It's The Ashes (again)

[rsbaggy2]

So much outrage. But it's justified when roles are reversed.

Eh?

I think I'm more outraged by the Australian's getting all upset at being called out for it. If you don't want people to call you a cunt, don't act like one.

I find resorting to abuse is the final refuge of the desperate. No need .. I gave an opinion .. I didn't personalise it with swearing. It's clearly rattled you in the extreme. I find agreeing with a lot of what you post. In this instance I can't.  Very disappointing.

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My biggest gripe with this is Bairstow wasn't trying to gain any advantage in play. He scratched his foot to mark his crease and went to speak to Stokes at the end of the over. This wasn't some mankad situation. Yes he possibly did it too quickly but you see that thousands of times in county cricket with no one trying stumpings. 

In Careys defence he threw the ball a split second before Bairstow stepped away but really and truthfully Cummings should have withdrawn the appeal. By not doing so he's opened his team up for some flak.

Caught the end of a talksport interview with an aussie ex cricketer (I missed His name) and he said the older cricket fans in Aus felt it wasn't in the spirit of the game and has tainted the victory whereas the younger fans think it was the right thing to do.

It's going to add some serious spice to the next test and I can see Bairstow and Broad definitely trying to even up the score with something similar now.

Will England recall Wood, if fit, and tell him to bowl 95 MPH  bouncers at certain Aussie batsmen ? Wouldn`t mind seeing Warner / Labushagne / Smith   cop a few. It could work badly though, their quicks are better.

Nothing wrong with that. After all BOTH sides used the short ball to great effect.