Archive for August, 2006
ICC cough up a HairBall
As Malcolm Speed shines the axes blade on Darrell Hair’s umpiring career, a new question is emerging as to whether the ICC knew that such an email was about to hit their inbox.
Darrell Hair has intimated that his proposal to sail off into the sunset with half a million dollars, may not be quite […]
Posted: August 28th, 2006 under Cricket.
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The effigy brothers
No, not a crooning 1960’s double act, but burning likenesses of Darrell Hair and Greg Chappell.
Darrell’s effigy wins for me. It’s all in the hat!
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Posted: August 27th, 2006 under Cricket.
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Darrell Hair’s ransom letter seals fate
With the release by the ICC of the email exchanges in which Darrell Hair offered to quit for half a million dollars, an escape route from chaos has emerged.
Like miners trapped down a shaft, with canaries dropping dead around them, Pakistan and the ICC must have been wondering where the rescue party was coming […]
Posted: August 26th, 2006 under Cricket.
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Ovalgate Podcast
Why not eh? Give anything a shot once.
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Posted: August 25th, 2006 under Cricket.
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OvalGate - postponement stinks of greed
England vs Pakistan, 4th Test, The Oval 2006
OK, so “OvalGate” sounds more like a bedtime drink than it does a major international scandal, but I got sick of typing “the continuing cricketing chaos following the forfeiture of the Oval Test” or some other longwinded description, so from now on “the escalating drama surrounding Pakistani cricket” is […]
Posted: August 24th, 2006 under Cricket.
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The sacrificial lambs wool could be made of Hair
England vs Pakistan, 4th Test, The Oval 2006
Bob Woolmer has made a move that could see Darryl Hair coming out of all this smelling of poo, by laying his cards on the table and offering the ICC an escape route from the shambles created at the Oval.
Woolmer has said that the team would accept a […]
Posted: August 23rd, 2006 under Cricket.
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I fought the law and the law won
England vs Pakistan, 4th Test, The Oval 2006
The particular law that resides at the centre of the Pakistan forfeiture controversy is this one.
“Law 21, 3 (b) If an umpire considers that an action by any player or players might constitute a refusal by either side to play then the umpires together shall ascertain the cause […]
Posted: August 22nd, 2006 under Cricket.
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Inzy and ICC in game of Texas hold ‘em
England vs Pakistan, 4th Test, The Oval 2006
Friday is going to be a big day. Inzamam is to appear in London on Friday to answer charges of ball-tampering and bringing the game in to disrepute and the potential outcomes of this hearing hold significant consequences for everyone involved.
As I see it, there are three possible outcomes from […]
Posted: August 22nd, 2006 under Cricket.
Comments: 4