richart
Major Champion
I see Smith and Warner have stood down from captain and vice captain for the rest of the match.
Aussies caught cheating on camera
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PhilTheFragger
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So what are they calling this scandal
SandpaperGate?
Not fair dinkum at all
SandpaperGate?
Not fair dinkum at all
Foxholer
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fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
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The greatest irony surrounding this series is Warner, of all people, moaning about the personal nature of some of the sledging.
I would imagine Johnny Bairstow had a wry smile to himself over that one.
I would imagine Johnny Bairstow had a wry smile to himself over that one.
Mudball
Assistant Pro
In all this noise, you gotta feel for poor Bancroft. He put the sand paper down his pants. Talk about taking one for the team...
Michael Vaughan tweeted about the irony of the aussies complaining about crowd abuse. One of the Aussie wives then came back and criticised him. He bit straight back pointing out the behaviour of crowds in Australia and maybe they should get their own house in order first of all. Get stuck in Michael 🍻
They are a poisonous team at the moment, hopefully this will shake things up.
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
Smith has been suspended for 1 match and fined 100% of his match fee.
Bancroft handed 3 demerit points and fined 75% of his match fee.
Looks like the ICC view this really seriously - NOT.
:angry: What do you have to do in cricket to get a lengthy ban?
Bancroft handed 3 demerit points and fined 75% of his match fee.
Looks like the ICC view this really seriously - NOT.
:angry: What do you have to do in cricket to get a lengthy ban?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Smith has been suspended for 1 match and fined 100% of his match fee.
Bancroft handed 3 demerit points and fined 75% of his match fee.
Looks like the ICC view this really seriously - NOT.
Now let's see if CA has any untampered balls.....
richart
Major Champion
Bowl no balls ?Smith has been suspended for 1 match and fined 100% of his match fee.
Bancroft handed 3 demerit points and fined 75% of his match fee.
Looks like the ICC view this really seriously - NOT.
Don Barzini
Assistant Pro
Precisely. The most hilarious thing about those sledging incidents is that the Aussies seemingly don’t realise how much the rest of the world is taking the pee out of them over it.
They are supposedly the masters of the sledge. They pride themselves in their ability to mentally destroy their opponents. Yet the moment the shoe is on the other foot, suddenly it’s just not cricket and there’s a “line†that’s been overstepped.
Absolutely massive double standards at play!
Got a question as I'm not a cricket fan but I've read the topic and links and other reports on it, tell me, is it as serious in terms like admitting cheating at Golf ? The Aussie PM made a real big deal out of it.
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Good to see the ICC have taken it so seriously - a one match ban - what is that about , i have a feeling that if it was a Pakistan Cricket and their team then the punishment wouldn’t be just the one match ban - Smith should be banned for a year at the very least
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Piece
Tour Winner
Lovely stuff that the Cheaters got royally slapped :thup:
Come on Boof, where are you?
Come on Boof, where are you?
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drdel
Tour Rookie
Stupid, premeditated and blatant, the one match ban is just silly.
The cheaters should be banned for season; team ban of at least 3 matches.
The cheaters should be banned for season; team ban of at least 3 matches.
I'm going to disagree slightly with Imurg. I don't think it is seen as quite as bad as in golf but it is worse than in rugby and football. Actually don't include football because 99% of players cheat every match.
People in the game will be outraged but these players will be selected next match and other than a bit of sledging life will continue for them. They will still play for Australia, they will still get bought by 20-20 teams. Give it 2 years and only the hard core fans will remember.
In golf it is nigh on terminal for your career and follows you everywhere.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
so basically Bancroft cheated and still gets paid some of his match fee for this test match, utterly unreal. As anyone who knows me, Ive never been an ICC (or ECB) fan but this takes the biscuit. Basically they have no regard for the support they are supposed to be administering, lets see if Cricket Australia take the invitation to sweep it under the ICCs carpet
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Disagree, i guarantee you this follows Bancroft and Smith everywhere they play for the rest of their careers
I hope you are right, particularly as this was planned not a momentary brain freeze. Time will tell but the penalty so far has been pretty feeble.
