5.50am here, and I already know nothing I read today is going to come close to this seamless intertwining of KJV, the Bard and the Simpsons. Cap doffed. Haigh en fuego.
The irony in all of this is that, while it's ostensibly about Warner's behaviour, it's actually about CA's stuff-up in imposing a lifetime ban in the first place. I think it's also true to say that, to a certain extent, the severity of the sentence reflected the extraordinary volume of the righteous outrage expressed at the time by those of us who have naver made a mistake in our lives. It was interesting to see how supporters in other countries were bewildered by the severity of the original sentence, and their failure to appreciate the extent to which Australian cricket supporters felt betrayed by the whole thing. It's taken a long time to get there, but this is, eventually, a sensible decision.
> From it we were meant to draw the inference that Warner was the sole instigator of Sandpapergate on, frankly, no more than a ‘that’d be right’ basis.
Do you think the truth will ever out, Gideon? Or will it forever remain in the realm of Pilatian equivocation, ie “What is truth?”
There are so many questions still to be answered (e.g. how no bowler knew about it? how could Lehmann have no whiff of it? In both cases: cover up or incompetence?) that I think we should still be vexed about the whole episode. But it will take an extraordinarily brave/foolhardy person (or perhaps one who can find a generous enough advance) to speak up now with all the upset it would cause. The severity of Warner’s sentence in particular seemed to function not just an ongoing injustice but also to signal a desire by CA to show conclusively that this thing was dealt with. To paraphrase a little: they doth demonstrate too conclusively methinks. Longstaff found weaknesses in the culture around Jolimiont too, did it not?
Curious and curiouser. Will Bancroft will be released from his possible, apparent purgatory before he retires ? Maybe that would depend on other player retirements.
5.50am here, and I already know nothing I read today is going to come close to this seamless intertwining of KJV, the Bard and the Simpsons. Cap doffed. Haigh en fuego.
The irony in all of this is that, while it's ostensibly about Warner's behaviour, it's actually about CA's stuff-up in imposing a lifetime ban in the first place. I think it's also true to say that, to a certain extent, the severity of the sentence reflected the extraordinary volume of the righteous outrage expressed at the time by those of us who have naver made a mistake in our lives. It was interesting to see how supporters in other countries were bewildered by the severity of the original sentence, and their failure to appreciate the extent to which Australian cricket supporters felt betrayed by the whole thing. It's taken a long time to get there, but this is, eventually, a sensible decision.
Amen to that. Does the Pakistan Cricket Board have similar Koranic verses to guide them?
> From it we were meant to draw the inference that Warner was the sole instigator of Sandpapergate on, frankly, no more than a ‘that’d be right’ basis.
Do you think the truth will ever out, Gideon? Or will it forever remain in the realm of Pilatian equivocation, ie “What is truth?”
There are so many questions still to be answered (e.g. how no bowler knew about it? how could Lehmann have no whiff of it? In both cases: cover up or incompetence?) that I think we should still be vexed about the whole episode. But it will take an extraordinarily brave/foolhardy person (or perhaps one who can find a generous enough advance) to speak up now with all the upset it would cause. The severity of Warner’s sentence in particular seemed to function not just an ongoing injustice but also to signal a desire by CA to show conclusively that this thing was dealt with. To paraphrase a little: they doth demonstrate too conclusively methinks. Longstaff found weaknesses in the culture around Jolimiont too, did it not?
"Warner’s Krusty-like propensity for saying the quiet parts loud.".... Pure Gold....
Amen!
Curious and curiouser. Will Bancroft will be released from his possible, apparent purgatory before he retires ? Maybe that would depend on other player retirements.