Would you take Smith or Warner for Durham?

[Mackem00]

No.

 

[Bri]

There is no way they can have Smith and Warner playing county cricket when they are over in England themselves, haway.

Why not, if anyone will have them?

 

[The Rat]

Why not, if anyone will have them?

Because its an absolute PR disaster would be a circus. They wouldn't let it happen

 

[Silly Point]

I'd still have Lehmann as YCCC coach Bring him back to rebuild his reputation away from the glare of the Aussie media.

 

[zebediah]

Smith is tempting, Warner can dig a hole and bury himself in it.

 

[stephen cartwright]

iirc warner has been at Durham?

did i dream that?

 

[Carteron]

I've never thought "I bet he's cheated before" when talking about any Durham player. If any are found to cheat in the future I'd like to think that club sacked them.

Shoaib had the sandpaper stitched into his pockets

 

[Kubicki26]

Both

 

[stephen cartwright]

just checked. Warner was at Durham in 2009.

 

[TopCat]

I'd take Smith.

 

[smoker]

No. Rather plucky failures than tainted with this

 

[Billy Rocket]

I'd take both of them. FTECB trumps all.

 

[chopsfc007]

No. Rather plucky failures than tainted with this

Yet I bet you would love stokes to play

 

[The Rat]

Woakes and Ali dropped from the squad

Thank fuck for that, should have happened a long time ago

 

[brandon]

Doubt we could afford them. I honestly expect Smith to end up at Surrey though.

Woakes and Ali dropped from the squad

Thank fuck for that, should have happened a long time ago

Wrong thread marra? Trouble is, they've brought f***ing Vince in

 

[maghater]

Its professional sports ffs, they only thing they did wrong was getting caught. In football if a player goes down to win a penalty and the match, little is said, and he certainly isn't banned for a season, why should cricket be any different ? Countries pay groundsmen to prepare "home friendly conditions", players appeal for imaginary nicks etc., the days of batsmen walking etc., are long gone. The professional game is no longer a contest between gentlemen, winning and loosing with its financial implications can be huge on both individuals and teams, rules will be stretched

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

Have Somerset said anything about Bancroft yet? Surely they are going to cancel his contract.

 

[The Rat]

Have Somerset said anything about Bancroft yet? Surely they are going to cancel his contract.

I am sure I read today they are banned from English cricket too

 

[Mainze]

Stokes will probably be found guilty for GBH/ABH and Burnham is a coke head

Plunkett has a had his fair share of run ins with the law so why not take Warner or Smith

We're hardly saints

Eh?

 

[brandon]

Its professional sports ffs, they only thing they did wrong was getting caught. In football if a player goes down to win a penalty and the match, little is said, and he certainly isn't banned for a season, why should cricket be any different ? Countries pay groundsmen to prepare "home friendly conditions", players appeal for imaginary nicks etc., the days of batsmen walking etc., are long gone. The professional game is no longer a contest between gentlemen, winning and loosing with its financial implications can be huge on both individuals and teams, rules will be stretched

Not quite the same thing. Was discussed at length on the Tuffers and Vaughan podcast and then again by Flintoff on his podcast - diving in football is more like not walking in cricket - the phrase used was 'gamesmanship' rather than out and out cheating which ball tampering is.

Do we really want to go down the route of likening football and cricket though?