AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND cricket fuss
At the test match yesterday at Lord's cricket ground, an England batsman was stumped by the Australian wicket keeper for wandering outside his crease. The batsman, Bairstow assumed beforehand that it was the end of the over, so the ball was dead. But the Australian team jumped with delight at seeing him out. The umpire hadn't officially declared that it was the end of the over so technically the ball was still live and the player must be deemed out. A mass protest ensued and the Australian team were booed by the crowd and called cheats.This brings into question the right spirit of the game and the Australians capitalised on the situation when, if they showed the right sporting attitude, they should not have stumped the England player as he assumed the ball was dead and the Australian player knew that, but took the opportunity to gain a crucial wicket without showing the right sporting spirit.
Is it important in any sport to show the right sporting attitude, or is winning at any cost the only objective.
Comments (16)
The success of both bowling line-ups in using bouncers makes it almost certain that short-ball assaults are here to stay this series – even if it was slammed as ‘dull and boring’.
Macpherson wrote: “Even before that burst, there had already been more bouncers in this Test than any other in England since records began. We should expect to see plenty more of it in this series, which could become the Bodyline of our time.”
Let's hope the next game is entertaining and in the right spirit.
Justice at last.
Warner one run.
I thought you'd send congratulations. Show the good spirit.
Maybe you will in the next test when England win again.
I think you and Geoff Boycott would get on well together.