The Ashes and other cricket 2017/18.

[3oneday]

He was always going to play in my opinion, never a doubt.

[hacker]

Those who like English misery may want to watch highlights of the the test in NZ

[Ron Burgundy]

Thanks for the heads up. 58 all out! And they were 9-27 so probably lucky to get that many!

[Daves]

5 Ducks! Is that a record? Overton will be livid!

[coalesce]

That NZ are a good side...

[AndyP]

It puts the Ashes series win in perspective.

[TheNuclearOne]

Sensational fightback, great stuff Cummins. Was looking shyte at 2-220 odd.

[Lagerlover]

Well that was never gonna work..

If they wanted to use tape to get the ball swinging, why wouldn't they use red?

[Jarro]

How the hell do you think you are ever going to get away with that anyway ?

Disgraceful

[pt73]

Well that was never gonna work..

If they wanted to use tape to get the ball swinging, why wouldn't they use red?

He was using tape with dirt particles on it to sand the ball.

[pt73]

How the hell do you think you are ever going to get away with that anyway ?

Disgraceful

How they claim to be the leadership team when they discussed cheating as a way to beat the Saffers.

If CA have any balls there should be some sackings over this digraceful episode.

[Lagerlover]

He was using tape with dirt particles on it to sand the ball.

Oh, thanks.

[3Puttpete]

How they claim to be the leadership team when they discussed cheating as a way to beat the Saffers.

If CA have any balls there should be some sackings over this digraceful episode.

Hardly a sackable offence. Give them a match off like everyone else gets and play on.

[chappy1970]

Like the filthy Saffers need more reasons to give it to us on and off the field

[Grumpy8]

The SA captain got caught doing on their last tour here ,but I bet that doesn’t get mentioned

[Ron Burgundy]

Just playing the saffas at their own game. Their captain did the same on their last tour out here.

[Ron Burgundy]

The SA captain got caught doing on their last tour here ,but I bet that doesn’t get mentioned

Beat me to it!

[Ron Burgundy]

Not to mention they’re playing in Cape Town which has no water. The whole city can only flush the toilet once each per day and have a 90 sec shower only. That’d stop anyone thinking straight.

[Steve57]

There is no place in any sport for cheating.
Sack everyone involved and make a statement.
Dirty cheating scumbags have lowered themselves down to the oppositions level!
Have a clean out and start again.
Once a cheat, always a cheat.

[coalesce]

Can’t help but think they are still lying. The coaches weren’t involved? Then how come the 12th man was sent out to tell Bancroft to lose the evidence after it was shown on the big screen?

[perci]

There is no place in any sport for cheating.
Sack everyone involved and make a statement.
Dirty cheating scumbags have lowered themselves down to the oppositions level!
Have a clean out and start again.
Once a cheat, always a cheat.

Yea have agree cut them all loose!!!

[Ron Burgundy]

There is no place in any sport for cheating.Sack everyone involved and make a statement.Dirty cheating scumbags have lowered themselves down to the oppositions level!Have a clean out and start again.Once a cheat, always a cheat.

We may as well stop all sport then. They shouldn’t have done it and are idiots for doing it so obviously. But every country has done it and continues to do it. Not to mention shit like this happens in all sports. The most embarrassing thing is that they’ve handed the saffas the high moral ground, which isn’t a place they’re accustomed to being.

[Daves]

It certainly was a group brain fart of substantial proportions. And should be suitably punished. In reality though, other than the actual level of cricket being played, the Saffas have little to feel superior about. At least the Aussies admitted they cheated. That is something that the Saffas seem to really struggle with.

[jimandr]

I am desperately looking for a silver lining in this disaster. This is the best I can do.

Australia will have no choice but to keep quiet, both on and off the field. We now have no high moral ground on which to stand tall and tell everyone else that we play hard but fair. We'll be called cheaters by others, and we'll have to sit back and suck it up.

With any luck, our sledging will stop because we will lose any sledge war, and we will concentrate on playing cricket 'in the right spirit'.

Is there any way we can make Dave Warner the scapegoat? He's part of the leadership group. It must have been his fault, somehow.

As to the game itself, there is no good news there, either. Our batting was its usual brittle self. Both khawaja and Shaun Marsh must be very close to their last chances. Handscomb needs to spend a lot of time in the nets, because he should be ready to play the next test to replace somebody.

[AndyP]

I hope Lehmann was behind it and gets the sack. He has come across as a real dick lately.