shaw_blue Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 (edited) I would probably get arrested for the abuse they would get but it would be satisfying..This is a emotional report but i find it hard to disagree with any of it. One of the other sports i love as had shame brought to it again and not for the first time or i am certain will be the last its the pakistan cricket team thats done it... http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/9247...hood-dream.html Edited August 28, 2010 by shaw_blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometownclub Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I would probabyt get arrested for the abuse they would get but it would be satisfying..This is a emotional report but i find it hard to disagree with any of it. One of the other sports i love as had shame brought to it again and not for the first time or i am certain will be the last its the pakistan cricket team thats done it... http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/9247...hood-dream.html I think the comment after the article sums up my thoughts on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 This link highlights the fix involved. http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/92434...istan-Test.html Shocking stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaw_blue Posted August 28, 2010 Author Share Posted August 28, 2010 I think the comment after the article sums up my thoughts on it. If i am paying to watch top level sport i want to be sure what i am watching is genuine, if there is doubt i wouldnt bother i am certain many others feel the same, long been of the opinion in match betting of this type should be banned its open to far too much abuse.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Ridiculous sensationalist nonsense. Yes those involved should be banned for life. But it doesn't discredit Broad's innings because three no balls were bowled on purpose. I like the line from the start of the actual news article: In the most sensational sporting scandal ever, bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif delivered THREE blatant no-balls to order. Really? The most sensational sporting scandal ever? Give over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 News of the world ? Sorry if I wait for a proper investigation before jumping to conclusions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Ridiculous sensationalist nonsense. Yes those involved should be banned for life. But it doesn't discredit Broad's innings because three no balls were bowled on purpose. I like the line from the start of the actual news article: Really? The most sensational sporting scandal ever? Give over. +a very large number. 3 no balls being bowled on purpose doesn't mean anything other than 3 no balls being bowled on purpose. It doesn't mean that Pakistan were fixing the game, it doesn't discredit the best 8th wicket partnership of all time (plus a load of other records and some personal moments involving the Broad family). All 3 no bowls does is add 3 more runs to the other teams total and make the bowling team bowl 3 more balls. I remember when Paul Kitson deliberately kicked the ball into touch for a throw-in from kick-off, he wasn't subtle and I think he owned up to doing it on purpose for a betting fix- he wasn't banned in fact I don't think he was punished for it. If they can prove match-fixing to their standards then Yes ban them for life, if all they can prove is 2 Pakistani bowlers bowled no balls on purpose then more fool anyone who lost money on something ridiculous, especially if they are bookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackey Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 News of the world ? Sorry if I wait for a proper investigation before jumping to conclusions... This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 News of the world ? Sorry if I wait for a proper investigation before jumping to conclusions... Perhaps. But it stinks to high heaven. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11122388 Some of the misfields, overthrows etc have been extraordinary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor_Coconut Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 News of the world ? Sorry if I wait for a proper investigation before jumping to conclusions... Yeah because they have no history of exposing things like this. Utter snobbery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor_Coconut Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Damn shame to see someone as massively talented as Amir caught up in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Yeah because they have no history of exposing things like this. Utter snobbery. Don't think I have ever been so happy to be called a snob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveoafc77 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 yea not quite the biggest scandel ever if its just no balls doesnt really affect the outcome of the game, much like le tiss and co and their spread betting experiment! but still quite a bit of a blow and very bad PR for the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometownclub Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 +a very large number. 3 no balls being bowled on purpose doesn't mean anything other than 3 no balls being bowled on purpose. It doesn't mean that Pakistan were fixing the game, it doesn't discredit the best 8th wicket partnership of all time (plus a load of other records and some personal moments involving the Broad family). All 3 no bowls does is add 3 more runs to the other teams total and make the bowling team bowl 3 more balls. I remember when Paul Kitson deliberately kicked the ball into touch for a throw-in from kick-off, he wasn't subtle and I think he owned up to doing it on purpose for a betting fix- he wasn't banned in fact I don't think he was punished for it. If they can prove match-fixing to their standards then Yes ban them for life, if all they can prove is 2 Pakistani bowlers bowled no balls on purpose then more fool anyone who lost money on something ridiculous, especially if they are bookies. Agree entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) yea not quite the biggest scandel ever if its just no balls doesnt really affect the outcome of the game, much like le tiss and co and their spread betting experiment! but still quite a bit of a blow and very bad PR for the game It won't just be no balls though, will it? Time will show whether or not it includes things like: Method of next dismissal (never have I seen a team drop so many catches) Next man out (some of the Pakistani decesions on when to use/not use the Hawkeye technology have been strange) Number of overthrows (I've never seen so many in a test series, nearly all from Pakistan) Time of next wicket (Butt's captaincy may have been poor, or it may have been corrupt, but on more than one occasion this series he has let England off the hook) Now I'm prepared to put some of the collapses seen in the series to overhead conditions, and the same can be said with the extraordinary Trott / Broad stand. But when one side is (allegedly) deliberately scoring runs for the other side I think it's reaosnable to assume there's going to be a wider range of spreads involved than just no-balls. It doesn't make my trip to see the ODI at Durham in two weeks seem quite as exciting as it did yesterday morning. The sporting aspect is completely undermined. Edited August 29, 2010 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie For England Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 All involved should be banned for life. It's an absolute disgrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggie21 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 All involved should be banned for life. It's an absolute disgrace. i agree yet its rumours, and news of the world isnt really reliable is it but all the same i am disgusted with this, i fell out of love with the national team cricket a year or 2 ago, this just makes me hate the national team more they should look back at their country and realise innocent people and little kids are dying. if guilty ban the idiots for life and give them a prison sentence. no room for this in the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_ragg1984 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 It has been said that the New Years test Vs Australia was fixed. I remember watching that and thinking to myself "how the hell have Pakistan lost this?!" They showed some of the dropped catches from Butt on SSN today, and the missed stumping where he doesn't even attempt to take the bails off despite the batsmen being yards out of his crease, and it really does make you wonder. If guilty, ban them from Cricket for life. And as its now a criminal investigation, some prison time would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 It has been said that the New Years test Vs Australia was fixed. I remember watching that and thinking to myself "how the hell have Pakistan lost this?!" They showed some of the dropped catches from Butt on SSN today, and the missed stumping where he doesn't even attempt to take the bails off despite the batsmen being yards out of his crease, and it really does make you wonder. If guilty, ban them from Cricket for life. And as its now a criminal investigation, some prison time would be nice. They could lose their own life, could face the death penalty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 They could lose their own life, could face the death penalty That'll show 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometownclub Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 That'll show 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Latest update from NotW Fairly compelling, although I suppose he might be bitter about being dropped from the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 (edited) Jeez it never stops does it? Stunning performance from Gul but ... BBC Linky The Sun The International Cricket Council acted after a Sun probe exposed evidence apparently showing that bookies knew details of Pakistan's innings BEFORE the match even began. Edited September 18, 2010 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Croydon Athletic Chairman found dead with gunshot wound to the head. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11464234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Croydon Athletic Chairman found dead with gunshot wound to the head. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11464234 Christ. T'plot thickens. Classic bit of police language in that report: A 44-year-old man suffered what is believed to have been a gunshot wound to the head...He was pronounced dead at the scene...The circumstances of his death are being treated as unexplained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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