I posted this and it disappeared - will the same happen again?
Over the course of the last few days, many Indian supporters have said that the Australians are cheats, that Clarke wouldn't walk when he edged to slip, etc etc.
Many even said the Aussies cheat so much they wouldn't even walk when clean bowled! That's what makes this so funny. Go to you tube and search for Harbhajan Pietersen. What will you find you ask?
1) Pietersen is bowling gentle offies in an ODI 2) Harbhajan plays forward and is beaten 3) The ball smashes into off stump 4) Harbhajan stands there 5) The English celebrate 6) Harbhajan stands there 7) Pietersen says "don't you walk when you're bowled?" 8) Harbhajan eloquently says "f you" 9) Koertzen refers it to the 3rd umpire to resolve the apparent confusion 10) Every replay shows the ball hitting the middle of off stump, 2/3rds of the way up.
Now I make it clear again that I found the Australians' behaviour distasteful - without class, grace or any form of decency. But isn't it amusing to think about the delicious irony?
ALso, has anyone heard the latest one - apparently lipreaders speaking Hindi have deciphered Ishant screaming "the worst word you can use in the language" at Bucknor after he didn't give Symonds out.
Yes, the Australians behaved without class but I can't help but be amused at these revelations! One of my first comments on this forum was that people shouldn't throw stones in glasshouses.
RE:Pots and Kettles
by Why Care on Jan 09, 2008 04:33 PM Permalink
Classic case of comparing apples with oranges. Citing a single isolated incident to justify systematic cheating done by an entire team to win a game. Never in the history of test cricket has so many things gone wrong during a single test match.
And keep looking for such incidents, in the end you'll see that it will take the combined inequities of at least a 100 tests to equal those of the one played in sydney.
RE:Pots and Kettles
by raj on Jan 09, 2008 04:38 PM Permalink
true. but if only they accept it. the whole worlds' joining the chorus , including dickie bird to remove bucknor, there might be a few against it - but its more like they are trying to say india's trying to dominate world cricket. but, the point is no other test team had to endure so much nonsense in one test match.
but, sadly, if only the aussie team would give it a semblance of a respect to say that "yeah, yu've been at the recieving end of some pretty unfair decisions". but , they chose to stoke the fire. i see plenty of trolls around the board, toying around with people's rage, just cos they are good with english, while sadly not many here are on the indian side. i wish our wordsmiths would come around for some verbal jugglery and stick it to them too :P
RE:Pots and Kettles
by Why Care on Jan 09, 2008 04:48 PM Permalink
Yes, and then these trolls try to create a semblance of balance and impartial opinion by saying this like "i too believe aussies behaved badly" and things like that.
Abd the one went to such desperate lengths to dig out the Harbhajan video should be shown the video in which Healy was caught dislodging the bails with his gloves!
RE:RE:Pots and Kettles
by Why Care on Jan 09, 2008 04:44 PM Permalink
Ishant and lipreaders-- Ishant said that while walking away to start his run up, when he kicked the ground in frustration. How do you know he said that to Bucknor- when he was not even looking at him or wasn't even in his field of vision?
