
jim mk2
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Amit Yadav: India T20 international, Mohnish Mishra: India U-19 international, Mohammad Azharuddin: India international, TP Sudhindra: IPL player, Ajay Sharma: India international, Manoj Prabhakar: India international, Ajay Jadeja: India international A list of shame showing the most corrupt nation in world cricket. A list that contains not one England player. Yet you accuse England of being "cheats and hypocrites" with no morals or ethics. You need to take a good look at yourself.
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OK, for starters look at this list of cheats below, the majority Indian or Pakistani with one minor English county player. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cricketers_banned_for_match_fixing I await your comments.
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If you want to have a discussion about morals and ethics, and cheats and hypocrites in connection with the India team, I'm more than happy to oblige.
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Funny you should mention Lara because I was in Antigua for the match in 1994 when he scored his 375 - and I watched it with a mixture of horror and fascination ! Like Tendulkar, Lara was a beautiful player to watch, technically very correct unlike Richards who played around his front pad alot and relied on his speed of eye to hit the ball. I love watching batsmen's different techniques, and also bowlers too, but when it comes to Rovers and England I only want us to win which is why I am always watching our players intently and not the opposition so much. Does that make me a proper fan of the game - I think it does. BTW how did you feel by the way when Sri Lanka were pulversing India for 952 in 1997 ? I understand your support of India but fail to see why you should not support England as your second team against countries other than India - after all, you live and work here. Failure to do so would make you as contemptible as Lord Haw-Haw above, and I think you're capable of showing more class than the likes of him.
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Same as watching Rovers - I focus mainly on our players and how they are performing. The likes of Richards and Garner were different - real world stars who I'd actually pay money to watch. As for mediocre performers from the former colonies I couldn't care less.
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To repeat, Strauss has British parents and has lived here on and off since he was 6. His natural country of choice was England. Pietersen has stated his reasons for not wanting to play for SA but you know better obviously. Don't rate Siddle at all but I don't take much notice of the opposition to be honest. I prefer to focus on Broad's qualities.
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Broad's average is around 30 I think but averages don't always tell the true story: Broad's a good strike bowler for England, he hits the deck hard and gets bounce, and offers something different from Anderson's swing and Bresnan's accuracy. I would rather have Broad than any of the opposition bowlers. Strauss and Co made their choice because they have lived here since childhood and teens, not on which was the better side. You chose India instead of England because of your parents, which is fair enough. But that doesn't give you the excuse to slag England off at every opportunity; in fact, after India England ought to be your second team. Of course you're not a traitor, certainly not in the dave birch class. I don't care for the England football team and its players very much but I always want the team to do well and would never support an opposing country. The question is why you would celebrate Pietersen's dismissal when it was clearly detrimental to England in a game we were trying to save. Unless of course you wanted England to lose, in which case you are a traitor like Lord Haw-Haw of the Outback.
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Message to the traitor: some would say it is the height of hypocrisy that you see Pietersen as a "mercenary" (in fact he turned his back on SA at 19 because of their "selection" policies and has been living in England for the past decade or so) when you see fit to support a country other than your own.
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And which of your mediocre lot are better than Broad ? Tremlett has been injured (yet again) but is back in the squad for Durham. Thanks for the advice. BTW England are 2-0 up and have retained the Ashes
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So like Strauss etc, you could play for two countries . So your stance that the South African-born players should not be playing for England is idiotic. Strauss and Co made their choice, as did Bopara and Panesar - which would you choose ?
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Doesn't matter where they were born - most have raised in this country from an early age, have British parents and have made their homes here. Your stance is idiotic.
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They take pleasure in beating us, which is why it's always good to give them a good hiding.
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Strauss has English parents, moved to England aged six and went to Repton school and Durham university. Compton is the grandson of Denis Compton, moved to England in his teens and went to Harrow school. Prior moved to England aged 11, Trott is of English descent and has played for Warwicks since 2002, Pietersen has an English mother and has been here since he was 19. The others I don't know about. England has strong SA ties owing to colonial past and as such there are bound to be connections. I repeat, calling the England team South Africa A is stupid. Response to idiotic criticism of England from an India supporter.
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You must be joking. I want to stuff this lot by as many as possible and send them back home on a banana boat. From what I see and hear of Pietersen I don't like him personally but recognise he is a very talented player who has always pulled his tripe out for England. Drives me mad sometimes but we are weaker without him. References to South Africa is stupid. The players in question have lived in this country for a long time and are fully committed to the national cause.
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Whose side are you on ? Hey Mr Thickness! The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB for short) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. Your national cricket team is called England. Correct, so why don't you take your own advice ? Back to the Ashes series. So all's well that's ends well, god is truly an Englishman. Praise to the glorious Manchester weather but the Good Guys in the White Hats have been the better team over the three Tests. As for the baddies in the black hats, where's the pride but, in all honesty, who cares ? England have now prevailed for the fourth time in five series but because of the idiotic ICC scheduling will have to do it over again this winter and yet again here two summers from now in 2015. It doesn't make any sense to me and threatens overkill for a series that should be widely anticipated every 4 years or so. On a critical note I have been disappointed with England this series. Cook and Trott are in a deep trough of form and the batting is generally well below par. I cannot see Pietersen being around in 2015 and he will have to be replaced soon. For the next Test in Durham, I would also like to see Compton open and Root dropped to No 6. Graham Onions also has to play - if he doesn't play on his home ground in his current form he will never get a game for England again. Bresnan would have to go although he bowled quite well at OT.
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Do you want me to find other examples of "shameful" Indian time-wasting ? It's pretty easy if you look.
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"Disgusting" India team fined for slow over rate. http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-fined-for-slow-overrate-against-sri-lanka/article4880924.ece Next.
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Thank you Richie. Seeing as you know sweet FA about cricket which newspaper did you lift that from ?
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Why the Indians (and Pakistanis) are the biggest cheats in cricket. Scumbags even.
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Prior and Swann are not cheats, nor are they "scum". This lot on the other hand...... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2056797/Pakistani-cricket-cheats-Awaiting-sentence.html Smith out plum but not given, but "boy" are we getting the rub of the green.
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He will be - don't worry.
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I said Pakistan don't like DRS (see below), not that they don't use it. Coupled with your ludicrous opinion about Prior and other silly statements do you know anything about cricket ? http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cricket/CricketNews/ICC-rejects-PCB-s-DRS-reservations-during-SA-series/Article1-1029187.aspxbut
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India and Pakistan don't like DRS because it is fair and there is no cause for doubt with marginal decisions. They prefer to win matches by bribing umpires or by blatant cheating. It must have been obvious I was referring to Prior's England rivals
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If he were "poor" he would not be in the Test team. He's not in the Alan Knott class but he's very good and his rivals don't come anywhere near as batsmen.
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Prior's a lynchpin of this England team and one of the world's best batsmen / wicketkeepers - any suggestion he should be replaced is ludicrous. I expect England to stick with the same XI for OT. Cook and Trott are due big scores. Can't wait.