Comments on: The darkest day since Bodyline http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/ stuff i think when i should be working Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:36:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: ddm http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-623 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:25:53 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-623 Krandor - Atherton was seen doing it on TV, like Waqar Younis. My point is that guys like Ponting, Vaughan, Athers would never have been accused on pure conjecture the way that Inzamam was. Krandor - Atherton was seen doing it on TV, like Waqar Younis. My point is that guys like Ponting, Vaughan, Athers would never have been accused on pure conjecture the way that Inzamam was.

]]> by: krandor http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-622 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:46:32 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-622 "True, the chances of this happenening to a Ponting or a Vaughan are zero" <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/1511763.stm" rel="nofollow">Happened to an Atherton though</a> “True, the chances of this happenening to a Ponting or a Vaughan are zero”

Happened to an Atherton though

]]> by: ddm http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-621 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:06:22 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-621 True, the chances of this happenening to a Ponting or a Vaughan are zero. Imagine if Aleem Dar had done that to Ponting? All hell would break lose, but only after freezing over. True, the chances of this happenening to a Ponting or a Vaughan are zero. Imagine if Aleem Dar had done that to Ponting? All hell would break lose, but only after freezing over.

]]> by: childof25 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-620 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:40:56 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-620 Hair seems to me like an example of institulionized (sp?) racism. He's racist but just doesn't realize it, thinks its a natural state of affairs. I'm guessing if it was a white team he would have behaved differently. I'm not sure why he's such a senior umpire, maybe more because of a lack of quality officials. It's a very sad state of affairs for cricket, but then as a Cricinfo article mentioned, cricket stopped becoming the game of 'gentlemen' when WG Grace put the bails back on his stumps after being bowled. Anyways I dont even like the 'gentlemen' term, smacks of colonialism to me...would rather look at cricket as a fascinating game of strategy, skills and concentration unequalled in any other sport. It'll survive the idiots like Hair and Cronje. Hair seems to me like an example of institulionized (sp?) racism. He’s racist but just doesn’t realize it, thinks its a natural state of affairs. I’m guessing if it was a white team he would have behaved differently. I’m not sure why he’s such a senior umpire, maybe more because of a lack of quality officials.

It’s a very sad state of affairs for cricket, but then as a Cricinfo article mentioned, cricket stopped becoming the game of ‘gentlemen’ when WG Grace put the bails back on his stumps after being bowled. Anyways I dont even like the ‘gentlemen’ term, smacks of colonialism to me…would rather look at cricket as a fascinating game of strategy, skills and concentration unequalled in any other sport. It’ll survive the idiots like Hair and Cronje.

]]> by: ddm http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-619 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:17:24 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-619 Sittingnut - True I guess it is very different to Bodyline. Tim de Lisle made a good point that Waqar was once found guilty of tampering but is now the bowling coach, so how come it's such a big deal? Savi - yep read that, and there's tons more on cricinfo, and well everywhere else, it even hit cnn! Sittingnut - True I guess it is very different to Bodyline. Tim de Lisle made a good point that Waqar was once found guilty of tampering but is now the bowling coach, so how come it’s such a big deal?

Savi - yep read that, and there’s tons more on cricinfo, and well everywhere else, it even hit cnn!

]]> by: sittingnut http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-618 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 03:35:05 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-618 good post. agree with you except for the title. this is completely different from bodyline and much darker imo. good post. agree with you except for the title. this is completely different from bodyline and much darker imo.

]]> by: Savi http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-617 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:05:57 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-617 http://content-sl.cricinfo.com/engvpak/content/story/257299.html I'm betting you had read this already, but, anyway,I thought it was well written. http://content-sl.cricinfo.com/engvpak/content/story/257299.html

I’m betting you had read this already, but, anyway,I thought it was well written.

]]> by: David http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-616 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:25:26 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-616 It's now called the Brit Oval, after one of it's main sponsors. It’s now called the Brit Oval, after one of it’s main sponsors.

]]> by: ddm http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-615 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:20:45 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-615 No that's the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Kennington is in Central London. No that’s the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Kennington is in Central London.

]]> by: Ferdinand http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-614 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:25:54 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/21/the-darkest-day-since-bodyline/#comment-614 er ... isn't the Kennington Oval in the West Indies. er … isn’t the Kennington Oval in the West Indies.

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