rentaghost
Striker
Probably because calling someone directly a f***ing knobhead is worse than a comment about it not being your backyard? Jimmy has given a ton over the years and wouldn’t have been shocked or remotely offended unlike some of our snowflake fans. preparing of pitches for their home series is their business. We could learn a bit from that IMO rather than giving them tracks in England that don’t move off the straight. Personally didn’t like it at the time because our ineptitude on those pitches spoilt it as a contest. We are just sour losers.The helmet was just one incident in a pattern of behaviour from him and his team. I’m not sure why you constantly downplay it. Let’s not forget he was warned for running in the danger area due to running across the wicket while completing a run in the second Test - something he also did during the Oval Test.
All with the backdrop of sacking their groundsman and doctoring their pitches just because they got walloped in the first Test
If we’re talking about double standards Buttler was fined 15% of his match fee and given a demerit point for the altercation with Philander. Why wasn’t Kohli given one for telling Anderson that Lords isn’t his ‘f***ing backyard’?
Technically he’s right like, but it’s more Jimmy’s f***ing backyard than it will ever be his, the tit.