International Player with the worst 'Spirit of Cricket'??

[DaveGillespie]

In more general terms, there are just some incidents which rile me. For example, Langer recently spending the entire innings calling Vaughan (I think) a "****ing cheat". Similarly, Nasser Hussain in Sri Lanka a couple of year ago calling Murali "a ****ing cheat and a ****ing chucket". Doesn't sit well at all.

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

If you look at all of them, they are all (bar harmison) pretty unpleasant to a greater or lesser extent. Mcgrath is my pet favourite of the month, because he's got something that anoys me. Cant put my finger on it. What I can out my finger on is that they are all quality players of the highest order (maybe not nel or harmioson quite yet) so maybe the two go hand in hand.

Which brings me back to harmison, perhaps he would be a better player if he did get in peoples faces ? I think he's TOO nice to be honest. Look at Ambrose (who a few on here want him to be like) he almost had a wicket before he started to bowl - incredibly scary chap !

Smith I hate as well, but like it or not he's a winner. He's galvanised a Somerset team to do pretty well at the moment. He's certainly the sort of player(like mcgrath too I guess) that you'd love to have on your team and hate to play against.

Nels i dont like or respect and he doesnt have half the class of mcgrath. i dont like mcgrath either but you have to respect the fact he's got 500 wickets which nel hasnt got and probably wont get.

[greg]

I see Ganguly has had his ban cut from 6 to 4 matches.How does he keep getting away with it?



Chris Broad will get him next time

[Lemming]

Originally Posted by greg

I see Ganguly has had his ban cut from 6 to 4 matches.How does he keep getting away with it?

I've not heard about this, what has he been banned for?

[DaveGillespie]

He was banned for slow over rates - again. He's a repeat offender, and keeps getting his punishment reduced or eliminated on appeal. Sets a brilliant example, doesn't it? If it was the captain of any other nation, they wouldn't have got a reduction. Mind you, they probably wouldn't have had the bare faced cheek to appeal in the first place when caught so obviously bang to rights - but that's Jagmohin Dalmiya for you.

[yubeingfunny]

Originally Posted by Seamer

Ganguly. Absolutely detest the man. He is not so interested at winning so much as making sure NO-ONE wins. Kills games by slow over rates and other delaying tactics and is the worst captain in world cricket. Imagine having a team like that to captain and not being ranked in the top two.

Damn right on that call. Added to the fact he came down to Glamorgan, contributed a bit on the pitch, not at all off it and walked away with a tidy sum in his sky rocket. Git.