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Showing posts with label Mitchell Johnson. Show all posts
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could chris broad have done anything differently...?
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...
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.
Well Brad Haddin didn't seem to think so. And he makes it quite clear by...
Incident - Batsman unnecessarily creates a confrontation with the bowler, points his bat at him. Who's at fault? No point asking Haddin, even clinching video evidence doesn't seem to convince him that he could be wrong. But its pretty clear there is only one person who instigated the confrontation.
Incident - Batsman drives back to bowler who picks up the ball and hurls it back. Who's at fault? I've always thought this is a rather stupid thing to do, but a lot of bowlers seem to keep doing it and I can't recall anyone being punished for it.
Incident - Bowler goes across to have a chat (thats kinda putting it lightly, but thats the way these incidents have been described in the past when the bowler was McGrath, Donald, Flintoff etc) with the batsman after his over. Who's at fault? The bowler of course, but just as much as the batsman was for provoking him a few balls earlier with that unnecessary exchange.
Incident - Bowler's hand accidentally brushes one of the batsman who actually positioned himself directly in between himself and the other batsman in the confrontation. Angry batsman shoves the bowler aside. Who's at fault? Even if someone did deliberately knock you with their arm, shoving them is hardly the best way to react, and because you have deliberately reacted physically, you have out yourself in the worst possible light and deserve to be penalized at the same level (or above in the event that the original knock was accidental) for bringing the game into disrepute.
That all seems pretty straightforward. Three idiots on the cricket field, all acting rather deplorably, but its worth pointing out that it was Haddin who made this an incident in the first place and that Johnson took things to another level. All three should be penalized equally at the very least, unless Johnson gets the stiffest penalty for deliberately engaging an opposition player in a hostile physical manner. Right?
Well, not according to the subcontinental team's favorite match referee, Chris Broad. Broad decided to hand Haddin and Johnson level one offences while handing out a level two offence to Benn. What this means is the most Johnson and Haddin can lose is 50% of their match fees, while Benn will lose between 50-100% of his fees and/or possibly be banned for a match. Naturally suddenly "everyone" is talking about what a nasty and "unusual" character Benn is. Nobody seems to think its worth talking about Haddin's hilarious conduct earlier in the year and Johnson's constant runs in with batsman who dispatch his mostly ordinary bowling.
While it might have left a few West Indian's scratching their heads, it certainly wouldn't have surprised players who represented India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the early 2000s when Broad seemed hell bent on penalizing them with whatever he could think of while ignoring similar offences by players from Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. For a former player with one the most disgraceful reputations in the game for his own conduct on the field, he sure does an awful lot to try and curb aggressive behavior in the middle. Oh, did I forget to add, only just not as much to cricketers from certain countries. Because you know, like Steve Bucknor said, some are more equal than others.
some straight points on the one day series...
the first match demonstrated very aptly that this series will be a close one... and as i said earlier the result of the match and eventually series will depend on which team shows more discipline on the field...
india ran very close to an unexpected victory... and while some may say india flattered themselves by the margin of defeat... i wonder what would have happened had the scenario been just the opposite...
one reaction would have been to hail australia for their never say die spirit and they would have gone on to say that this is why australia are a champion side coz even their no. 8 & 9 batsmen can come and contribute to the team cause...
but the more obvious reactions would have been to loathe our bowlers to allow no. 8 & 9 batsmen to score the way bhajji and praveen kumar scored against them... so much for in the name of 'in-depth analysis'...
having said that i think some minor tweaking will do us no harm... i would always prefer sehwag or for that matter gambhir over specialist slipper in sachin with his heavily bandaged forefinger... his natural reaction seems to protect that finger first and thats why his reactions are slow to the catches coming in... and this is also the reason he is not placing his body behind the ball in case the catch comes on the bounce...
any captain who allows nehra to field at long off or long on should seriously think about the man management on the field... and praveen should be told to curb his itch to experiment if he lands couple of balls in the good cordon... and for god sake no short ball... the guy just doesn't have the pace to surprise batsmen... and more over when you can swing both ways by bowling up why ruin the over with a mandatory itch to 'experiment' with length in the name of variations...?
the win has come at a cost to australia... while we will be near full strength tomorrow ozies will be missing lee and mitchell... but somewhere a fan in me wants australia to be beaten with full strength so there is no scope of ifs and buts left in anybodies mind...
93.3 mph
Brett Lee makes a case for a nutcase sport called one-day international cricket.
No way I was going to watch it all, but Lee’s overs I’d booked. Lucky to walk in on him prising Luke Wright out, the edge was faint, the batsmen were faint of heart.
The speeds were what you call speed – 90 mph plus, 150 kmph. And the trademark Lee air-punch, shove that clenched fist downwards, repeat; they need a soundtrack for that baby. Brett’s band should play.
