"TrouserGate" - Australian Cricketers Caught Ball Tampering

[TheRealTMA]

Sledging and now ball tampering.

No need for Smith to step down. From memory Faf du Plessis did similar a few years ago.

Embarassing and disappointing.

Are you feeling ok today, JohnK? That’s very unlike you?

He should be sacked, no question. For an individual to do it, yes, that’s the game, but for the leadership to plan it over lunch, then get the new boy to carry it out is unforgivable.

And HTF with 16 cameras on the ground did they possibly in their wildest xx_X inspired fantasy imagine they could get away unnoticed???

 

[JohnK]

So Warner, keeper of the ball, swaps fielding places with Bancroft, and then Bancroft does his Thang. There is a message from Lehman ???? Bancroft puts the ‘evidence’ in his daks. Sounds like quite a few are in on it.

Brilliant plan from the leadership group. Win at all costs. Mistakes happen.

 

[Pushka]

I have seen enough AFL to know that the envelope well and truly gets pushed there too. I am sure the game plans are not based on promoting the code, they are there to win at all costs and that has become the measure of success in the professional age-flooding, tanking for picks, peptides etc are sad developments.
It was claimed an "immortal " of League forced a review of the existing blood bin laws when he had his trainers nicking his players so they could go to the blood bin.
Getting too on topic now but the professional era has forced rule changes in games & that is lamentable

Yep. James Hird was a hero of mine but acted badly and bullied those younger players into the drug experiment. And the others just haven’t been caught yet. A 3 times rule doesn’t inspire confidence in the drug regime.

 

[Pushka]

Brilliant plan from the leadership group. Win at all costs. Mistakes happen.

Oh now you are just stirring the pot.

I think Steve Smith owes an apology on 3 counts.

1. Stupidity. That he thought he could get away with it
2. Using the least experienced member in the team to do something you are not prepared to do yourself
3. The actual planning of the incident.

 

[CaptJCool]

When major blunders happen, it's the leadership who resigns or gets sacked.

CA will need to kick this Smith guy to the curb.

Apart from his bias for nepotism, think Maddison and NSW, He's had final say on who's in the team, and when he hasn't, think Cameron White' , his sulky behaviour meant the guy never stood a chance, so "You're Fired" can't come soon enough.

 

[JohnK]

Yep. James Hird was a hero of mine but acted badly and bullied those younger players into the drug experiment. And the others just haven’t been caught yet. A 3 times rule doesn’t inspire confidence in the drug regime.

I'm not convinced James Hird is fully to blame. He still has my respect.

The problem with cheating is that it's everywhere. Athletics, boxing, swimming, cycling, soccer, rugby league, AFL, baseball, gridiron etc.

Who is clean? In my opinion make it an even playing field. Let tham all cheat.

 

[JohnK]

Must admit I’m finding it difficult getting a fix too. I’d thought you’d be all over this one JohnK and was going to say well done on your call of the team a few days ago. But now you’ve kind of blown it off. Ein confusen?

We all make mistakes. This was a poor judgement call from a team desperate to win at all costs. They are not the first and not going to be the last. Banning the leadership group for a game or 2 would be sufficient punishment.

The thing that gets me is that I think this idea has come from the coach. I think he's overstayed his welcome. That needs to be reviewed.

 

[TheRealTMA]

We all make mistakes. This was a poor judgement call from a team desperate to win at all costs. They are not the first and not going to be the last. Banning the leadership group for a game or 2 would be sufficient punishment.

The thing that gets me is that I think this idea has come from the coach. I think he's overstayed his welcome. That needs to be reviewed.

Is someone impersonating JohnK?

 

[love_the_life]

We all make mistakes. This was a poor judgement call from a team desperate to win at all costs. They are not the first and not going to be the last. Banning the leadership group for a game or 2 would be sufficient punishment.

The thing that gets me is that I think this idea has come from the coach. I think he's overstayed his welcome. That needs to be reviewed.

Interesting that Smith said Lehman wasn’t involved at all but he looked decidedly uncomfortable when the camera panned across the box on the news.

 

[Pushka]

Interesting that Smith said Lehman wasn’t involved at all but he looked decidedly uncomfortable when the camera panned across the box on the news.

He saw it on the TV, calls the 12th man on the phone, who goes up to Bancroft, who then puts offending object in pants. Lehman should be worried.

I had to laugh when Bancroft pulls out the black cleaning cloth. Umpires took that at face value. Then they saw the video. Just dumb.

 

[CaptJCool]

We all make mistakes. This was a poor judgement call from a team desperate to win at all costs. They are not the first and not going to be the last. Banning the leadership group for a game or 2 would be sufficient punishment.

The thing that gets me is that I think this idea has come from the coach. I think he's overstayed his welcome. That needs to be reviewed.

Breaking News

Smith and Warner stand down. Paine acting captain

 

[love_the_life]

He saw it on the TV, calls the 12th man on the phone, who goes up to Bancroft, who then puts offending object in pants. Lehman should be worried.

I had to laugh when Bancroft pulls out the black cleaning cloth. Umpires took that at face value. Then they saw the video. Just dumb.

ABC news just announced Smith and Warner are stepping down.

You just beat me CaptJCool

 

[sjk]

Breaking News

Smith and Warner stand down.

But still playing, presumably.

 

[kelvedon]

Breaking News

Smith and Warner stand down. Paine acting captain

And that’s just the beginning

 

[Pushka]

Tim Paine? Theoretically it will be Warner but as keeper of the ball he would have known about it

Breaking News

Smith and Warner stand down. Paine acting captain

ABC news just announced Smith and Warner are stepping down.

You just beat me CaptJCool

Cough cough. I called Tim Paine at 11 am

 

[love_the_life]

Cough cough. I called Tim Paine at 11 am

Methinks thou art being a little superior

 

[Pushka]

Methinks thou art being a little superior

Yup. Well. In reality it was a prediction from a higher order of cricketer who hangs around sometime.

 

[TheRealTMA]

But still playing, presumably.

Yes, of course. Ball tampering is normal for many, but not for My Captain My Captain.

And we need them to bat, don’t forget!

 

[sjk]

Yes, of course. Ball tampering is normal for many, but not for My Captain My Captain.

And we need them to bat, don’t forget!

Sorry, I had misunderstood and thought that they were standing down *after* this match.

 

[TomVexille]

Sorry, I had misunderstood and thought that they were standing down *after* this match.

Sounds like that hasn't been determined yet