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Forgive my ignorance of cricket. But why was this a problem?

Forgive my ignorance of cricket. But why was this a problem?

against the very foundations of sportmanship which the game was built upon!

funny though!

We won didnt we??

Forgive my ignorance of cricket. But why was this a problem?

Forgive my ignorance of cricket. But why was this a problem?

against the very foundations of sportmanship which the game was built upon!

funny though!

I think I need more detail to understand.

<deleted>*k me, what on earth was all that about.? I've never seen such bobbins, why did that have to happen.?

Thats 4 year olds cricket. With a tennis ball............

redrus

Forgive my ignorance of cricket. But why was this a problem?

Forgive my ignorance of cricket. But why was this a problem?

against the very foundations of sportmanship which the game was built upon!

funny though!

I think I need more detail to understand.

This is from wikipedia - should explain it!

He unwittingly and reluctantly became famous after bowling an underarm delivery when playing for Australia during a match against New Zealand in 1981, an incident still often described as the lowest point in the history of cricket. The teams were contesting the final of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup. With only one ball left to be bowled, New Zealand needed to score six runs to tie the match. This would require the batsman to hit the ball over the boundary on the full. Following the instruction of his brother Greg Chappell who was the Australian captain, Trevor rolled the ball along the ground to batsman Brian McKechnie (who was also an All Black).

Although it was not illegal to bowl underarm at the time, it was widely accepted that it was tantamount to cheating. McKechnie could do little but block the ball to avoid being dismissed, and Australia won the game. It was described as "the most disgusting incident I can recall in the history of cricket" by the then Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rob Muldoon. Underarm bowling is no longer permitted.

Wow, thats just typical o them lot that is....

redrus

What's this, the 25th anniversary celebrations of the incident?

Perhaps I should start a thread about that cheating pommy bastard cricketer WG Grace!

What's this, the 25th anniversary celebrations of the incident?

Perhaps I should start a thread about that cheating pommy bastard cricketer WG Grace!

Oooooooooooh, stop being so touchy................

redrus

What's this, the 25th anniversary celebrations of the incident?

Perhaps I should start a thread about that cheating pommy bastard cricketer WG Grace!

Oooooooooooh, stop being so touchy................

redrus

Not touchy, just perplexed!

I suppose you guys need something to distract you from your exciting Manu soccer game where no one got around to scoring anything again. Whoopdee do!!

Thanks for the clarification, now I understand!

who cares how we win, as long as we are the best. Thats all that matters

who cares how we win, as long as we are the best. Thats all that matters

Fundamentallly disagree! It totally matters how you win. If you cheat (and I'm not saying this is/was cheating) you have not won even if you are the victor!

What's this, the 25th anniversary celebrations of the incident?

Perhaps I should start a thread about that cheating pommy bastard cricketer WG Grace!

Oooooooooooh, stop being so touchy................

redrus

Not touchy, just perplexed!

I suppose you guys need something to distract you from your exciting Manu soccer game where no one got around to scoring anything again. Whoopdee do!!

ah but Arsenal did score

I was thinking of making this into a series of Australian proud moments - As a build upto the Ashes.

What's this, the 25th anniversary celebrations of the incident?

Perhaps I should start a thread about that cheating pommy bastard cricketer WG Grace!

Oooooooooooh, stop being so touchy................

redrus

Not touchy, just perplexed!

I suppose you guys need something to distract you from your exciting Manu soccer game where no one got around to scoring anything again. Whoopdee do!!

ah but Arsenal did score

I was thinking of making this into a series of Australian proud moments - As a build upto the Ashes.

It's ok for a Kiwi to take the piss from our mentally challanged friends, but it's a bit rich from a pommie.mind you, one of you cricket captains was a cheat.

I was thinking of making this into a series of Australian proud moments - As a build upto the Ashes.

Top of the list:

Pontings rant at anybody who could hear when being run-out by a substitite fielder in the last Ashes series.

I remember the under-arm incident, I actually thought NZ were going to declare war!!

Moss

Britains proud sportsmen and drug cheats

Linford Christie, Dwain Chambers (athletics), Rusedski (tennis), Ian Botham (cricket), David Millar (cyclist) Alain Baxter (skier), John Walker (soccer).

(List by no means comprehensive and only includes drug cheats at this stage)

Britains proud sportsmen and drug cheats

Linford Christie, Dwain Chambers (athletics), Rusedski (tennis), Ian Botham (cricket), David Millar (cyclist) Alain Baxter (skier), John Walker (soccer).

(List by no means comprehensive and only includes drug cheats at this stage)

Talking of drug cheats! Shane Warne!!!!

