Biffed that picture from CricInfo; where, incidentally, there is no picture of Instant giving Sideshow a send-off.
KID GLOVES #
Instant was fined for that send off. Ponting and the rest of the Strayan team were fined for a slow over rate. But Dhoni Kebab got rock all despite blatant cheating:
IN A a bizarre aftermath to Sunday's spiteful limited-overs match in Sydney, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has escaped with a slap on the wrist, Ricky Ponting has been fined, Ishant Sharma has pleaded guilty to aggressive behaviour and Andrew Symonds has claimed he was simply congratulating the young paceman before their words became heated.
CRACKIN' THE MADS #
India are the biggest sooks of all time. Or are they? Yeah, of course they are. But not only do they spit the dummy, when it suits them, they also sell the dummy to manipulate match officials. If potting the Aussies for calling Rollerboy "mad boy" is not a rank attempt to divert heat from Kebab's gloves then I'm a maa kii's uncle:
Indians lodge complaint against Aussie 'bully boys'
TENSION between Australia and India exploded last night when the tourists lodged an official complaint against the alleged bully-boy tactics of Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds.
CNUT CASE #
And anyway! What sort of soft blouser fieldsman goes squealing to the officials when they are sledged by the batsmen? Aussies would neve... oops.
But it's just so entertaining, though!
Posted by: Chade | 26 February 2008 at 15:50
Time for the kiwis. Everyone can sledge everyone else all day every day. Time to send the Indians home. They have been disgraceful from day one.
Posted by: The Worst of Perth | 26 February 2008 at 17:34
It's sydneys fault.
Posted by: Uncle J rod | 26 February 2008 at 20:22
Chade: Too true.
TWOP: Question on 3AW this evening: "Would you rather the Indians stopped sooking or went home?" Surprisingly, no one answered "both".
J: It's always Sydney's fault. Specifically, Sydney of Carry On Cricket and Sydney of Sydney's Lounges.
Posted by: Tony T | 26 February 2008 at 22:24
Hi you all superior Strayans!
This lover of biggest sooks of all time would like to direct you benevolent attention to the following, re 'blatant cheating' by Kebab referred to above:
http://dopaisekatamasha.blogspot.com/2008/02/no-extra-webbing.html
please to give your esteemed opinion, and feel free to meet me in ring at a place and time of your choice.
Sangu
Posted by: Sangu | 01 March 2008 at 06:59
Hi you all superior Strayans!
This lover of biggest sooks of all time would like to direct you benevolent attention to the following, re 'blatant cheating' by Kebab referred to above:
http://dopaisekatamasha.blogspot.com/2008/02/no-extra-webbing.html
please to give your esteemed opinion, and feel free to meet me in ring at a place and time of your choice.
Sangu
Posted by: Sangu | 01 March 2008 at 07:01
My momma would like to give her esteemed opinion.
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 01 March 2008 at 10:35
Big Ramifications
I hope ur momma's esteemed opinion doesn't have bigger ramifications than those that resulted in ur unfortunate birth. 2-0 Straya, yeah!
Posted by: Sangu | 01 March 2008 at 10:56
1. Could he have picked a more forgiving picture? One thumb partially obscured and one thumb COMPLETELY obscured. This proves the blog owner is a moron and has something to hide.
2. Meh.
3. Webbing looks taught. The problem is?
4. Looks bad. Would like to see it with thumb and fingers fully spread.
5. Meh. Crap angle.
6. Meh.
7. Looks bad. Would like to see it with thumb and fingers fully spread.
8. A Pakistani cheating? Say it ain’t so.
Posted by: Big Rammer's Mum | 01 March 2008 at 11:10
And as for your thinly veiled accusation of sooking. What sooking?
From my angle, the average Oz cricket fan’s reaction has been "What? He didn't get busted for blatent cheating? Crikey. Ah well, the racist monkeys will threaten to go home [Forrest Gump voice] AGAIN
While the Indian journos clap and cheer along at the press conference. So what do ya do, eh?”
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 01 March 2008 at 11:14
I hope that was the non-racist Indian monkey God term of endearment you used there, son.
Posted by: Big Rammer's mum | 01 March 2008 at 11:16
Hi Big R's mum - glad to have u on board. Guess u didn't make it past 5th grade (known as 'College' in Straya), so bravo for counting till 8.
And Big R, the racist monkeys will be home anyway next Wednesday - hold your pee in till then, will you be kind enough to? And who would the 'average Oz cricket fan' be - someone like you or your enlightened mum?
2-0 Straya, yeah!
Posted by: Sangu | 01 March 2008 at 11:27
And, eh, old chap Big R, pardon me, but would 'your angle', by any chance, be obtuse?
2-0 Straya, yeah!
Posted by: sangu | 01 March 2008 at 11:29