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<blockquote data-quote="C A Iversen" data-source="post: 271365"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (InsaneAsylum @ Jul 13 2009, 12:37 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=404808" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>What a weak opinion (in my own opinion). Yeah England played poorly and in some ways deserved to lose, that I can agree with. </p><p></p><p>Any, and I mean ANY opinion that contends that Australia wouldn't play against the spirit of the game for a result they want is absolute rubbish of the highest order! If the point is that England slowed down the game and allowed tactics to get out to their players, then so what, Australia are always doing that, although it's usually a player who'll come out, after the batsman starts faking some cramps or "thirst" signals. They are just smarter at stuff like that. We had a one-dayer against Australia where the last over took nearly 13 minutes to play out, due to fielding shifts. The last 10 overs of that game took nearly 75 minutes and Ricky Pontings team had been well ahead in their over rate until that point. My understanding is that he was fined for some of his match fee.</p><p></p><p>Australia aren't all evil, but neither are they saints. The truth is they are capable of whatever it takes to win.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C A Iversen, post: 271365"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (InsaneAsylum @ Jul 13 2009, 12:37 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=404808']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> What a weak opinion (in my own opinion). Yeah England played poorly and in some ways deserved to lose, that I can agree with. Any, and I mean ANY opinion that contends that Australia wouldn't play against the spirit of the game for a result they want is absolute rubbish of the highest order! If the point is that England slowed down the game and allowed tactics to get out to their players, then so what, Australia are always doing that, although it's usually a player who'll come out, after the batsman starts faking some cramps or "thirst" signals. They are just smarter at stuff like that. We had a one-dayer against Australia where the last over took nearly 13 minutes to play out, due to fielding shifts. The last 10 overs of that game took nearly 75 minutes and Ricky Pontings team had been well ahead in their over rate until that point. My understanding is that he was fined for some of his match fee. Australia aren't all evil, but neither are they saints. The truth is they are capable of whatever it takes to win. [/QUOTE]
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