Our very own Dougie Walters proved it was possible to hit a six off an underarm delivery .....The Kiwis just lacked imagination.

It came about tho because Greg got his bowlers stuffed up and left his brother to bowl the last over...

Britains proud sportsmen and drug cheats

Linford Christie, Dwain Chambers (athletics), Rusedski (tennis), Ian Botham (cricket), David Millar (cyclist) Alain Baxter (skier), John Walker (soccer).

(List by no means comprehensive and only includes drug cheats at this stage)

I don't know about the others but, you can't have a pop at Beefy for smoking a bit o weed, I know Crickets a slow game but, even Beefy wouldn't use that to enhance his game and cheat using da herb man....!

redrus

Our very own Dougie Walters proved it was possible to hit a six off an underarm delivery .....The Kiwis just lacked imagination.

It came about tho because Greg got his bowlers stuffed up and left his brother to bowl the last over...

Oh pleeeeese...Don't be wally.Itwould have taken about 6 goes and a day of thinking before any Aussie could have come up with that.

It came about because you Aussie pooves thought that you might lose.You were nothing else but a bunch of babies! Pathetic excuses don't work pal.If I remember correctly, Rod Marsh and co were also disgusted at the decision.

Britains proud sportsmen and drug cheats

Linford Christie, Dwain Chambers (athletics), Rusedski (tennis), Ian Botham (cricket), David Millar (cyclist) Alain Baxter (skier), John Walker (soccer).

(List by no means comprehensive and only includes drug cheats at this stage)

I don't know about the others but, you can't have a pop at Beefy for smoking a bit o weed, I know Crickets a slow game but, even Beefy wouldn't use that to enhance his game and cheat using da herb man....!

redrus

I just threw Beefy into the mix to see what sort of a reaction I would get Red! He's actually more like an Aussie than a Pom. He made many friends here when he chased the pratt Ian Chapple out of a bar threatening to take his head off.

Our very own Dougie Walters proved it was possible to hit a six off an underarm delivery .....The Kiwis just lacked imagination.

It came about tho because Greg got his bowlers stuffed up and left his brother to bowl the last over...

Oh pleeeeese...Don't be wally.Itwould have taken about 6 goes and a day of thinking before any Aussie could have come up with that.

It came about because you Aussie pooves thought that you might lose.You were nothing else but a bunch of babies! Pathetic excuses don't work pal.If I remember correctly, Rod Marsh and co were also disgusted at the decision.

Marsh wasn't alone in Australia with those thoughts about the underarm ball. Most of us accept that the South Sea Islanders have a genuine grudge (even if they are a pain in the arse about it), but no pasty faced, splay footed Pommy git gets to jump on the bandwagon!!

As I said on another thread.................most Australians are Australian because there forefathers were cheats. (but got caught)

Our very own Dougie Walters proved it was possible to hit a six off an underarm delivery .....The Kiwis just lacked imagination.

It came about tho because Greg got his bowlers stuffed up and left his brother to bowl the last over...

Oh pleeeeese...Don't be wally.Itwould have taken about 6 goes and a day of thinking before any Aussie could have come up with that.

It came about because you Aussie pooves thought that you might lose.You were nothing else but a bunch of babies! Pathetic excuses don't work pal.If I remember correctly, Rod Marsh and co were also disgusted at the decision.

Dougie actually demonstrated it at the time and achieved the feat in one go.

I watched the game on the box at the time and like old Irongloves was also disgusted by the incident... Greg made a cock up and used legal but unsportsmanlike actions to cover for it...I dont think it was an incident anyone was proud of here in Oz...it was voted as one of the top twenty worst moments in Oz history recently, so that shows our abhorence to it still now.

But worse still was the protest at the Oz embassy in Kiwiland where protestors demanded the return of the other nine wickets....

As I said on another thread.................most Australians are Australian because there forefathers were cheats. (but got caught)

Your knowledge of Oz history is very good for someone who was raised in the back bush of Zululand...oh you weren't....I would have thought so by your comment...

As I said on another thread.................most Australians are Australian because there forefathers were cheats. (but got caught)

and most poms are soapies because they forgot the art of showering, but what has that got to do with cheating poms and kiwis?

As I said on another thread.................most Australians are Australian because there forefathers were cheats. (but got caught)

and most poms are soapies because they forgot the art of showering, but what has that got to do with cheating poms and kiwis?

Look lads,I'm only jealous cause my Great Grandfather was so clever he never got caught. Anyway, who needs to shower with the weather we got back in Blighty