It's got a lot to do with the toss and the weather as we have seen in the previous games. That said I will be barracking for the Kiwis but I'm afraid they are on a hiding to nowhere.
Unfortunately, the world has forgotten that most, if not all, other nations have ball tampered like the Aussies, but never admitted it. Sure, no sand paper, but tampering and cheating all the same. Refer to Monty Panesars comments regarding him being the nominated ball worker for the English. Remember far Du PLessis and his tasty swing mint.
Smith and co were wrong to do what they did, but they were and are not orphans in this, and have in fact paid the highest penalty in terms of time served and public reaction of all the culprits over at least the last 50 years (who remembers the John Snow fingernail seam lifting during the 1970/71 Ashes series in Australia).
The sooner the hypocrites in the rest of the cricket world remember this, and pitch fixing, and get on with just playing, the better.
As for the World Cup, I hope the Kiwis give them what for!
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Regards Ian
Chaos, mayhem, confusion. Good my job here is done
Unfortunately, the world has forgotten that most, if not all, other nations have ball tampered like the Aussies, but never admitted it. Sure, no sand paper, but tampering and cheating all the same. Refer to Monty Panesars comments regarding him being the nominated ball worker for the English. Remember far Du PLessis and his tasty swing mint.
Smith and co were wrong to do what they did, but they were and are not orphans in this, and have in fact paid the highest penalty in terms of time served and public reaction of all the culprits over at least the last 50 years (who remembers the John Snow fingernail seam lifting during the 1970/71 Ashes series in Australia).
The sooner the hypocrites in the rest of the cricket world remember this, and pitch fixing, and get on with just playing, the better.
As for the World Cup, I hope the Kiwis give them what for!
I agree 100%.
Given the revelation of the incorrect 'extra run' given to the Poms, I suppose that, great sportsmen that they are, they will decline the cup & defer to the rightful winners NZ.
Don't hold your breath.
-- Edited by Cupie on Tuesday 16th of July 2019 03:08:04 PM
