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Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket

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    No way he acted alone

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      No way he acted alone

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      @canefan said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

      No way he acted alone

      It’s cheating 101, use the youngest less experienced guy as your patsy. If he’s caught then you can limit the damage and fall out

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        @canefan said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

        No way he acted alone

        It’s cheating 101, use the youngest less experienced guy as your patsy. If he’s caught then you can limit the damage and fall out

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        @virgil which makes it even worse. Wonder if Bancroft is thinking about what sort of (non) career he might have now?!

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        • CrucialC Crucial

          Watch the first bit where Smith throws Bancroft under the bus

          Smith and Boof should be sacked. 'The boys in the shed are embarrassed'. So much remorse (after being caught).

          In his rambling, though, he did confess to bringing the game into disrepute.

          .....and it is all so fucking hilarious!

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          @crucial said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

          Watch the first bit where Smith throws Bancroft under the bus

          Smith and Boof should be sacked. 'The boys in the shed are embarrassed'. So much remorse (after being caught).

          In his rambling, though, he did confess to bringing the game into disrepute.

          .....and it is all so fucking hilarious!

          Mate I don’t see it as hilarious at all. They’ve been caught out blatantly cheating, so blatant that they’ve had to fess up. That’s not good for cricket and it’s a real fucking slap in the face for the Aussie supporters. I know, cue much mirth about their plight but the majority are genuine fans of the game and deserve better. I know if this had been England I’d be ropable.

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          • CatograndeC Catogrande

            @crucial said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

            Watch the first bit where Smith throws Bancroft under the bus

            Smith and Boof should be sacked. 'The boys in the shed are embarrassed'. So much remorse (after being caught).

            In his rambling, though, he did confess to bringing the game into disrepute.

            .....and it is all so fucking hilarious!

            Mate I don’t see it as hilarious at all. They’ve been caught out blatantly cheating, so blatant that they’ve had to fess up. That’s not good for cricket and it’s a real fucking slap in the face for the Aussie supporters. I know, cue much mirth about their plight but the majority are genuine fans of the game and deserve better. I know if this had been England I’d be ropable.

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            @catogrande said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

            @crucial said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

            Watch the first bit where Smith throws Bancroft under the bus

            Smith and Boof should be sacked. 'The boys in the shed are embarrassed'. So much remorse (after being caught).

            In his rambling, though, he did confess to bringing the game into disrepute.

            .....and it is all so fucking hilarious!

            Mate I don’t see it as hilarious at all. They’ve been caught out blatantly cheating, so blatant that they’ve had to fess up. That’s not good for cricket and it’s a real fucking slap in the face for the Aussie supporters. I know, cue much mirth about their plight but the majority are genuine fans of the game and deserve better. I know if this had been England I’d be ropable.

            Hence my more serious post underneath that one.

            The hilarious-ness of it is that it comes after Boof just tried to take the moral high ground and the incessant talk about not crossing lines. That part is funny.

            IMO if the ICC don't throw the book at these fuckwits the game has just written its death notice.

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            • VirgilV Virgil

              Looking forward to our aussies ferners take on all this...

              Oh and who said test cricket is boring

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              @virgil said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

              Looking forward to our aussies ferners take on all this...

              If they've broken the laws of the game, punish them appropriately. The end.

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                oh, I see Michael Clarke has declared shock and horror.

                That is surely funny?

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                • NTAN NTA

                  @virgil said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

                  Looking forward to our aussies ferners take on all this...

                  If they've broken the laws of the game, punish them appropriately. The end.

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                  @nta said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

                  @virgil said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

                  Looking forward to our aussies ferners take on all this...

                  If they've broken the laws of the game, punish them appropriately. The end.

                  ....aaannddd then use time honoured mocking as a means to modify and entrench their new non-cheating behaviour going forward 😊

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                    They haven't really thrown Bancroft under the bus. Smith came out and admitted the leadership group told him to do that. They did not have to say it.

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                      https://twitter.com/notdekock/status/977178801070313472

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                        https://twitter.com/notdekock/status/977178801070313472

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                        @stockcar86 perfect delivery. In real time, Davey was smashing it, lovely attacking shots, 30 off 13 and then that!

