FFS England! 113. I love the way England have gone about the ODI batting, but just occasionally, I'd love em' to just consolidate and work out a good score, if they're 3 or 4 down early. That said, guess they ain't used to batting on pitches, that aren't as flat as pancakes.
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The presentation lasted longer than the Windies run chase 
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More confirmation that the most unpopular man ever in world cricket is coming back. The ****.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47599698
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47599698
aussiespursguy
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You know my feelings on Warner old chap.
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"There were a lot of big hugs and cuddles," Warner said.
"It's like we didn't really leave, the boys were very accepting of us coming in and with open arms."
Australia coach Justin Langer described the meeting as "like two brothers coming home".
Yeah - because the whole bloody team was in on it!
aussiespursguy
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Fair go. 7 from a squad of 18 in the UAE currently. 2 not even in first team picture at the time. I personally don't believe anyone other than the three were involved.
I don't want Warner anywhere near the team, make no mistake. I'm sure most of us Aussies feel the same. Smith made a huge mistake in his words saying "I don't want anything to do with it". He should have said where the fuck is your head. He deserved his ban and personally back in too quick. But Warner. Never to play again.
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Arnoldtoo
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Never seen Jos as angry as when he was walking off, and I'm not surprised. Soured the match.
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If you're a non-striker and you back up too far, the bowler's entitled to run you out before releasing the ball. All you need to do is to make sure you're safely in your ground when the bowler is about to bowl. Sorry, but I have no sympathy for someone who gets Mankaded. It's their own fault and nobody else's.
Just ain't cricket though. From what I understand Butler wasn't at least warned, and that ain't right imo. If he'd been warned, then I'd agree, and have no sympathy.
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You shouldn't need a warning (which the laws of the game don't require your opponent to give you). If you run the risk of being out of your ground, an opponent is entitled to run you out, and if you get Mankaded, it might teach you to stay in your crease when you're supposed to be there.
Arnoldtoo
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I'm aware of the rules.
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I understand that it isn't the done thing but the game has changed. With the rise of limited overs games the quick single has become much more important and batsman are getting a bit carried away with their backing up, particularly at the business end of an innings. I think it probably needs looking at at an official level and a rule being put in place to stop batsmen leaving the crease until the bowler has released the ball, all controversy should end then .
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Don't agree with this at all. He wasn't backing up too far and pretty much most of the respected figures in the game don't like what they saw. Without turning this into a back and forth about the spirit of the game, the rules etc etc, this from the BBC slums it up for me.
The laws state that "if the non-striker is out of his/her ground from the moment the ball comes into play to the instant when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, the bowler is permitted to attempt to run him/her out".
Replays showed Buttler was in his ground when Ashwin's foot landed at the crease but then left it before the bowler removed the bails.
And here's a few punditry onions:
England selector and former batsman James Taylor: "Buttler was still in his crease when Ashwin was in his delivery stride! He wasn't trying to gain an advantage! He was literally walking in with the bowler."
Shane Warne: "So disappointed in Ravi Ashwin as a captain and as a person," Warne said. "All captains sign the IPL wall and agree to play in the spirit of the game.
Ashwin: "It wasn't planned or anything like that. It's there within the rules of the game. I don't understand where the spirit of the game comes in."
So for me, the 'backing up too far' argument doesn't hold much weight. Ashwin signed the IPL pledge to play to the spirit of the game and now is denying he even knows what that is. IMO he's dropped himself in the shit and his attempts to deny what he did are embarrassing.
mpickard2087
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It was sneaky, it was cynical, but I haven't got a problem with it to be honest. Adds another dimension and potential opportunity for the bowler in a format that is loaded in favour of the batsman.
