MooNoi Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Bucknor should have been dropped regardless of the complaining. His performance in the SYD test was appalling. Time to hang up the hat, Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Billy Bowden is one very cool dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I think the ICC has done it for him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Billy Bowden is one very cool dude I love his signal for six ... :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Now they after Ricky's head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 The fucking media have done such a beat-up on this. Peter Roebuck.......#1 antagonist has admitted he decided the shit should hit the fan on Day 1 of the test. This is before any of the questionable events took place. Not sure what his agenda is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Yes ..his comments started the frenzy.... Very unfair imo....we play hard and play to win ..what other way is there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 The rules are in place to keep things in line on the field but they're not being used properly. There's no doubt in my mind that the Australians intimidate the umpires and the blame lies with them for allowing it to go on. All it would take is for the appealing bowler to to be told.... "scream in my face once more and don't waste your time appealing for an LBW decision in this match". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Appealing is part of the game however.. some just go way over the top in doing it. I still feel we are being made out as the bad guys ...all teams try it on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Peter Roebuck speaks. Time to sack Ponting Ricky Ponting must be sacked as captain of the Australian cricket team. If Cricket Australia cares a fig for the tattered reputation of our national team in our national sport it will not for a moment longer tolerate the sort of arrogant and abrasive conduct seem from the captain and his senior players over the last few days. Beyond comparison it was the ugliest performance put up by an Australian side for twenty years. The only surprising part of it is that the Indians have not packed their bags and gone home. That the senior players in the Australian team are oblivious to the fury they raised amongst many followers of the game in this country and beyond its shores merely confirms their own narrow and self-obsessed viewpoint. Doubtless they were not exposed to the messages that poured in from distressed enthusiasts aghast to see the scenes of bad sportsmanship and triumphalism presented at the SCG during and after the match. Pained past players rang to express their private disgust. It was a wretched and ill-mannered display and not to be endured from any side let alone an international outfit representing a proud sporting nation. Make no mistake it is not only the reputation of these cricketers that has suffered. Australia itself has been embarrassed. The notion that Ponting can hereafter take the Australian team to India is preposterous. He has shown not the slightest interest in the well-being of the game, not the slightest sign of diplomatic skills, not a single mark of respect for his accomplished and widely admired opponents. Harbhajan Singh can be an irritating young man but he is head of a family and responsible for raising 9 people. And all the Australians elders want to do is to hunt him from the game. Australian fieldsmen fire insults from the corners of their mouths, an intemperate sikh warrior overreacts and his rudeness is seized upon. It might impress barrack room lawyers. In the last few days the Australian captain has presided over a performance that dragged the game into the pits. He turned a group of professional cricketers into a pack of wild dogs. As much can be told from the conduct of his closest allies in the team. As usual Matthew Hayden crossed himself upon reaching three figures in his commanding second innings, a gesture he does not perform whilst wearing the colours of his State. Exactly how he combines his faith with throwing his weight around on the field has long bemused opposing sides, whose fondness for him ran out a long time ago. Hayden has much better in him. Michael Clarke also had a dreadful match but he is a young man and has time to rethink his outlook. That his mind was in disarray could be told from his batting. In the first innings he offered no short t a straight ball and in the second he remained at the crease after giving an easy catch to slip. On this evidence Clarke cannot be promoted to the vice-captaincy of his country. It is a captan's primary task to rear hs younger players and to prepare his successor for the ordeals of office. Nothing need be said about the catch Clarke took in the second innings except that in the prevailing circumstances the umpires were ill-advised to take anyone's word for anything. The Indians were convinced that Ponting grounded a catch he claimed on the final afternoon at the SCG. Throughout those heated hours, the Australian captain remained hostile, kicking the ground, demanding decisions, pressurising the umpires. So much for the corporate smile that has been produced these last few years. Probably the worst aspect of the Australian performance was their conduct at the end. When the last catch was taken they formed into a huddle and started jumping up a down like teenagers at a rave. It was not euphoria. It was ecstasy. They had swallowed a pill called Vengeance, amongst the most dangerous on the shelves. Not one player so much as thought about shaking hands with the defeated and departing. So much for Andrew Flintoff consoling a stricken opponent in his hour of defeat. Nor could Ponting and Gilchrist stop themselves publicly chiding Tony Greig for daring to criticise the timing of the declaration. They should have been thanking their lucky stars that 3 wickets had fallen in 5 balls, one of them in dubious circumstances. Australia had 150 ruins and 5 minutes to spare. It was not fit conduct from an Australian captain or vice-captain. To make matters worse, Ponting was by all accounts rude towards Indian reporters at his press conference. Small wonder some Indians regard Australian cricketers as a bunch of unscrupulous thugs. Ponting has not provided the leadership expected from an Australian cricket captain and so must be sacked. On this evidence the time has also come to thank Hayden and Gilchrist for their services. None of them is a bad fellow. All of them will look back on this match not as their finest hour but their worst. Obviously a new captain and side is required. But that is a task for another day. It is possible to love a country and not its cricket team. Should you have any further questions please contact us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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