Message to Pakistan cricketers

[AtW]

Its off-topic, but yes - throwing exception is a big hit on performance, much cheaper to return error code and trap it with IF statement.

[DaveB]

- in this case the issue seems to be with ball damaged, well, fking change ball then every X runs and remove possible accidental or intentional damage from equation.

They do change the ball, every 60 overs IIRC. The alledged tampering took place before the ball was due to be changed. A number of comments have been made by people who have seen the ball in question that it looked like a ball that had been knocked about for 57 overs and no better or worse than that.

[AtW]

The whole field is covered by cameras following the ball - how can it be possible to cheat in such situation, especially when ball gets changed?

If 60 overs is too long, then change ball every 30, heck of 15 - it seems to me that team with such consistently high performance would not be consistently cheating as it would make it certain they get caught all the time.

[Asterix]

AtW - now an expert on cricket

You seem to be an expert on cricket (did you play in Siberia ?) as well as politics, religion, etc. In any game, you can't keep changing the rules to prevent cheating. You STOP cheating.

[djfoot]

I'm amazed that it's exploded up the way it has. Umpire has decided that the ball has been tampered with so (within his rights) gives England 5 penalty runs. The Pakistan cricket team perform a sit-down protest over being branded cheats.

Actually, the team haven't been branded cheats, just the individual who tampered with the ball....in this case, Inzamam. There were no accusations against the Pakistan team, nor (as some mad mullahs are claiming) a slur against the Pakistan nation, nor other Asian teams.

Inzamum should have protested at the close of play (as per the letter of the law) and then gone on to win the game as they probably should have done. But as Inzamum is the alleged tamperer, you can see why he flown off the handle.

[AtW]

In any game, you can't keep changing the rules to prevent cheating.

You can't have rule that can mistake accidental natural damage occuring to the ball with cheating - if it is known that ball gets damaged (which it should be at the speed it travels), then change of ball is natural, make it more frequent to ensure ball is fresh. It will also makeit harder to cheat (if this indeed happens).

Yet another solution to the problem.

[Troll]

I saw Imran Khan being interviewed last night about the insult to Pakistans honour... it couldn't be the same Imran who admitted using a bottle top to rough up a ball during a match?

[foritisme]

What's the point.........

of cricket ??


There is no promotion / relegation. They are just like a load of friendlies - what does it matter if you win or lose ?? Why 'o Why did they get MBE's for winning one cricket match !!

[DaveB]

I'm amazed that it's exploded up the way it has. Umpire has decided that the ball has been tampered with so (within his rights) gives England 5 penalty runs. The Pakistan cricket team perform a sit-down protest over being branded cheats.

Actually, the team haven't been branded cheats, just the individual who tampered with the ball....in this case, Inzamam. There were no accusations against the Pakistan team, nor (as some mad mullahs are claiming) a slur against the Pakistan nation, nor other Asian teams.

Inzamum should have protested at the close of play (as per the letter of the law) and then gone on to win the game as they probably should have done. But as Inzamum is the alleged tamperer, you can see why he flown off the handle.

The actual chain of events was :

Umpire Hair decided the ball has been tampered with, changes the ball and awards england 5 runs.

Bad light stops play and early tea is taken.

England and the Umpires return.

Pakistan remain in the dressing room after tea in protest and then take the field ~60 mins late.

Pakistan and England return to the field but without the umpires.

Umpires ( Hair in particular ) refuse to return despite the intervention of the match referree.

5 hours later Pakistan are declared to have forfeited the match.

[AtW]

People are just enjoying the game - unlike Beckham tw@t they are not show offs with stupid hair cuts and non-team player attitude.