I want to work in cricket.
Not because it makes me rich, not because I’ll ever play for my country, and not because I think it is a cool job.
I do it because cricket is something that I love.
Since I was a child it has been the one constant in my life. My first overseas trip was for cricket. When I was a kid I slept with a new bat in my dead. My Friday afternoons were all about working out the best fielding positions for the next day. I spent days on end sitting the MCG with no one else watching the vics. The delivery of the cricket gear catalogue was more spiritual than anything else in my life.
Right at the moment I don’t like cricket.
I fucken hate it.
I’m so sick and tired of this shit.
It makes me sick.
This whole thing makes me doubt the game I love, the game I grew up with.
Cricketers should be paid more, but there isn’t a cricketer in this test match who will make less than I will this year. Or last year, or the year before.
But this isn’t just about money. It’s the Fucken nerve, the Fucken spinelessness, the Fucken abuse.
I’m so Fucken angry at these assholes of cunts. Those who set it up, those who benefit from it, and those who do it.
I’m assuming that most people reading this, and the person who wrote it, would play for his country for free. Or at least, what ever a plumber gets.
Some people are just cunts, and they don’t deserve cricket. And cricket sure as shit doesn’t deserve them.
I cannot fully articulate how angry I am right now.
The game I love has never been clean, but this just seems worse.
Probably because it is in a test match.
But it just feels Fucken horrible right now.
Like someone has cheated on me.
I’m not naïve about spot fixing, I’ve written more than a few pieces about it. I know it goes on. But in pointless ICL, IPL or Pro40 games.
This is way Fucken worse.
I’ve never forgiven Hansie Cronje, and I sure as shit wont forgive anyone here either.
No one is guilty yet, that doesn’t make this any better.
I’ve read the transcripts, seen the video and read all the articles. I want it to be fake, but it doesn’t feel fake. It feels wrong, because when i read or watch it, i feel sick in my stomach.
I talked to a friend on the phone, both he and I knew that fixing was around, but this still rocked both of us. I could barely talk, he was breaking down.
We are grown men, men that love and work in cricket. But this just hits you, even if you thought it was a possibility. Even if you thought it could have been happening. To read the details just hurts.
My game, fucked.
Maybe some of the details from NOTW are wrong, but something has happened, I saw those no balls live, I don’t need news channels showing them to me with a photoshopped circles around them. They looked dodgy at the time, we even joked on test match sofa that it was like the no balls that David Saker used to bowl on purpose back in club cricket.
Fuck.
This is just complete shit.
I can’t be bothered with it. There is so much to say, but I’m too Fucken angry, probably even more upset.
Cricket, I love it, but I fucken hate it. Right now.
To England’s credit, they at least din’t whoop about like monkeys when they won the test, unlike some teams we love who still wouldn’t have got it.
Dont worry, we are going to hand over next year’s WC to Kalmadi and Modi – for a flawless, rig-free event.
Dhananjay – you mean you admit of the possibility – now thats progress.
Thanks JRod, for writing this! I couldn’t have put it better!
I am an Indian and 2 days back I thought that may be , just may be Dhoni could adopt Amir and then we ll win the world cup. :( :( :( ……
Anyways feels good to know that Broad did not deserve the 100 :)
And plz dont over react.. whats new with pak cricketers fixing the matches.
Been happening forever.
They do get caught once in a while…Not as if they really care
Shall we have their balls removed ?
Why was Sunny mentioned? Don’t tell me that you will mention Sachin too.
Well, the three paid-for no-balls all came during the early overs when Pakistan were all over England. As soon as they stopped being paid to be occasionally shit, they became really shit all the time. Perhaps Pakistan should be bribed to be occasionally shit more often.
The thing I loved was the evil look that Amir gave Umar Akmal when he dropped the chance off Cook the very next ball after the first no-ball. With hindsight, that look said: “Fuck don’t say you’re bent too?”
