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Re: Smith's Crew in SA - LP - 03-25-2018
(03-25-2018, 02:02 AM)maxm68 link Wrote:Sutherlands press conference was a bit awkward... not much more he could do or say with it happening on the other side of the world overnight.
At least Smith put his hand up and didnt throw Bancroft under the bus... but by saying the whole leadership was in on it leaves us up poo creek selecting a new captain.... he's got to resign... surely ?
Actually, if Australia have gathered a library of evidence that they can produce to prove they are just following suit as a reaction to the behaviour of other nations, tactically this could be a very good thing!
The Australian public won't accept that behaviour, but it might be exactly what the game currently needs to clean up all the rubbish that has infiltrated the game since the formation of the IPL.
Re: Smith's Crew in SA - flyboy77 - 03-25-2018
Smith is goneski, whether he likes it or not.
Re: Smith's Crew in SA - mateinone - 03-25-2018
I don't care what has happened with other countries, other than it means the ICC response will be minimal, it has to be due to the precedents already set with other cases.
I don't think CA has the balls to sack Boof and Smith, but they should and Warner. Everyone in the leadership group should be sacked. This is not the standard we have for those representing our country and it is a disgrace. Smith was going to (and probably still will) leave a legacy as one of the games best ever bats, but he will also be remembered as a cheat.
I would like to see the ICC change the rules on tampering to see bans ranging from 6 months - 2 years for a 1st offense and life ban for a second offense.
This should be the same as drug cheating, match fixing the works. It is CHEATING pure and simple.
Any argument about others doing it and how prevalent it irrelevant, it is cheating and Smith and Bancroft were well aware how this would play out when caught. The Australian public was never (rightly) going to accept it.
I think the penalties will be embarrassingly light and I think if they try and push much harder they risk a player revolt, but Lehman, Saker should be sacked by CA and Smith, Warner and any others in the leadership should be removed from being leaders.
CA should then come out and say as part of a code of conduct, any other Australian found guilty of cheating will not be considered for selection to the Australian team for a minimum of 6 months in any form.
These self indulgent, whining bunch of pr!cks have embarrassed the nation
Re: Smith's Crew in SA - mateinone - 03-25-2018
(03-25-2018, 02:02 AM)maxm68 link Wrote:Sutherlands press conference was a bit awkward... not much more he could do or say with it happening on the other side of the world overnight.
At least Smith put his hand up and didnt throw Bancroft under the bus... but by saying the whole leadership was in on it leaves us up poo creek selecting a new captain.... he's got to resign... surely ?
I think it was a lame attempt though, I think he has has said.. you need to take some blame, but we will confess it was our suggestion to share the load.
They should have said
"We the leadership instructed Cam to do this"
It is obvious to the world Cam didn't just 'overhear' this and go and decide to do it.
So be a real leader and admit you asked him to do it.
Re: Smith's Crew in SA - LP - 03-25-2018
If someone tells you to shoot somebody else dead, and you do it, you are guilty!
Re: Smith's Crew in SA - mateinone - 03-25-2018
(03-25-2018, 02:13 AM)LP link Wrote:If someone tells you to shoot somebody else dead, and you do it, you are guilty!
Oh Bancroft is absolutely guilty
No that I don't deny it any sense. There is not "my superior told me to do it defense"
Just that they should come completely clean on how it happened.
Oh and it should have been Lehman and Smith at the presser not Bancroft.
Re: Smith's Crew in SA - maxm68 - 03-25-2018
Handscombe laughing when he got the call from Lehman... then laughing and smiling when he went and spoke to Bancroft.... EMBARRASSING.
Lehman had to be in on too
Re: Smith's Crew in SA - Gointocarlton - 03-25-2018
As I said about Warner, they are all just a bunch of bafoons. Pull out the match now, get em all on a plane home ( which I would make them pay for) and make them ALL face some serious diciplinery action. Embarrassing.
Re: Smith's Crew in SA - Jack Burton - 03-25-2018
Cricket has a LONG history of wet lettuce leaf punishments (hi to Kasiga Rabada), I don't expect this to change
Re: Smith's Crew in SA - IvanAwfulbigone - 03-25-2018
Unbelievably stupid. Could they not find any flesh coloured sandpaper?
But seriously, I was sure this was ‘fake news’ when I read about it this morning.
Shameful and embarrassing. All Australian men’s cricket teams will be tainted for years to come. We will be ridiculed as ‘cheats’ and there’s no come back for that.