Nick Kyrgios has opened his mouth again......this will be all forgotten by tomorrow morning [emoji6]

[FlyingHigh]

easy fix, remove all pockets from international cricket pants.

And stitch the shirts to the trousers onesie style.

And play in thongs

Imagine the ratings when Elyse Perry is playing.
Boonie however....

[Bombers4EVA]

easy fix, remove all pockets from international cricket pants.

Nah. Got an even better idea. Reduce the amount of money they get paid for playing sport.

[daysofourlives]

easy fix, remove all pockets from international cricket pants.

And stitch the shirts to the trousers onesie style.

And play in thongs so nothing can be hidden in socks

I think we are getting somewhere, does the ICC read this

[Corona Man]

easy fix, remove all pockets from international cricket pants.

And stitch the shirts to the trousers onesie style.

And play in thongs so nothing can be hidden in socks

I think we are getting somewhere, does the ICC read this

What about slipping it down in the junk like Bancroft did. Time to go Ancient Greek?

[StrayDog]

Nick Kyrgios has opened his mouth again......this will be all forgotten by tomorrow morning [emoji6]

Reckon I saw a snap of Kyrgios with his mouth closed once, although that was probably taken on a high shutter speed.

[northerner]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/di ... 57f7099703

Henriques who knows Smith better than I holds the same theory. Makes a damn lot of sense that this may well have been a warner led move with Bancroft more involved than just a patsy. Smith took responsibility as he feels he should and not realising the seriousness of the fallout.

I just can't get my head around Smith being this stupid and arrogant. He is naturally introverted and conservative... Warner on the other hand? Bancroft and Saker also IMO.....

[MW]

I wonder where this piece of yellow tape is now...would be worth a bit on ebay I reckon!