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barky1

Samoa U19, with a Mankad. Disgraceful

voodoo

Samoa U19, with a Mankad. Disgraceful

I’m 100% supportive of a mankad. What’s disgraceful is the batsman trying to cheat by running early. Have never understood the outrage

Cyclops

Yeah team mankad 100%. If the non striker is marginal then I think warn first but if they're really taking the piss then don't even warn them.

I don't think either player is cheating though - the non striker is taking a risk trying to get an advantage. Very similar to a stumping really.

MN5

@Cyclops said in Other Cricket:

Yeah team mankad 100%. If the non striker is marginal then I think warn first but if they're really taking the piss then don't even warn them.

I don't think either player is cheating though - the non striker is taking a risk trying to get an advantage. Very similar to a stumping really.

Why the warning in the first place ?

It’s not like a bowler cleans someone up and they get a warning. If you’re out you’re out.

voodoo

@Cyclops said in Other Cricket:

Yeah team mankad 100%. If the non striker is marginal then I think warn first but if they're really taking the piss then don't even warn them.

I don't think either player is cheating though - the non striker is taking a risk trying to get an advantage. Very similar to a stumping really.

Totally, not cheating, just part of the game. Like trying to steal a base in baseball. Should be zero outrage either way

MN5

@voodoo said in Other Cricket:

@Cyclops said in Other Cricket:

Yeah team mankad 100%. If the non striker is marginal then I think warn first but if they're really taking the piss then don't even warn them.

I don't think either player is cheating though - the non striker is taking a risk trying to get an advantage. Very similar to a stumping really.

Totally, not cheating, just part of the game. Like trying to steal a base in baseball. Should be zero outrage either way

It baffles me that it makes headlines. Stay in the crease til the last moment and you won’t get out. If it’s not the ‘spirit of the game’ then bowlers may as well not try to get guys bowled, stumped, caught or LBW either..

Godder

MCC agreed, that's why the dismissal was moved to the Run Out law to make it clear that it was the same as any other run out.

mariner4life

and we think our selectors are cautious and backward thinking

Word is Sam Konstas is not getting a run in SL. They are dropping him, pushing Head to open, and bringing a 29 year old keeper in to bat in the middle order.

Now, it's not like Konstas looks to the manner born, he had that one innings where he got in to Bumrah and everyone lost their shit, but other than that there wasn't a lot of return.

but

that's two young openers they have rissoled in a couple of months, in an ageing team desperate for some new blood. They are short runs at the top of the order because old man Khawaja can't buy one at the moment. No way Inglis is a long term option, and moving Head is risking their current best batsman. Doesn't seem the smart play to me

mariner4life

the fuck do i know?

Aus are 66/0 after 10 overs

bayimports

Australia scoring runs freely on the sub continent..whats happening?

NTA

Cheers Trav. Thrown away a ton against a pretty toothless attack there

SouthernMann

Is there any way to watch this in NZ? I can't find any coverage

NTA

It's on Channel 7 here - which is weird for a non-Ashes overseas test. Not sure if their streaming service 7plus would have it available outside Oz?

No Quarter

I thought this would be on Sky but apparently not. I don't know why I pay $50 a month for that piece of shit service.

MN5

@NTA said in Other Cricket:

Cheers Trav. Thrown away a ton against a pretty toothless attack there

Poor guy. Only missed out by 43 runs

NTA

@MN5 said in Other Cricket:

@NTA said in Other Cricket:

Cheers Trav. Thrown away a ton against a pretty toothless attack there

Poor guy. Only missed out by 43 runs

7 overs at his rate

MN5

Well done Steve Smith, quite the achievement

Lara is the man

mariner4life

Waj buys himself his home farewell

NTA

@MN5 said in Other Cricket:

@NTA said in Other Cricket:

Cheers Trav. Thrown away a ton against a pretty toothless attack there

Poor guy. Only missed out by 43 runs

I stand by this point.

These two are bitch slapping a pretty ordinary attack. Head should have done the same.

The real tragedy: the fact we've lost two wickets

NTA

If SL put as much work into catching as they did appealing, they'd have more wickets.

The Silver Fern

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