Pretty sure 12 months is the maximum penalty, fair play
Edit: our test team is going to be so so bad for a while. It might actually improve the one day lineup though.
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If the only long-term change out of this sorry saga is that David Warner never plays cricket for Australia again, it will be a good result.
Something feels so off about this whole thing that my lust for punishment isn't satisfied with just Warner suffering long term.
How long did Atherton/Du Plessis/Inzamam/Afridi/Philander/Dravid/Tendulkar get suspended for?
I think you'll find Bancroft is serving longer than all those combined.
Don't get on your high horse about convenient punishments.
I'm not Australian. Been there, got best friends who live all around the country there and even I know that Cricket is a huge part of their sporting fabric. Its something that is heavily invested both financially and culturally. For them, who already have one of the best teams in the world, to have been blatantly caught in a cynical conspiracy between their two skippers and a great young opening batsman to tar the team's name, to let down the blue chip sponsors, and their public, this is minimal punishment IMO. If they could have banned Smith and Warner for longer, I think they would have.
Are there any Aussies in the thread who might disagree with the above?
If you ever wanted proof that cricket has lived out of a candy store for decades, even if not openly, you just had to see the outpouring of support for du Plessis from peers and former cricketers, even some from Australia — the team that he'd technically cheated by altering the condition of the ball illegally — taking the 'everyone does it' stand.
The last week or so also showed up quite embarrassingly that the issue of ball tampering still remains a grey area for the ICC. That ambiguity also stems from the fact that the governing body has forever been a step behind when it comes to curbing it. For some, however, ball tampering has always been stuck somewhere between blatant cheating and gamesmanship. Law 42.3 still remains as vague as ever.
But try speaking to any fast bowler about the business of 'making' a ball — the word 'tampering' is pretty much a 'conversation ender' with them — and they literally stop short of quoting the Omerta code, like it's some occult practice only fit for ears of fellow practitioners.
Channel Nine, as late as last night, bought the Tennis coverage beating Seven and maybe others. After the last week and now this, I suspect CA will not be getting anywhere near the amount of cash for TV rights they hoped for not that long ago.
And I guarantee you the next one will be piss weak.I wouldn't mind all instances of ball tampering being punished this harshly from now on.
Agreed Ham. The previous slaps on the wrist are a bit weak.
https://news.sky.com/story/devastat...steve-smith-cries-at-news-conference-11307929
What a shitty and sad situation.
Nope. It's illegal and they shouldn't do it.
The thing I have always loved about cricket is the concept of playing "in the spirit of the game" which is why I've had a strong dislike of the Australian team for a long time.
"Everyone does it" is not a good reason to change the rules. What they need to do is enforce the rules properly and start handing out some serious punishments. A 12-month suspension should make people think twice about using tape or a sugary mint to gain an advantage.
If the only long-term change out of this sorry saga is that David Warner never plays cricket for Australia again, it will be a good result.
Something feels so off about this whole thing that my lust for punishment isn't satisfied with just Warner suffering long term.
I think this is a really harsh but appropriate penalty that only escalated to this level because of the specific Australian culture's aversion to cheating and the public's huge reaction.
I wouldn't mind all instances of ball tampering being punished this harshly from now on. When you look at past punishments it's all really minor stuff like just losing their match fees. This is the biggest punishment by far for ball tampering and even though this is different because of the premeditated aspect, it's going to look really bad from here, for whatever cricketing board has to do it, if the next instance of ball tampering is only punished by match fee.
Anyways a whole year for Smith is huge, losing millions of dollars for him, losing the most prestigious position in Australian cricket, not being able to play for Australia while being in the prime of his career, not being able to play IPL either, having eternal shame brought upon him now in the cricket history books. The team gets punished too by not having the best batsman in the world available to play. This is a harsh punishment and any more would be excessive.
https://news.sky.com/story/devastat...steve-smith-cries-at-news-conference-11307929
What a shitty and sad situation.
To answer your question about Warner, I have a particular dislike for him that may be beyond the norm, but I think at best people merely tolerated him because he was good at hitting a cricket ball.
Just general attitude. He pretty much epitomises everything that's been wrong with Australian cricket for the last 20 years. Rude, obnoxious, a sore loser and an even worse winner. No grace in victory and no humility.Did he do something particular, or was it just his general attitude? Sorry if this is obvious stuff. I really feel out of the loop these days...
Apparently, the spirit of Cricket has been irrepairably broken after some nasty tampering by a couple of Aussie hooligans.So currently I have a plan with Verizon but they've told me I'll be getting a rate increase. Anyone know Cricket's reliability compared to the major carriers?
So currently I have a plan with Verizon but they've told me I'll be getting a rate increase. Anyone know Cricket's reliability compared to the major carriers?