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                          The ICC MUST address the fucked up behaviour that has occurred on this tour (and harshly.) From players and officials. The reports should be about gritty partnerships and sensational catches and unplayable yorkers and brilliantly compiled centuries. Not fucking ball tampering and fights and family slurs.

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                            They haven't really thrown Bancroft under the bus. Smith came out and admitted the leadership group told him to do that. They did not have to say it.

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                            @hydro11 did you watch the clip? Smith absolutely threw it to Bancroft rather than explain himself. Sure he added a mea culpa afterwards but...

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                              Yep pretty pathetic by Smith in that press conference. Even if it was something Bancroft did alone it would be a shit thing to do, let alone for Smith to later say it was the senior players who came up with the idea. He should "cop it sweet" as the cheat islanders would say.

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                                @hydro11 did you watch the clip? Smith absolutely threw it to Bancroft rather than explain himself. Sure he added a mea culpa afterwards but...

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                                @paekakboyz said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

                                @hydro11 did you watch the clip? Smith absolutely threw it to Bancroft rather than explain himself. Sure he added a mea culpa afterwards but...

                                It made sense for Bancroft to explain as he was the person who did the ball tampering. Smith answered most other questions. It's cheating and shitty to get Bancroft to do it in the first place but I don't see why the press conference is worth being critical of.

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                                  "I've made it clear that we're regrettable and we'll move on from this and hopefully we'll learn something from it."

                                  Like, next time don't use bright yellow tape.

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                                    Smith should have opened and then passed to Bancroft. No doubt Bancroft needed to explain his actions but I think they needed to front that this was a leadership idea from the outset.

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                                      @crucial said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

                                      Watch the first bit where Smith throws Bancroft under the bus

                                      Smith and Boof should be sacked. 'The boys in the shed are embarrassed'. So much remorse (after being caught).

                                      In his rambling, though, he did confess to bringing the game into disrepute.

                                      .....and it is all so fucking hilarious!

                                      Mate I don’t see it as hilarious at all. They’ve been caught out blatantly cheating, so blatant that they’ve had to fess up. That’s not good for cricket and it’s a real fucking slap in the face for the Aussie supporters. I know, cue much mirth about their plight but the majority are genuine fans of the game and deserve better. I know if this had been England I’d be ropable.

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                                      @catogrande said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

                                      @crucial said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

                                      Watch the first bit where Smith throws Bancroft under the bus

                                      Smith and Boof should be sacked. 'The boys in the shed are embarrassed'. So much remorse (after being caught).

                                      In his rambling, though, he did confess to bringing the game into disrepute.

                                      .....and it is all so fucking hilarious!

                                      Mate I don’t see it as hilarious at all. They’ve been caught out blatantly cheating, so blatant that they’ve had to fess up. That’s not good for cricket and it’s a real fucking slap in the face for the Aussie supporters. I know, cue much mirth about their plight but the majority are genuine fans of the game and deserve better. I know if this had been England I’d be ropable.

                                      Yup, and in the professional era with money involved, there should be lengthy bans (at the very least) handed out to all involved. No player is bigger than the game, no matter how good. Throw the fucking book at them.

                                      If this was the BCs it would really test my resolve to even keep supporting them. Not sure I could ever really get behind the players that did this again. The fans of the game deserve so much better.

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                                        I'm not quite sure how any side thinks they can get away with any form of tampering in this day and age

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                                        • PaekakboyzP Paekakboyz

                                          Smith should have opened and then passed to Bancroft. No doubt Bancroft needed to explain his actions but I think they needed to front that this was a leadership idea from the outset.

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                                          @paekakboyz said in Convicts v Marxist Land Thieves - Crucket:

                                          Smith should have opened and then passed to Bancroft. No doubt Bancroft needed to explain his actions but I think they needed to front that this was a leadership idea from the outset.

                                          It just looked bad.

                                          Smith seems to be taking the line that even though he is the captain and was party to the cheating, he isn't responsible.
                                          Well, he says he takes responsibility, but then he doesn't actually do so.

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