Re: Michael Vaughan should be banned from test cricket

On Jul 31, 9:21 pm, RishiX <rish...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 31, 2:31 am, D Ramapriya <ramapriy...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



On Jul 31, 11:50 am, Govandi <govand...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The jellybean incident is described here:

http://specials.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jul/31pic1.htm

If this is how it really happened, then I am shocked to see how it can
be called a mere "prank". Not only is throwing a foreign object on a
good length spot on the pitch an unquestionable case of pitch
tampering, one would be hard-pressed to find a worse act of meanness
and unfair play on the cricket field.

I don't think it's enough to spank the sorry arses of this English
side. Nothing short of a ban for the English players involved and a
double ban for the English captain should be considered a just
punishment for this despicable act.

Michael Vaughan, you are a complete disgrace.

Completely illegit and unacceptable for players to willfully throw
around stuff on the pitch but considering that it was obviously a
prank, howsoever ill-advised, I wouldn't go beyond a reprimand as
punishment. It's rather easy to make too much of not too much.

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But the point is, why was there so much cry about the alleged ball
tampering issue and this is just a funny incident? I am not saying
Pakistan did not tamper the ball - with their history they probably
did, but here it is clear for all to see that the pitch was tampered
with (Yes, it is not permanent - just like you can replace the ball
and it becomes temporary). Why is this hard to accept for *some*
people?


You don't think fooling around with jelly beans and scuffing a cricket
ball are two types of tampering are of comparable gravity, surely?

Ramapriya

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