Cricket Update
I just got done watching the last Pakistan/Australia ODI on the TiVo. Trying to stay up to watch them live has become impossible. At least this one was close, but it ended the same way all of the others did: an Australian victory. Fittingly, it ended with Nathan Hauritz being caught in the last over, but it was ruled a no ball, producing the last run of the chase.
During the match, the commentators praised how well Pakistan had played, saying that they deserved at least one win. I'm a complete neophyte at this game, but I have to disagree. The last time I saw anyone in sports as bent on self-destruction as the Pakistanis were, I was watching Greg Norman melt down on the back nine at Augusta.
It was nice to see Ricky Ponting reach 55, because, ever since I praised him, he produced 43 runs in three innings. In fairness, I thought his decision making was pretty good, and his fielding was very good, so it's not like he was worthless.
Oh, and the less said about Gopher hockey this season, the better.
posted by J. Michael Neal at 9:57 PM
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On the difference in penalties which were handed out for the incident with Benn earlier in the summer (which you mentioned ages ago), the primary cause for the difference was the plea:
Benn pleaded not guilty, the other two pleaded guilty and were given a mild penalty. Benn was ultimately found guilty anyway (likely on the evidence of the on-field umpires, possibly with further input from the TV cameras and microphones), and scored the harsher penalty.
... and Afridi got 2 matches for biting the ball from that final ODI match.
Given he was captain, and the next 2 matches are only 20/20 games, this seems extraordinarily light.
You are an American and a Cricket fan???
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