There was Rock ‘n’ Roll in a one-dayer after a long time. The short of length bazookas at 93 mph were fierce enough to press an alert batsman’s fear buttons, and thrill the most languid of cricket watchers.
There was a shorter one that zipped past Bresnan’s benign head – nobody was expected to score, survival would suffice.
Endgame:
46.1: England 210/9, Lee in to Collingwood @56.
Brett unleashes the fireball yorker @93.3mph.
Sometimes it’s a pleasure to be knocked over, that was one such ball.
Move over Mitchell Johnson, that blonde kid who refuses to age is back.
Boom Boom Brett Lee!
Ashes: The difference between England and Australia
Mitchell Johnson.
mithchell johnson's woes: one could see it coming
as early as march 2009 during south africa's tour of australia...we at BCC! observed that it won't take johnson long to turn turtle the way he is taking the load...much like brett lee...
this is what we noted then...
he has bowled nearly 450 overs in his last 9 tests...club that with the time spent while batting...and you can imagine the herculean effort he puts in for australia match after match...innings after innings...
but till when?
we have already seen what happened to brett lee...he succumbed to the relentless workload of carrying the attack after the retirements of stalwarts like warne and macgrath...
...and it won't be long before johnson too will burn out that last ounce of energy left in him...
the scenario can't be ruled out when it will be time for fully fit brett lee raring to go at opponents...johnson will be cooling his heels in a quiet rehabilitation room...
this explains...?
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...
...and they said WE can't play short pitch stuff...
19.6 Johnson to Strauss, OUT, and the bouncer does the trick! It's a quick one and right on line, Strauss can't get out of the way and the ball clearly takes his gloves and flies up in the air, Clarke runs back from the cordon to take a simple chance
AJ Strauss c Clarke b Johnson 30 (60b 4x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Jai ho innings defeat ki.
Australia lose by an innings and 20 runs, after an innings and ten years.
The match is over but Johnson is still hitting it.
Hum Red & White pahenney walon ki baat hi kuch aur hai
Preity Zinta has won
the Red & White Bravery Awards, Kallis has not
For something far less pretty read 'blood on the pitch' at jrod's
It's about what a Johnson of a bitch of a ball can do
00W0W0
Pollock hit the right lines in the box, calling Mitchell Johnson's first a W0W over. McKenzie and Amla gone on either side of a dot ball, W0W indeed.
0.5 Johnson to Amla, OUT
HM Amla lbw b Johnson 00.4 Johnson to Amla, no run
0.3 Johnson to McKenzie, OUT
ND McKenzie c Haddin b Johnson 0
will johnson become the next brett lee...
so siddle and hilfenhaus could not cope with the work load and now their fitness is under assessment...
but what about the work horse mitchell johnson...?
he has bowled nearly 450 overs in his last 9 tests...club that with the time spent while batting...and you can imagine the herculean effort he puts in for australia match after match...innings after innings...
but till when?
we have already seen what happened to brett lee...he succumbed to the relentless workload of carrying the attack after the retirements of stalwarts like warne and macgrath...
...and it won't be long before johnson too will burn out that last ounce of energy left in him...
the scenario can't be ruled out when it will be time for fully fit brett lee raring to go at opponents...johnson will be cooling his heels in a quiet rehabilitation room...
australia it seems have not heard the story of the goose with the golden eggs!
they must look to share his workload or they will be left with an attack which will be as penetrative as...oh leave that...
you get the drift...
Magic Johnson, the alternator
by Naked Cricket
I had my back to the TV, and Australia their backs to the wall. AB and Kallis were going about it like blood diamond dealers. They were in Brussels settling old scores when AB went. That's when the game hooked up to an alternator – Magic Johnson. He came every alternate over, and the proteas went every other over.
Fall of wickets1-16 (McKenzie, 7.6 ov), 2-106 (Amla, 31.1 ov), 3-110 (Smith, 32.3 ov), 4-234 (de Villiers, 70.4 ov), 5-237 (Kallis, 72.4 ov), 6-238 (Duminy, 74.1 ov), 7-241 (Morkel, 76.3 ov), 8-241 (Harris, 76.6 ov)
I decided not to turn my back to the TV - at least for that next magic over. Look: 70.4, 72.4, 74.1, 76.3…
And then out of nowhere Harris went too – in the same over, 76.6. Harris looked surprised too. Going by the trend, he expected it won’t be before the 78th. Of course, it also could be the way H got out: played off the pads to Krejza at back of beyond shortleg. It was that kind of day, had K been sitting on the helmet behind Haddin, magnetic fields would’ve served a catch there. Then again, Haddin caught three too.
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