Finchyid
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Agree it’s not in spirit of game. Bairstow should know though. Sad thing is we won’t do things like that because we won’t cheat
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As an absolute cricket noob, I don’t get the fuss, he got stumped outside the area he should be in it, surely that’s okay?
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How is that a sad thing?
More to the point how is it cheating?
midoshairband
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it's not cheating. we might not like it, it's against the spirit of the game, but it's lawful and isn't cheating. if it wasn't lawful, the umpires wouldn't have given it.
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England gave the Aussies about that in extras
UncleBuck
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And Potts in for Robinson.
Impspur1
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Potts has been released, I think wood for Jimmy and go all seam. Hope woods fully fit, could be some chin music coming their way after today and wood is definitely a hell of a lot quicker than Jimmy, Broad and Robinson
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No, it wouldn’t have even crossed YJB’s mind as he wouldn’t have noticed the batsman walking out of his crease.
Even if he would have you can guarantee he’d have missed the stumps…..Foakes would be a different argument though!
Never has the phrase “it’s just not cricket” been so apt and it probably won them the game.
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Very true.
Had Bairstow shown a scintilla of concentration it wouldn't have happened.
What the Aussies did was obviously in the laws of the game. If it was also classic shithousery, well so be it.
What would you rather he do? Burst into tears. Best way is to laugh that shit off.
Impspur1
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I mean, I’d loved to see Warner crumpled in a heap crying
Tbf if you just go through this thread you will get multiple grown men in tears.
Against the spirit of the game but Bairstow is half asleep.
Impspur1
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Bairstow was a numpty but in his defence every cricketer from Sunday to test level has always done what he did. I played until recently, Saturday and Sunday cricket and it’s just something you do, so I’m a bit loath to criticise him. It’s taking the rules to the extreme and what was the gentleman’s game to a different level. I’m at a loss to understand it all especially when there was a good chance they would win anyway, although Stokes with Johnny could have finished but we will never know. They’ve definitely poked the bear though and bring on Headingly
We see shothousery in football every week, why’s it an issue in cricket - I genuinly don’t get the issue with it tbh
Impspur1
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It’s just different in cricket, although it may not be moving forward
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You do know it was the last ball of the over, don't you ?
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True. Funny that isn't the 'agenda' item though.
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