GLAMMY

[Seabird]

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Bob, “the spirit of the game” disappeared many years ago. You don’t see many players “walking” these days, ball tampering, “sledging” prevalent everywhere.

What happened yesterday was at least within the laws of the game, ideally a warning would have been the thing to do but strictly speaking the “batter” was cheating besides being extremely naive.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: GLAMMY

Bob, “the spirit of the game” disappeared many years ago. You don’t see many players “walking” these days, ball tampering, “sledging” prevalent everywhere.

What happened yesterday was at least within the laws of the game, ideally a warning would have been the thing to do but strictly speaking the “batter” was cheating besides being extremely naive.

Apparently, it's only the fifth time it's happened in international cricket and the first time in the women's game - there's a reason for that, even though you could probably get a run out off every ball in limited overs cricket especially if you wanted to go down that route. England can't play the victim though because I can remember Paul Collingwood deciding not to withdraw an appeal after a run out against New Zealand brought about by a collision between a batsman and fielder - I just think a big crowd at Lords were denied what could have been a very exciting finish in a game which was a dead rubber through actions which I think go against the prevailing spirit in the game. I accept that is a bit hypocritical when you consider some of the things which go on in the game, but, as I've heard one or two pundits say, did India really think that they could not break a last wicket partnership, with seventeen still left to get, if they had not resorted to that?

[Albany]

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It’s not cricket! India’s women’s team beat England with a Mankad - England needed seventeen to win with their last pair together and the bowler broke the stumps at her end with the non facing batter out of the crease. All within the laws of the game, but hardly in the spirit of it - my view is that the bowler should have gestured to break the stumps as a “final warning” or, failing that, their captain could have withdrawn the appeal, because the way it finished ruined a good game.

Re: a warning - fair enough, but I was frankly amazed by how far the England batter was out of her crease, especially with a spinner bowling, and thought that it was she that was taking the proverbial liberty.

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

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Re: a warning - fair enough, but I was frankly amazed by how far the England batter was out of her crease, especially with a spinner bowling, and thought that it was she that was taking the proverbial liberty.

She wasn’t that far out of her crease. When the bowler stopped, the batter still had her bat in the crease. She only left her ground and very slowly as the bowler if she had delivered the ball had been in her follow through. It wasn’t as if she was starting to run to steal a single. But what I found interesting, was from the one camera, you could see before she took the bails off the umpire (was it Saggers), actually called a dead ball, before then asking after she then removed the bails whether she was actually appealing.

[the other bob wilson]

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Charlie Dean threatened to Mankad the batter when coming in to bowl her first ball today

[Kind of Blue]

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Ffs Worcestershire lose a wicket with the first ball of the game against Middlesex. Rain delay down at Hove atm too.

[Kind of Blue]

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Not a good start for us at New Road, now 4/2.

[Pearcey3]

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Lloyd won the toss and has chosen to bat first

[the other bob wilson]

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66-1 at lunch, Lloyd 40 not out and Byrom out for 21.

[Kind of Blue]

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Middlesex look on top early doors unfortunately, 39/3.

[Lord Worcester]

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Middlesex look on top early doors unfortunately, 39/3.

Unless someone digs in quick looks like we are already hoping for a low scoring nail biter! They have been playing very well recently so a shame they've lost 3 quick ones.

[Pearcey3]

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Worcs 85/4 is not great at all

[Lord Worcester]

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and glammy 3 down. need full batting points

[Pearcey3]

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Worcs 119/6. Its looking likely this us going to be out of our hands I'm afraid

[Lord Worcester]

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Worcs 119/6. Its looking likely this us going to be out of our hands I'm afraid

Indeed. Top 3 all performing well thus far. Guess inevitable with everyone else already on beach (or whatever the cricket equivalent is)!