Alex 35616 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I see Cairns got off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Cairns had the good fortune that the Crown's case largely rested on the word of a proven liar, cheat and alcohol abuser. However there was enough mud there to ruin his reputation so he wasn't exonerated imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 3116 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Wow. That's really surprising. I thought he'd go down for sure. Kitters is right though, it was Lou Vincent the prosecutors were relying upon wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Yeah he was the key witness and the suggestion he was only testifying to save his own skin from prosecution was enough to sink the case. Cairns lawyer did a good job of making Vincent out to be a shifty shitbag. In fact Vincent's testimony was so unreliable that the judge warned the jury not to treat Vincent as a credible witness. However Cairns didn't come out of it well and I dont think he'll ever work in cricket again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 3116 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Yeah. It seems pretty clear that Cairns was guilty from the few articles I read. Sort of a NZ cricket version of the OJ Simpson situation. Without the murderising of people. Totally ruined his name for ever and a day now though, hasn't he? It's a shame in one sense, because he was a really good cricketer for NZ for so long. He's totally destroyed that now for the sake of a few thousand dollars, or whatever. Not too bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Just watched Death of a Gentleman, knew quite a lot of the stuff about how corrupt the ICC is and especially the power that India, Australia and England yield, however it's still disgusting and it's great to actually see this stuff out there and hopefully can be a start to seeing some kind of accountability for the ICC. Things such as not wanting to open cricket up to so-called lesser nations/not wanting it to be an Olympic sport/reducing the teams in the next World Cup need to change if the sport is going to evolve. For those that don't know about it have a read of the below and try and watch this as soon as you can. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/28/the-spin-death-of-a-gentleman-icc-ecb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Yeah. It seems pretty clear that Cairns was guilty from the few articles I read. Sort of a NZ cricket version of the OJ Simpson situation. Without the murderising of people. Totally ruined his name for ever and a day now though, hasn't he? It's a shame in one sense, because he was a really good cricketer for NZ for so long. He's totally destroyed that now for the sake of a few thousand dollars, or whatever. Not too bright. His explanation for paying for everything in cash was that it was a tax fiddle. The stupid bastard will now have 2 tax authorities after him for tax interest and penalties in undeclared earnings over many years. Good luck with that, old bean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 The bats of backyard cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22187 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Even test match in Durban. England could do with another wicket or two before the close to leave it in the balance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 This is amazing from Stokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22187 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 He plays like Gilchrist when he gets in. Totally taken the game away from them and set up a massive declaration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46099 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 @@Tooj what's the best addon for the cricket? I've got Dexter TV on. Is there a better one? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22187 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Looks a great track to bat on. England will do well to force the win. Still an amazing day's play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22187 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 that's Amla dropped twice and AB once. you can't give batters of this quality so many lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1260 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 @@Tooj what's the best addon for the cricket? I've got Dexter TV on. Is there a better one? Cheers.I watched Dexter all day yesterday and it was spot on. There's willow in the sports section of Pak India and quite often it's on one of the star or ten sports channels on there too. Quality is usually pretty good and its stable. Sky commentary but indian adverts. Stokes was fantastic yesterday probably the best batting performance I've ever seen (only been watching a few years mind). Thank fuck we've finally held on to something today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22187 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 That was a long old toil in the field. Catches win matches and we dropped a few. Could be a turning point in the series for SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35616 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Could you include a few more cliches in your posts in future, Gloom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 He's hit the nail on the head, to give him his dues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22187 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 He's hit the nail on the head, to give him his dues. one of those catches was straight down the fielder's throat. we need to get back to line and length bowling in the corridor of uncertainty, or maybe a few inswinging yorkers right in the blockhole. at the end of the day, it's 11 men against 11 men and you have to take 20 wickets to win the match. early wickets will be key and the first session of the day is massive. will cricket be the winner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22187 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 stand and deliver! when he hits it, it stays hit. anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35616 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 What a shit pitch btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35616 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 What about the Chris Gayle 'furore'? The irony being the reporter wouldn't have gotten the job if she looked like Louise Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22187 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 What a shit pitch btw boycott's mother could make a double century on this pitch with a stick of rhubarb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22187 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 What about the Chris Gayle 'furore'? The irony being the reporter wouldn't have gotten the job if she looked like Louise Taylor. gayle's a massive sleaze, allegedly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35616 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 gayle's a massive sleaze, allegedly So fuck? It's still hypocritical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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