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The crafty Australians and the rank-bad side of cricket
South African fans are miffed at the manipulating of the seedings for the ICC Champions Trophy in September.
by Greg Smith on 25 March 2008
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Questions are doing the rounds again as to the integrity of the ICC and its ranking systems.
Proteas fans are bewildered by the current ICC rankings and the way in which the Australians, in particular, are benefiting from the seedings for the ICC Champions Trophy to be hosted by Pakistan in September.
The Australians have benefited from some crafty cut-off date manipulation and again caught the international cricketing community napping.They are seeded No.1 for the ICC Champions Trophy by virtue of days and minutes, not ranking.
And while April Fools Day might be the cut-off for the ODI awards, the Aussies have secured a more favourable seeding by seeing the Champions Trophy seeding cut-off date moved forward to the March 12, and thus left everyone wondering about April Fools.
South African fans are rightly concerned and have a number of questions about this seeding and ranking debacle. Firstly, who exactly is behind the manipulated cut-off dates? Secondly, who adjudged Australia as No.1 on March 12 (because on March 12 South Africa's second ODI victory placed them level with Australia).
The Australians have managed to secure a better pool via this seeding debacle and South Africa see themselves again in a pool of death with top ODI teams like Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England.
Comments (16)
by big ted on March 26, 2008
Greg only last year the Australians spanked you a couple of times in the World Cup. Remember the World Cup, that is where the best ODI team in the world is established. When SA can beat the Australians away from SA then they might have something to moan about. Anyway, it is just One Day cricket, who cares what happens in ODI's?
by Brad on March 26, 2008
Your pathetic.
Hahaha pool of death Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England but i thought the yarpies were the best they should easily beat the so called top teams.
by Siyathemba Mpushe on March 26, 2008
The way things are happening it is point blank that the Ausies are getting away with murder,just look at what happen when they pulled out on Pakistan's tour. The ICC is afraid of Cricket Australia. They were supposed to honor the Tour or else be subtracted some points.
Siyathemba you are a dill. How about trying to win on the pitch and not through some arbitrary penalties handed down by the BCCI, sorry slip of the tongue, I meant ICC.
by Greg Smith on March 26, 2008
Teddy... I know I'm a crusty War Vet, but really... you don't buy that media stuff your fed in Australia, do you ? I thought you only were a sucker when it came to SPORTS hype, but it seems you're a perfectly all round sucker ! It seem you TOUGH, MACHO Aussies need to buy a spine !
by big ted on March 27, 2008
No danger in Pakistan for foreigners Greggy? - you are a fool. You know that elsewhere in the world you can not go around shooting unarmed locals with your AK47's like you could in SA in the good old days, the 80's .
Perhaps that is why your brightest flock to countries like Australia whenever they get the opportunity. They get sick of the - The world is picking on us - mentality that permeates through South Africa society. Stop playing the victim card all the time, and we might take you seriously. And we might not get so many South African refugees.
by Greg Smith on March 27, 2008
South Africa heads the African Union of 53 countries ... we've had 10 Million immigrants flock in since the 80's ... along with the Jews, Portugal, Spain, Greece and such and such we've our diaspora's ... our missionaries are building your badlands ... what victim card ? Do you hear me complaining about the 8 violent deaths in my family history, or the finger bitten off my wife as her wedding ring was stolen, or my kids in the car as armed gun men hi-jack them on the way to school, friends that died in a pointless Angolan war and such and such... yes ? no ? South Africans that have been here for 300 years plus are NEVER victims... we build the WORLD, in spite of the carry on around us... look at any conflict zone in the world and you'll find a handful of South Africans broking peace and sorting things out for a brighter day... while WATCHING tough macho Aussie 'teach' us how - in the arena of LIFE... sport ! haaaaa haaaaa haaaa, clap, clap, clap
Greg unfortunately we cannot always trust what you say, but if that is true about your family I feel sorry for them/you. I must admit my 3 times in the republic haven't shown me these peacemakers you talk about though. Quite frankly I find a higher than normal concentration of boorish pigs of human beings in your country. That is why I will never except that South Africans could hold any high moral ground.
by Brad on March 27, 2008
Cry me a river greg i doubt you have a wife if so poor lady bet you sit and watch cricket all day and write sh*thouse articles in your spare time i dont care for your feel sorry for me crap.
I wouldn't waste a drop on you... Big Boy Ted... likewise... I have family in Oz, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth... I have good mates in Darwin, Sydney and Adelaide... they've been in Oz since the 60's... I've been over... 100's of times... a boring unfortunate place when compared to Africa... thats the truth... and the average Aussie is a yob ... like you're man BRAD ... a lot of mouth, and nothing more... you Big Boy, I'm afraid, believe you're smart... 3 visits to SA ? You're the professor ! I bet you're a Nupee, and within 2 generations of your family history... the lots of you were sitting in a dodgy council house in England ! True !
Not to worry Greggy, if you like your countrymen you stay there then. Good luck to you. And if your countrymen are so good, I am sure they will make there mark in the world, I look forward to seeing the first proof of it.
... I don't think thats gonna happen Big Boy... their are none so blind as those that cannot see... you, my son, are doomed to a particular myopic view... tut, tut... a life in monochrome ! wallow in Aussiedom...
by big ted on March 28, 2008
Greggy Boy, then perhaps you could show us some examples of where - in any conflict around the world, there are a handful of South Africans broking peace and sorting things out?
by Greg Smith on March 28, 2008
your type of friends get put on ships and sent to OZ.. I doubt they set foot in South Africa... and the stuff that come out their mouths... well, lets say... we value that as much as any convicts testimony !
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