Topic: What is your opinion of the Australian cricket ball tampering scandal?
+Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U — 8.2 years ago #50,272
Our media here in the US is of course going nuts with this story:
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/25/sport/cricket-australia-ball-tampering-intl/index.html
Interested to know what everyone's opinion of it is. On the one hand, are any of us really surprised that the Aussies would cheat? We all remember the infamous underarm bowling incident aganist New Zealand in 1981, a shameful moment for the game of cricket, and Australia in general.
I don't know about you guys but when I watched the 3rd session of the 2nd day's play I remember thinking: Mitchell Starc's balls are far too full to get any real bounce, and it's little wonder he got his buddy to sandpaper them. Full balls rarely swing, everyone knows that.
What's your take on this scandal?
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/25/sport/cricket-australia-ball-tampering-intl/index.html
Interested to know what everyone's opinion of it is. On the one hand, are any of us really surprised that the Aussies would cheat? We all remember the infamous underarm bowling incident aganist New Zealand in 1981, a shameful moment for the game of cricket, and Australia in general.
I don't know about you guys but when I watched the 3rd session of the 2nd day's play I remember thinking: Mitchell Starc's balls are far too full to get any real bounce, and it's little wonder he got his buddy to sandpaper them. Full balls rarely swing, everyone knows that.
What's your take on this scandal?
+Anonymous B — 8.2 years ago, 5 minutes later[T] [B] #542,333
The napkin under my cup of coffee is more exciting to watch.
> Ball tampering
Shocking that something exciting finally occurred during a game.
> Ball tampering
Shocking that something exciting finally occurred during a game.
+Anonymous C — 8.2 years ago, 5 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #542,334
·Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) — 8.2 years ago, 2 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #542,335
@542,333 (B)
> Shocking
I agree, but in a way...also not the least surprising, given Australia's history of cheating.
> Shocking
I agree, but in a way...also not the least surprising, given Australia's history of cheating.
+Anonymous D — 8.2 years ago, 8 minutes later, 22 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #542,337
Cricket may be proof there is a hell. Cricket is also proof that people have nothing better to do. Suicide and Cricket are equally depressing.
·Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) — 8.2 years ago, 7 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #542,339
@previous (D)
> Cricket may be proof there is a hell.
Hell exists, but cricket is not proof of it. God's Word, as recounted in the Bible, is the proof. And those who cheat go straight there. That is why I would not want to be the Australian cricket captain right now.
> Cricket may be proof there is a hell.
Hell exists, but cricket is not proof of it. God's Word, as recounted in the Bible, is the proof. And those who cheat go straight there. That is why I would not want to be the Australian cricket captain right now.
+Anonymous E — 8.2 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #542,354
+Anonymous F — 8.2 years ago, 6 days later, 6 days after the original post[T] [B] #542,635
@OP
> Our media here in the US is of course going nuts with this story:
what
I couldn't care less
cricket makes okay background noise
> Our media here in the US is of course going nuts with this story:
what
I couldn't care less
cricket makes okay background noise
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