Field Theory: You play to win the game
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My view (FWIW) on the scrum problem was the complete lack of any rhythm from Barnes in his chanting
Yep, that was my thoughts in the original post
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Kyle,
Well said. It’s archaic, and in these increasingly “professional” days it’s being abused. And not only by the fielding team either.
Join the crusade.
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Well said. It’s archaic, and in these increasingly “professional” days it’s being abused. And not only by the fielding team either.
Join the crusade.
Actually if I was to get up-in-arms about anything in cricket, it would be that test that we had against Australia a few years ago when NZ was chasing strong but running out of time, with McMillan at the crease smacking balls everywhere.
And the Australians (McGrath was one I think), bowled balls pushing the wides on both sides to make it difficult for him to score and it finished a draw when NZ ran out of time.
Surely if the point of having wides is to make it so the ball ends up in a channel so that if the batsman is good enough, he hits it.
NZ did the opposite in a one day match maybe 15 years ago when Australia were tied going into the last over but with their #11 facing (Reid?). All six balls were straight, over the top of the wicket, and the batsman just wasn't good enough to hit them. Wicket maiden (run out going for it on the last ball), finished in a draw.
If cricket is going to be a game played in good spirit with gentleman's rules, fine. If teams aren't going to play it that way, lets scrap that idea and play it like every other sport, where the umpires impose the rules and the players shut up and play the game.
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So why not remove the option of a draw?
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I’d say the McGrath bowling almost wides was fair enough, and different from the over-rate thing.
For a start, he was bowling within the rules. My main issue with last week in Ponting broke the rules (cheated) and the ICC is too weak to do anything about it, as well as the fact their rules are too soft in the first place.
McGrath started doing it because Macca was backing away. Basically he outthought the opposition, and had the precision to get away with it.
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