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I'm searching for white text in this post. Such a shit show.
Sorry @Boycott.
So you think that if anyone does anything wrong in their life, they should be cast into a pit and never see the light of day again?
Yes that’s totally what’s happened here.
Someone's opinion is a shit show?
Boycott has always denied the charge, and he was found guilty in a foreign court - not sure if you're British but if you are then good luck ever being acquitted of anything in a foreign court.
People who are vilifying Boycott are simply assuming that because he was found guilty in France, he must actually be guilty and his comments.....
... are just there to be ignored. There are 2 sides to every story.
He's an abrasive Yorkshireman and a pain in the behind.
That doesn't mean his opinion, and contribution, to cricket should be ignored.
That doesn't mean his opinion, and contribution, to cricket should be ignored.
In other news, Steve Smith nearly played for my former club - but he went to the boozer and decided it was so bad he had to go back to Australia. Nice story if you've got five spare minutes.
https://www.warringtonguardian.co.u...ralia-batsman-steve-smiths-grappenhall-spell/
https://www.warringtonguardian.co.u...ralia-batsman-steve-smiths-grappenhall-spell/
I loved Boycotts commentary when I was young, seemed very unbiased and used to talk frankly if, and mock, everyone regardless of which team they were.
For the knighthood, I'm not even going to try and give an opinion on that
For the knighthood, I'm not even going to try and give an opinion on that
Alternatively he may have struggled to prove his innocence because he wasn't innocent, of course.
I'm not going to comment or whether or not Boycott deserves a knighthood or not. However, since he supposedly got it for his services to cricket I will say that he was possibly the most hated player ever BY HIS OWN TEAM MATES exemplified by being run out deliberately by Ian Botham in a test match in Christchurch in 1978.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/604169.html
He was also definitely the most selfish player I have ever seen.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/604169.html
He was also definitely the most selfish player I have ever seen.
Unfortunately that is what happens when you just have a bubble and too scared to make changes as it might upset them, also what happens when the head coach doesn’t give a shit about county cricketUnchanged side ffs
You’re quite right, he may have
I'm sorry mate but I'm not sure how you say that his conviction was based on his poor French(as you implied in the previous post).
He's an absolute legend of the game but when you commit domestic violence then you absolutely deserve to be remembered for that.
Right, and I know which person I'm believing here.
I'll give you a hint. It's not the racist, convicted abuser who organised the rebel tour to South Africa.
That's the ludicrous thing about this, even if you discount the expert testimony of a doctor that those injuries are not consistent with slipping and falling on some carpet and argue that Boycott was somehow the victim of a huge miscarriage of justice because the French court works in contravention to the ECHR (as he claimed), then the bloke has still done and said enough truly objectionable shit to make the idea that he should be honoured for his services to cricket absolutely laughable.
In all honesty, I have no idea why he's still entertained by the BBC and we haven't all tried to forget he ever played the game.
We'll never know will we. His 'foreign court' defence does seem a bit strange, though, given the plaintiff was British too.
I played for Hyde until i moved over the Pennines - i remember playing at Grappenhall.
Boycott was soft as shite. Lived with his mother all his life.
If he did it then yes he deserves every bit of shit he gets.
But it's a big debatable if. He couldn't cause those injuries with a bat nevermind his body.
If he did it then yes he deserves every bit of shit he gets.
But it's a big debatable if. He couldn't cause those injuries with a bat nevermind his body.
I remember playing at Hyde mate. There was a properly steep hill down one side of the ground if I'm not mistaken.
Yeah, it was once just an overgrown mess but the bottom of the hill got levelled some years back now and has the practice nets on it. The ground has improved massively over the last decade or so.
At the end of the day, he was found guilty by a court of law. If we're going to declare him innocent we're basically taking his word over a judge's.
Right, and I know which person I'm believing here.
I'll give you a hint. It's not the racist, convicted abuser who organised the rebel tour to South Africa.
That's the ludicrous thing about this, even if you discount the expert testimony of a doctor that those injuries are not consistent with slipping and falling on some carpet and argue that Boycott was somehow the victim of a huge miscarriage of justice because the French court works in contravention to the ECHR (as he claimed), then the bloke has still done and said enough truly objectionable shit to make the idea that he should be honoured for his services to cricket absolutely laughable.
In all honesty, I have no idea why he's still entertained by the BBC and we haven't all tried to forget he ever played the game.
Normal people don't do those sorts of things.
What are your thoughts on Michael Jackson or any of the other creeps or abusive cretins that have been successful in their professional fields?
Where abouts are you from? I'm interested to know why/how you're a late comer to cricket.
And agree on Cummins, he's a very talented and handsome unit.
Classy stuff as ever by the Aussies but apparently it was meant to be an impression of Chris Rodgers 
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www....0066/ashes-steve-smith-jack-leach-glasses/amp
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www....0066/ashes-steve-smith-jack-leach-glasses/amp
Regarding Cummins not surprised about his bowling as he's world class but bit surprised to see him not contributing much to Aussie batting, looked a technically compact batsman against India in the Aussie home series.
Wales. Probably seems a bit random to suddenly be really into cricket but the World Cup final and the way England won it with the 'super-over' really caught my interest. Decided to watch the Ashes properly this time (previous years just kept an eye on it with mild interest) And found it even more captivating than the one day format. That 3rd test especially, with Stokes winning it in that fashion... Steve Smith & Cummins have also been a pleasure to watch.
I'll warn you this isn't a normal occurrence in cricket. This summer's been unusually great for cricket. Or else you're just in for rain or hugely one-sided boring contests.
Next year's T20 world cup will be class though. One tournament in cricket that never lets you down.
Ha yeah I'm aware it's been a pretty unique summer. Will ready myself for some cricket thats more in line with the mean. See how I get on then
England touring in SA this winter as well right? Will watch that
He's the one who said he'd have to get black up to get knighted right?
Roy and Overton dropped.
Curran and Woakes in.
Curran and Woakes in.
I take it you're over the moon this is Bayliss's last match in charge
It's a start, but I know that I'm being harsh on him and he's a symptom of bigger problems.
Yep. Wonder what the batting order with be.
Hope Curran gets a chance in the top six but I'd be surprised.
Burns, Denly, Root, Stokes, Bairstow, Buttler, Curran, Woakes, Archer, Leach, Broad
They've made the change because Stokes isn't fit enough to bowl so he'll go up one and play as a specialist bat.
Would be hilarious if Curran batted at 6 ahead of Buttler, just to see/hear Mark Butcher's reaction to it.
That batting lineup looks seriously mediocre doesn't it.
It's probably stronger than the last test with Roy out of it tbf.
But yeah, it's hilariously shit.
Mitch Marsh has unfortunately been picked.