The ICC umpire panel's loss is our gain, with Darrell Hair, the gift who keeps on giving:
Former umpire Darrell Hair labels Shahid Afridi a serial cheat
FORMER Test umpire Darrell Hair has branded disgraced Shahid Afridi a serial cheat likely to re-offend.
"Cheat is the only word for him," Hair said of Afridi, who was banned for two Twenty20 games for biting the ball at the WACA last Sunday.
"He has cheated before, he has cheated in this instance - he pleaded guilty - and I'm sure he will again. He is no angel.
For good measure:
"He has become a highly overrated player as well. His first innings at international level was a great century but he has lived off that and never really lived up to it."
And finally the last paragraph, which is different to the online version:
There has been no sympathy for his actions in his homeland, with former captains such as Inzamam-ul-Haq claiming he got off lightly.
Mark his words. Inzi Potato knows about getting off lightly.
You see Shahid, they have these things called cameras nowadays and..., ah forget it, you'll never get it.
Posted by: Cam | Thursday, February 04, 2010 at 03:37 PM
Inzi Potato knows about getting off lightly.
Murder charges?! Heh heh.
Posted by: Willy Wonka's mum | Thursday, February 04, 2010 at 08:17 PM
Fuck it! All these mums borrowing my computer and me *ahem* accidentally using their previous login details.
Posted by: Big Ramifications | Thursday, February 04, 2010 at 08:32 PM
Do you work at a creche?
Posted by: Tony | Thursday, February 04, 2010 at 08:49 PM
Do you go to a creche?
Posted by: Tony | Thursday, February 04, 2010 at 08:50 PM
Murder charges?
With a question mark. I asked first. :)
Posted by: Big Ramifications | Thursday, February 04, 2010 at 08:58 PM
Umpires think all cricketers cheat.
Thinking I'd put something back into the game after retiring a couple of years ago I went to do the umpires course at Bellerive. I was shocked that they were teaching suspicion at all times and that every cricketer is a cheat at heart.
Now I'm not saying that I was an angel on the field but I was mildly offended especially since many of them had turned to umpiring because they were as uncoordinated as baby giraffes.
Sensibly I chucked it in and did the coaching course instead.
Posted by: Nesta | Thursday, February 04, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Sensibly I chucked it in and did the coaching course instead.
That you, Spanky?
Posted by: Big Ramifications | Friday, February 05, 2010 at 12:26 AM
That you, Spanky?
Posted by: Tony | Friday, February 05, 2010 at 09:40 AM
I don't know about murder charges, but Inzi was definitely guilty of premeditated assault with a weapon during a cricket match, and nothing ever happened to him as a result of that.
Or I'm not sure what else you'd call it when you call for the third man to bring you out a bat so you can jump the fence and hit a spectator with it.
Posted by: Yobbo | Friday, February 05, 2010 at 10:23 AM
12th man rather
Posted by: Yobbo | Friday, February 05, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Classic! I would have missed that had it not been for your correction. Imagine asking the 3rd man to run an errand for you.
Inzy's so lazy I wouldn't put it past him.
Posted by: Big Ramifications | Friday, February 05, 2010 at 03:26 PM
[INZY] Get me a water, will ya?!
[3RD MAN] Huh? But I'm 3rd man.
[INZY] 3rd man, 12th man, what's your problem?
[3RD MAN] B-b-but...
[INZY] Get me a farking drink I'm farking PARCHED already!
Posted by: Big Ramifications | Friday, February 05, 2010 at 06:01 PM