| Cricket: Gideon Haight on Khawaja's book is worth reading 14:33 - Nov 12 with 388 views | Steve_M |
And it seems that the book will be too:
https://www.theguardian.com/co
It does skirt round that the real problem for Australian cricket remains it's two-faced approach to the moral high ground, which the backlash against Khawaja for stating what was obvious to anyone - that the whole team were very much aware - merely reinforces. |  |
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| Cricket: Gideon Haight on Khawaja's book is worth reading on 14:53 - Nov 12 | mellowblue |
If individuals rather than the team en-masse had taken the blame, the repercussions would have been greater, probaby Australia being banned. Like you, I alway thought it must be a collective thing. The bowlers and those that look after the ball condition usually slips would know for sure. Cummins has promised to make a response to the book in time, I suspect it won't happen. Book should be decent read. Sort of guy who tells it as it is.
Never trust someone called Gideon, strewth cobber. [Post edited 12 Nov 14:54]
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| Cricket: Gideon Haight on Khawaja's book is worth reading on 16:11 - Nov 12 | bsw72 |
| Cricket: Gideon Haight on Khawaja's book is worth reading on 14:53 - Nov 12 by mellowblue |
If individuals rather than the team en-masse had taken the blame, the repercussions would have been greater, probaby Australia being banned. Like you, I alway thought it must be a collective thing. The bowlers and those that look after the ball condition usually slips would know for sure. Cummins has promised to make a response to the book in time, I suspect it won't happen. Book should be decent read. Sort of guy who tells it as it is.
Never trust someone called Gideon, strewth cobber. [Post edited 12 Nov 14:54]
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Cummins has a press conf booked at 10:30am local time on Friday morning . . . |  | | |
| Cricket: Gideon Haight on Khawaja's book is worth reading on 16:47 - Nov 12 | BlueandTruesince82 |
As his dad has already pointed out the outrage towards Stuart Broad when he didnt walk is quite something given what the Aussies are prepared to do to win a cricket match.
I'm sure all sides has some tricks to impact the condition of the ball but SPG was absolutely egregious. As others have daid, at the very least the bowlers will have absolutely been aware something was going on given any bowler watches the state of the ball like Gollum watches his ring.
I recently watched Mike Basset for the 1st tiime in years due to sheer boredom and there is a moment when England score against Argentina with a Maradonaesque handball.
Commentator "Ain't that a handball there Martin?"
Co Comms "Against Argentina, no chance"
This absolutely applies to playing the Aussies at cricket (though of course snicko/Ultra Edge would do for him today). Nick it, LBW plum, I dont care, wait for the umpire and only walk if he raises his finger. |  |
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| Cricket: Gideon Haight on Khawaja's book is worth reading on 17:29 - Nov 12 | Radlett_blue |
| Cricket: Gideon Haight on Khawaja's book is worth reading on 14:53 - Nov 12 by mellowblue |
If individuals rather than the team en-masse had taken the blame, the repercussions would have been greater, probaby Australia being banned. Like you, I alway thought it must be a collective thing. The bowlers and those that look after the ball condition usually slips would know for sure. Cummins has promised to make a response to the book in time, I suspect it won't happen. Book should be decent read. Sort of guy who tells it as it is.
Never trust someone called Gideon, strewth cobber. [Post edited 12 Nov 14:54]
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In cricket, as in most professional sport, teams & players will constantly look for little things on the edge of legality which might give them an advantage. England were known for using certain boiled sweets to get sticky saliva on the cricket ball. Ball tampering with sandpaper is a slightly different level & obviously against the laws, hence the reluctance to fess up, although it beggars belief to suggest that the Aussie bowlers could have been unaware. |  |
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| Cricket: Gideon Haight on Khawaja's book is worth reading on 20:03 - Nov 12 | Guthrum |
I feel his "cricket should grow up and, anyway, everyone else was doing similar" line is a little bit diversionary. However, I agree with his ultimate conclusion that there's no real need for massive further inquisitions now, after all this time. |  |
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