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Topic History of: Credit where due; magnificent News of the World cricket spread
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Prunella Minge |
It does seem risibly confused. After all, cricket seems to have indulged 'cheating' for most of its history, from WG Grace grandly ignoring the fact he's LBW to Larwood and Co's 'bodyline' series and on to 'sledging' and all the rest of it, so it seems that cheating for money is the issue, yet it's a bit rich now that cricket has sold its soul to commercial interests, and happily indulges in crass ads on the grass, ghastly pyjama-outfits decorated with countless ads and pig-snout shindigs masquerading as serious '20/20' events, for the authorities to get all uppitty when players get swayed by money. Maybe what they object to most is the fact these characters cheated in such an amateurish way! |
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JK2006 |
Moving on to a Morality Issue - suppose a TV newscaster was told he'd get £10,000 if he winked at the camera at the end of his sixth story and people bet on it, should he be fired?
Or if the Fake Sheik took £10,000 to put a comma into the twentieth line of his story where it shouldn't be; would he get the sack? |
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Prunella Minge |
It's a pity they can't do something about the spot betting (or whatever it's called!) itself. I don't bet at all, although I can understand why people love the odd flutter, but this trend for betting on everything from who gets a throw-in in a football game to who has a no-ball in a cricket match is really like an alcoholic being encouraged to keep guzzling meths. When the betting gets that silly and obsessive there's hardly any wonder that scams start up, or that young players from poor backgrounds get drawn into the system. It's so much easier to rig it's practically begging for cheating to happen. But of course sport benefits from betting so much it won't bite the hand that feeds it, and will settle instead for sacrificing some of its own young talents. |
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JK2006 |
And moving ahead from my disgraceful (but true) passing comment on the physical appeal of young Amir, since he and others are so young and inexperienced, I think justice should be tempered by mercy in this case and a slap on wrist would surely be all that's needed (though those behind it might warrant more serious punishment). After all, the victims are sleazy bookies who deserve all they get. Not taking away from the magnificent scoop, let's try not to ruin lives whilst retaining the integrity of sport. |
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Prunella Minge |
As Brian Johnston once said, you should stand with your legs apart and your hands together and wait for a tickle. |
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