Thread: Ricky should walk

Originally Posted by Poppa

There is a clip on youtube (not sure if links to there are OK so I won't post it) of Harbhajan being clean bowled by Pietersen in a one dayer and not walking. He hung around for minutes. Not only that, but you can clearly hear him tell Peitersen to f-off. A gentleman cricketer indeed....

I've watched it Poppa, and if I were him I wouldn't have walked either! to me at first glimpse it looked as if the wickie hit the bails with his gloves not the ball.

A bit different to whacking one to first slip and then go back into your crease and hope the umpire See's in your favour

Have another look. The side view clearly shows the keeper did not touch the stumps and there is no need for obscene language...is there? At least with a catch in slips, there is some doubt, but clean bowled??

Originally Posted by garfield

So you're half with me then Maccaschoice?

more than half with you - if Gillie had been captain for this period of success Australian cricket wood have taken a quite different direction in standards of behavior on and off field

Originally Posted by LGS

Have another look. The side view clearly shows the keeper did not touch the stumps and there is no need for obscene language...is there? At least with a catch in slips, there is some doubt, but clean bowled??

You and I can quite clearly see that he is bowled with the aid of a slowed down action replay, but when it all happened in live action - it looked a little different. As far as the swearing goes, the way Peaterson carried on, I'd give him a few choice words too!

Yeah I agree with you there..... its very possible that Michael Clarke didn't knick that...... there must be some doubt about that one

I wonder how much racism India et al have had to put up with from the "white" teams over the years? Im sure that the English, SA, NZ, aussie teams aren't all innocent when it comes down to it. Slating on the pitch has always happened, and i am with the South African commentator (cant remember his name - brains gone blank!! )... what happened to the old Australian saying of "What's said on the pitch, stays on the pitch"?


The walk or not walk debate has been going on for ages. I personally think a player SHOULD walk without question, but i know the sponsors etc would think otherwise. Sport is a very different business to when it cost a half penny to watch a game of cricket.

Originally Posted by garfield

I've watched it Poppa, and if I were him I wouldn't have walked either! to me at first glimpse it looked as if the wickie hit the bails with his gloves not the ball.

A bit different to whacking one to first slip and then go back into your crease and hope the umpire See's in your favour

Fair enough. I've always said it is up to each individual to choose whether they should walk or not. Of course, choosing not to walk when you've been clean bowled is a little unusual, but you obviously think it should be mandatory to walk when you've been caught behind and not when you've been bowled. Unusual...

I also think that Clarke looked like a complete goose when he didn't walk. But then again, I've always walked...

i just watched that harbhajan vid on utube.

how can he claim he thought the keepr hit the stumps when he isnt looking at the ball once its gone flying past him??? mind you, in backyard cricket vs my brother, i dont take it out very often cos he's a lying cheating idiot when he's batting. so it all evens itself out in the end

I watched the Clarke dismissal the next day on you tube as I was driving back from holidays and never saw it when it happened. If you go to you tube and have a sticky you'll see that there's a fair few choice words left there for his antics. I thought it was up there as one of the most disgusting and unsportsmanlike things I've seen on the cricket field AT ANY LEVEL!!!

i'll go and look up clarks now. brb

garfield. can you post a link please. i cant find it.

Here you go I actually just had a look and it seems that some of the comments may have been taken off. Anyhow have a look at what this idiot does, the most blatant act of attempted cheating I've seen. and with the way the tensions were between Aus and India not something that should have happened in the context of the game i though..... especially by the heir apparent. What a joke that will be if this idiot leads this country in the much respected role of captain.

Anyhow that's my opinion.

[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=n1rzlOLv-NI"]YouTube - Michael Clarke being stubborn / No luck from the Umpire[/ame]

geez clarky....the gloves part of the bat.

Originally Posted by ss_11000

geez clarky....the gloves part of the bat.

The worst thig is - did you see Kumble's face? He is after that!! gotta say I don't blame him though.

Well at least they were better sportsman in Perth

Originally Posted by garfield

Anyhow have a look at what this idiot does, the most blatant act of attempted cheating I've seen.

How can you say that is cheating, he waited for the umpire to give him out and he went. He didn't stay and continue to bat, he didn't gain an advantage for his team by breaking any rule, he didn't claim a catch that wasn't, he didn't do anything but wait for the umpire to tell him he was out.

Stupid probably, but cheating, come on, you need to get a grip I think.