You’ll have to forget an organ of your body and have it removed if that is going to damage your entire body and there by taking your life, So just chop off Pakistan from ICC and save the rest of the Cricketing World, yes that country is facing lot of issues, but the rest of the World is not here to suffer for their misfortunes and ill lucks beyond a point. More So, When they themselves are not worried about them why should we care for them. That country is just too much of trouble.
Gokul Kenath
Gokul Kenath From Vengody, Palakkad, Kerala and India.
jrod, do you have proof of fixing in IPL, ICl and pro-40? Who is involved? Any names? You owe it to the cricket world to expose these nefarious players.
Raj, no, well other than two arrests, but neither do I have a spare 150 large to set up traps.
“I believe it is a shock to cricket. If I can talk on behalf of Australian cricket and the playing group, it’s just not in our DNA to accept any kind of skulduggery when it comes to the game of cricket,” Hayden said.
Maybe you have money for this venture Jrod – to fund research that can prove that this white shit and us have different genetic make-up, I’d love to distance myself from him in any way possible.
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@ jogesh99
I had to chuckle, no, it’s difficult to love Broad, he’s not one of my favourites. I think it’s fair to suggest that he’s viewed in a similar manner the world over. Bless him, a lad that needs to grow up a bit.
Nay, the point I was making that it doesn’t matter who you are, anyone to play that manfully shouldn’t have that effort beshmirched. After all, moments of excellence (especially in the face of good bowling*) are what makes cricket great no?
Having that taken away thus is against the spirit of cricket.
Sorry to go on, I’m still annoyed by the events of late
* What we *thought* was good bowling and a great contest. Who will really ever know for sure?
C’mon Iain, permit yourself a little schadenfreude. And the Sydney test too, Ponting and his ten little Warts, my cup overflows …
Gavaskar, that slimy little ghati, watch him pontificate now. And he’s the man who started it all in Sharjah in the 80s, The ICC should institute a match-fixing award in his name, the Gavaskar-Akram trophy.
@jogesh99 – Gavaskar – really??? I have never heard of this before. [ I refuse to believe . Can you be specific? ]
He’s a slime – hard to pin down, a lot like Sharad Pawar. Remember a few years ago there was a huge amount of money in different currencies found stashed away in his Bombay gym locker – the story just died in the press after a few days, just like Pawar’s involvement in anything …
My reasons are the insider info i have from people involved in the game in those days – my uncle was a test match umpire, i know a few former pla yers etc. Gavaskar is the father of fixing as far as indian involvement is concerned – the usual justifications – the players were not getting paid by the board, they did all the hard work, blah blah blah…
Lots of circumstantial evidence, as always. Remember how he dumped three of his players at the airport, Vengsarkar and 2 others. who werent being let in by the Dubai authorities because of some visa issues (visa issues – they were all part of the indian contingent – strange, but whatever.). The story goes that they were against the fixing so he got them canned.
My uncle actaully has tremendous respect for the man too, apart for his slimeness in money matters. he says, he loses all control when money is concerned, but in any other matter, he is really honest and upright, stands up to authority, and whitey, and etc etc..
I mean, the guy single-handedly saved a Muslim family from a sena mob in the Bombay riots – that to me is truly heroic. And growing up, he was our god, just like tendulkar is to this generation ….
True he was my God. Sachin & Viru are now. I hope they remain so.
I followed SA cricket from when I can remember. I was also shocked and pissed at Hansie.
Last year with the 20/20 world cup I noticed SA captian G Smith making some odd decisions and it got me thinking. Why did he bowl morkel when he had conceded 30 runs in his 3 and kallis only conceded 14 in his 3. So why did he bowl morkel in the last over? Also why is he pushing at the ball for the firts 5 overs making 2 runs per over when we need 7. Why was some of the Pakistani dropped cathces so weird.
I knew there was fixing going on then! I am not sure but I suspect that any IPL player can not be trusted. As a result I dont support SA cricket anymore.
I support Australia! At least they report aproaches! FUCK THIS SHIT INDEED MATE!