Weirdly, the Aussies seem to feel very strongly about cheating (or not playing within the spirit of the game - their version of the spirit is a bit different from ours, but stumpings like this are de… (View Post)

I'd make England favourites for Headingley. Australia will miss the competent spin and top-of-tail batting of Nathan Lyon. (View Post)

No, the umpire's decision was the right one, in this case, with the laws of the game. It would have been very hard for him to decide otherwise. It was Alex Carey's decision that was the wro… (View Post)

*SIGH* NO One in England is saying it isn't out. We know it's out. But for reasons set out at length in this thread, it's not normally done. It's like taking a serve in tennis whi… (View Post)

Having looked at the rules, I think it's clear that the rules don't adequately deal with the actuality, kind of for the reasons you discuss above. Which is why you have conventions of this … (View Post)