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I should start by saying that I'm a fan of the NRL first and only a casual fan of AFL, so all of this…
It's been pointed out a lot this week that crowds were much better during week one of the finals a year ago. It's true.…
With Origin done and dusted for another year and a World Cup coming up in a few months, I think it's time to turn…
I can’t agree, if retaining a trophy is not as good as winning it then the trophy itself has no value and winning it means nothing. If you win it, it’s yours until the other team wins it back. If you only need a draw to retain, you still need to go out and win some Tests, the other team just has to win 1 more. So while it means you have an advantage, it’s an advantage you’ve earned from winning previously…
Flem’s Verdict: Aussies have a Big Four with Boland no longer a back-up, SCG pitch not up to scratch and Beau knows Test cricket
Yep, I’m sure Starc could do the same thing on the steps, but it says nothing about bowling form…
Pant’s T20 fireworks display gives India the edge as Australia’s Trophy hopes fade despite Boland machine's excellence
Its not a double meaning, it’s an incorrectly attributed meaning. I’ve never seen anybody ever imitate the act the same way Travis did it, hands are held horizontally when doing it, not vertically. It was unclear to the point where most people saw it and questioned it, saying “surely he wasn’t doing, you know, that, right?” And they were correct, he wasn’t doing that. So no harm done. The reason I said kids shouldn’t legitimately copy Travis’ celebration is because its his own celebration, unique to his own circumstances, that’s why everyone else, not just kids, should have their own. And if kids are doing it for the wrong reason, they should be called our for it, but just about anything can be turned bad, that doesn’t mean it’s bad.
Head's 'obnoxious behaviour' an 'insult to 1.5 billion Indians': Ex-Test player's salty tears make win even sweeter
And I’ll say it again, things aren’t what they look like, things are what they are. Kids don’t need an excuse to do the wrong thing. If they simulate the act, they should be punished, but if they are just copying Travis’ ultimately tame and harmless celebration, they should be told not to copy and come up with their own thing, but regardless, they haven’t done anything wrong, just like Travis didn’t do anything wrong. Some people thought he did, and it turned out those people thought wrong.
Head's 'obnoxious behaviour' an 'insult to 1.5 billion Indians': Ex-Test player's salty tears make win even sweeter
I think parents and teachers are smart enough to determine if they are lying about the explanation as an excuse and if so, they should be punished accordingly. But once again, they could only simulate that act if they know what it was before Travis did his different celebration, which means Travis didn’t teach it to them and Travis can’t be blamed for them knowing it. Its perfectly valid to tell him that it’s not a good look because of what it looks similar to, but that’s just an opinion, he hasn’t done anything wrong, so we can’t tell him not to do something if it isn’t wrong.
Head's 'obnoxious behaviour' an 'insult to 1.5 billion Indians': Ex-Test player's salty tears make win even sweeter
If they mean it the same way Travis does, there’s no problem, although someone should explain to them it’s his celebration and they should get their own. If they mean it the other way, it means they already knew it was a thing which means they didn’t learn it from Travis. That’s not on Travis…
Head's 'obnoxious behaviour' an 'insult to 1.5 billion Indians': Ex-Test player's salty tears make win even sweeter
Most edges are hitting solid wood, travelling in the opposite direction to the ball, down at stump hight, much closer to the mic. This was up high, off to the side and off gloves coming around making it more of a push. Bigger deflection but less of an impact.
Head's 'obnoxious behaviour' an 'insult to 1.5 billion Indians': Ex-Test player's salty tears make win even sweeter
When it happened, we thought it looked like something bit still thought it couldn’t possibly be that and that there must be a reasonable explanation. Turns out, there was. No drama at all. Things are what they are, things aren’t what they look like…
Head's 'obnoxious behaviour' an 'insult to 1.5 billion Indians': Ex-Test player's salty tears make win even sweeter
I wonder if women and children were watching when Sihu unalived that guy…
Head's 'obnoxious behaviour' an 'insult to 1.5 billion Indians': Ex-Test player's salty tears make win even sweeter
The way the lower order have performed, I’d go with Cummins and 10 more bowlers…
India fuming over controversial Jaiswal dismissal as Cummins gets sweet vindication in Australia’s epic MCG win
They only go by what snicko says if it’s all they have. Here’s what pretty much always happens: They look at the footage, it doesn’t show a deviation, at least not a clear one. That means, at this point, there’s no evidence. It’s after that they go to snicko. If snicko picks up a noise, then it means they’ve found their evidence. The reason snicko is taken into account then, is because its the only evidence they have. If snicko doesn’t pick up a noise, it doesn’t technically rule out an edge, but it means they have no evidence of it. Once again, snicko is only taken into account if it’s the only evidence they have. Now, while that is most situations, it wasn’t this situation, there was very clear evidence of a deflection just from the camera angles. And as I said, snicko not picking up a noise doesn’t rule out that there wasn’t any contact, so it’s not evidence of no contact. So there’s evidence of a deflection and no evidence to rule it out, its conclusive enough to overrule it.
