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much as the ban on benn is harsh and unfortunate... much as the crap judgment thrust upon him ...but i was thinking... could broad have done anything differently...?
your case is as good as the FIR lodged by you... against you...
the framing of charges depends upon the investigation officer's investigation and observations and once the charges are framed (rightly or wrongly) the court cannot go beyond the scope of charges framed...
much like this story... when a nurse was raped and strangled and left to die... police lodged the FIR against culprit... and framed charges for attempted murder and stealing the earrings... but they never framed charges for a rape... coz police was not convinced the rape happened...
the result?
he got convicted for seven years in jail... but not for the rape...
however unfortunate the story is but to drive home the point...
the judiciary system always works like that...a judge cannot go beyond the scope of charges framed... and is bound to deliver justice on that premise... even if they know it... court can take matters suo moto and direct respective authorities to book a case but once the charges are framed the proceeding will be limited to that...
icc is no different... they too (would) have devised the process along these lines...
so once on field umpires in the elite panel appointed by the icc prepare a report and lay it in front of the match referee, again appointed by the icc, i think he was bound to go by the charges framed against the culprits (benn, haddin & johnson)... it is the duty of on field umpires to prepare and report the incident as they interpret it would have happened and frame charges accordingly (justifiably or not)...
chris broad could or could not have taken action... but once he decided to take action he could not have gone beyond the scope of the report or charges pressed by umpires... as far as i understand...
so i think more than broad... the on field umpires pissed in their pants... could not muster enough courage and/or grossly failed to report it the way it happened... hence the judgment...
disclaimer: i am not trying to justify broad or the judgment... which i think is nothing but bullshit... but i am just trying to explore possibilities and initiate debate in this light...
could chris broad have done anything differently...?
Yet Again, Justice Has Been Served Down Under
Incident - Bowler tries to field, gets in non-striker's way. Who's at fault? I've always heard that it should be the non striker who tries get out of the fielder's way.
Australia's Series Win Is Remarkable
No really..and not because of their list of injured players. This win is special because -
a) It did not involve a lot of sledging. No TMK or anything.
b) No stupid mind games, mental disintegration sorta stuff.
c) No huge umpiring blunders.
d) They won even though they did not have Steve Bucknor in their team...Sorry, I meant he wasn't umpiring in this series. Which kinda explains point c.
e) They did not have to resort to bump catches, or The Haddin to get wickets.
So there you have it. Australia winning because they played good solid cricket...and because of their never-say-die spirit that we all love to hate. Damn it!
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And they say we can't play short bowling
32.4
Onions to Katich, OUT, this is up in the air at fine leg - what a catch! A stunner from Broad. On the pull, he top-edged it and Broad ran 10 or 12 yards to his right before diving, taking it low. Brilliant
SM Katich c Broad b Onions 48 (93b 6x4 0x6) SR: 51.61
45.5
Broad to Johnson, OUT, another one falls for the trap! Broad bangs it in short and Johnson hooks, but he can't keep it down, it skies out to Cook at deep square leg
MG Johnson c Cook b Broad 4 (11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 36.36
47.5
Broad to Haddin, OUT, Broad strikes with another short one! Haddin hooks but doesn't get enough of it and it bobs up to midwicket where Cook takes the catch
BJ Haddin c Cook b Broad 28 (38b 3x4 0x6) SR: 73.68
And there was North, who looked to pull, but it wasn't short enough.
Earlier on the shorter stuff, Strauss...
Haddin will go for a toss
With Vettori in the T20 game on Sunday. Which will be Ricky’s day of rest.
There was a sketchy prediction for Haddin to skipper Australia; he’ll need to lead from the front again, with his gloves.
Appears he pulled off one of those nonchalant glove manoeuvres in the dark. Again. That swung it for him.
There was also this theory on Hayden keeping Haddin out because of the nuances of English spelling.
As for Sunday's game, appears Haddin will fail. All of us at BCC! wish him the worst of luck.
The fifth day of the Aus-NZ one day series test match
Going into the fifth ODI feels more like the fifth day of a test.
Kiwis took the first two days, Aussies the next two, and if you go by recent memory, the last day should go SAF’s way or India’s way or Carlito’s way.
Who knows, even Kiwi’s way. But it seems less likely now. Unless some Good Samaritan ties the Aussies to their beds and plays 5th day fare from Mohali. On rerun obviously.
Be a smart ploy to knot Haddin up, with his hands in front, and show him his 5th morn’ dismissal in Mohali. On rerun obviously. For good measure, his eyes should be kept from closing (refer Clockwork Orange)
Haddin will be a key player. Not only is he leading from the front with his gloves, he also got that 100 right on top.
Trouble is Haddin was meant to open all along. But because of a freak accounting error, the machines slotted Hayden there, and not Haddin.
The machines cheated Haddin of his chance. And that made him put country before gloves. Then some specky called him all sorts of stuff.
NZL to win: Play Patel. Oz to win: Do not play Patel.
Other lesser factors: For NZL: Sledge Ricky, Haddin and generally talk about Roy. Attack with spin.
For Oz: Use Hopes and Haddin as key players. Also anybody else whose name starts with ‘H’ will be vital, that makes two Husseys and one Hilfenhaus (not from Harry Potter)
Be good for Oz if Pup doesn’t play. It’s time for Punter to express himself fully, and grow into the role of captaincy. It’s been a long time, and I believe, his time has come.
NEWS BROKEN: Danny Boy's Apology SMS
I apologise on bhalf of yr coach 4 coachn u.
I apologise on bhalf of da selectors 4 selectn u.
I apologise on bhalf of CA for playn u.
I apologise on bhalf of yr folks 4 havn u.
Brad, I feel fckn sorry for you.
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Where are the 68?
By Q
Its very rare that any body of authority listens to me. I've made pleas to the ICC, to the PCB, and even to CA and the BCCI. They have always fallen on deaf ears.
However, this time round, my plea to let David Shepherd rest on both feet, banged the right doors.
The BCCI or the IPL or whoever was behind the auction list listened to me and a new list has been prepared. This time with 43 players instead of the 111 made public a few days ago.
Though I am elated that I was heard, but this begs for another more important question - where are the other 68 players?
No I don't want poor Shepherd on one leg again, but seriously - where'd the other 68 go?
Well I can explain the absence of Brad Haddin. No franchise wants someone who doesn't play within the spirit of the game. The IPL is all about the spirit, isn't it. So no Haddin. Well done IPL.
But the remaining 67? - I have no clue.
