bennymacca wrote:jackpot jim wrote:bennymacca wrote:Meh I don’t see an issue with it. It’s not really in the spirit of the game and not a core part of the game so I don’t see an issue with them outlawing it.
With regards to leg side keeper catches - excessive appealing is already outlawed - maybe they could police that a bit better
Outlawing something that was never an issue to start with ?
And yes, i agree that excessive appealing is one thing that should be cracked down on. Its a blight on the game. Umpires are under enough pressure with out players appealing for things they know are not out.
i didnt say it wasnt an issue - personally i havent really seen it but there must have been some impetus for the change
my point was it doesnt affect the game - cricket is still cricket if you cant fake a runout.
True.
Wow !! Ive only just watched the replay of Labuschagne being pinged under the law.
Truly laughable to be pinged for that.
If thats gonna be pinged then it really opens up a Pandoras Box of what could be termed as "Intentionally deceiving or distracting a batsman".
Under that then fieldsmen shouldn't be charging in during the bowlers run up as that deceives the batsman into thinking if they just drop the ball on the leg side theres an easy single bcos they think the fielder is 30m deep but by the time they play the ball theyre only 20m away. There are a multitude of innocent situations that could be determined as breaking the law. Just ridiculous !