You haven’t watched enough cricket, there’s been a few times where it’s happened, and it leads to these conversations with people who don’t understand the tech.
India fuming over controversial Jaiswal dismissal as Cummins gets sweet vindication in Australia’s epic MCG win
Camera angles were conclusive. Looking at the vision and making a decision based on what you see is the same burden of proof they use to make decisions on catches, run outs, etc. if its good enough for that, it’s good enough for this…
India fuming over controversial Jaiswal dismissal as Cummins gets sweet vindication in Australia’s epic MCG win
No, we only go by what snicko says if the cameras don’t pick up anything, which is what often happens. If the cameras don’t see an edge and snicko doesn’t hear an edge, there’s no evidence of an edge, but if one of those things does pick up an edge, there’s evidence.
If snicko says there was a sound, there was a sound, but people need to understand the reverse isn’t true, that if snicko doesn’t pick up a sound, it doesn’t mean there wasn’t a sound, it just means it didn’t pick up a sound. The tech isn’t infallible like that.
India fuming over controversial Jaiswal dismissal as Cummins gets sweet vindication in Australia’s epic MCG win
You’re either trolling or genuinely this dumb, either way, I can’t help ya…
'Shown genuine remorse': Broncos accept NRL's Mam sanctions, hand out monster extra fine
Honestly he’s done enough that we’d look back on his career fondly for the good things he’s done when called in to do a job if it wasn’t for the selectors continuously picking him when it wasn’t warranted…
'Don't like chopping and changing': Great backs in Marsh as calls for axe mount, skipper slammed for drop reaction
No, its just that unlike yourself, I just have a understanding of how the world works along with the ability to think things through logically…
'Shown genuine remorse': Broncos accept NRL's Mam sanctions, hand out monster extra fine
Sure, but that doesn’t change how fines work, even if you don’t understand it…
'Shown genuine remorse': Broncos accept NRL's Mam sanctions, hand out monster extra fine
“Plus he gets to pay the Broncos fine over the course of a year!”
Well, yeah, large fines usually allow you to go on some kind of payment plan. Sure he’s on good coin, but its not “I have 90,000 dollars just laying around” coin. Blokes on a million a year aren’t given a million all at once, they get paid in instalments so there’s nothing wrong with paying off a fine that way…
'Shown genuine remorse': Broncos accept NRL's Mam sanctions, hand out monster extra fine
A nice idea in theory, but those people have their own civil litigation options between themselves and Mam and the Broncos shouldn’t be interfering in it because it could taint it, they gotta let it play out how it plays out…
'Shown genuine remorse': Broncos accept NRL's Mam sanctions, hand out monster extra fine
I know there was a guy there reminding them, but that he was needed at all just goes to show this is not a usual situation they find themselves in. Half of them just shoved the hat into the kid’s hands instead of putting it on their head so he wasn’t the only one who forgot the last minute instructions. Its easy to say what we would have done in that situation but it’s a little different in the aftermath of achieving what you’ve been working towards your whole life. Obviously it’s not great and I’m sure somebody let him know and that’s all it needs to be, the need to tear people down for something like this is just sad…
'Real tragedy': Internet comes for 'flog' Cameron over Auskicker snub amid love-in for 'BOG' Lions staffer
Nah, it’ll just be more spin…
Grand Final Fix: The Swans were even worse than in 2022 - here's everything that went wrong in latest big dance disaster
Apparently he was on the Cowboys board for a while when they got good, but what he did there, I don’t know…
The Walters era was a failure and Broncos were right to axe him - now the man to blame should pay the price
I still think they would have been the premiers in 2011 if Lockyer hadn’t broken his face but the post Lockyer era highlighted that he was the key more so than Griffin so your point still stands…
The Walters era was a failure and Broncos were right to axe him - now the man to blame should pay the price
He took over a wooden spoon team and made them contenders again. He might have taken them as far as he can, but any success that comes next is off the back of that. I truly believe he is what was needed then even if it’s not what they need now…
The Walters era was a failure and Broncos were right to axe him - now the man to blame should pay the price
That’s interesting, I’m the opposite. For me, individual matches are just step towards the ultimate prize, whatever trophy is on the line for winning the current series, which is also just one chapter in the history of the series. I wouldn’t have cared if the Sydney test ended in a draw if it still meant Australia regained the trophy 2-1 and I would have been incredibly disappointed if India retained the trophy in a drawn series because that still equals a win to me, it’s just a win from a head start (but one that you’ve earned, because of the history). Basically, it’s all just one long thing for me…
Flem’s Verdict: Aussies have a Big Four with Boland no longer a back-up, SCG pitch not up to scratch and Beau knows Test cricket