Australia v India
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I reckon Siraj did the right thing. In fact that's exactly how the process should work if a player thinks they are being abused.
He stopped the game, and told the authorities what he thought he heard. That allowed a real time investigation, where witnesses could be questioned as well. And it turns out he obviously misheard something, because there was no racist abuse.
The alternative is what has happened in the past, waiting until the end of the day to make a accusation well after the fans have filed out, abusers and witnesses alike. That makes it almost impossible to find out if anything did occur, and if so to hold the perpetrators accountable.
Now it probably took 5 minutes too long, but at least we got an outcome where for once we seem to know what was said and by whom. If we can keep that process it will lead to far better outcomes for everyone, as it will better punish people who abuse players, but also better protect fans where something might be misheard or taken in the wrong context.
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
I reckon Siraj did the right thing. In fact that's exactly how the process should work if a player thinks they are being abused.
He stopped the game, and told the authorities what he thought he heard. That allowed a real time investigation, where witnesses could be questioned as well. And it turns out he obviously misheard something, because there was no racist abuse.
The alternative is what has happened in the past, waiting until the end of the day to make a accusation well after the fans have filed out, abusers and witnesses alike. That makes it almost impossible to find out if anything did occur, and if so to hold the perpetrators accountable.
Now it probably took 5 minutes too long, but at least we got an outcome where for once we seem to know what was said and by whom. If we can keep that process it will lead to far better outcomes for everyone, as it will better punish people who abuse players, but also better protect fans where something might be misheard or taken in the wrong context.
A lesson from it is, with 13 man squads for concussions etc, get the man subbed, and get him, match referee , police etc. To thrash it out in real time. Game carries on.
I dont think, personally, that controlling the words of every one of 5,000 , let alone 50,000 people , is an achievable goal.
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@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
Not often you see Cummins bowl an over that poor - especially with the new ball.
Looking for swing?
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@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
Jadeja with the gloves on
Absolutely he does! NZ has set the benchmark in toughness!
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@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
Jadeja with the gloves on
Absolutely he does! NZ has set the benchmark in toughness!
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@NTA said in Australia v India:
@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
@Hooroo or South Africa
Bro please. This is the fern.
and to be fair I liked his post without really knowing what SA have done recently for the toughness and keep going award
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Vihari has done little with the bat all series, and now pulls a hammy running a quick single...
@Donsteppa said in Australia v India:
Vihari has done little with the bat all series, and now pulls a hammy running a quick single...
Lack of runs = tight hammies
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Are we watching India or Pakistan? The collapse in the first test, running each other out with gay abandon, doing hammies...
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400 was always an extremely tough ask even with a good start. So hard chasing on the final day of a test.
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This is why Test Cricket is the ultimate. Also a good opportunity to gripe about us having just FOUR fucken matches which are now over and all we have to look forward to is Bangladesh paying their annual visit for more pointless shits and giggle short version stuff.
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@Hooroo said in Australia v India:
WHAT A BALL!!!
It was pretty good delivery but more on length than anything. Loss of concentration from Pujara - Sunny Gavaskar is making the point on FTA here about Pujara's defence getting a bit out of alignment the last few years.
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Jadeja to come in at no.11 and save the game ...
