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params7 said:
So what is the other non-South Asian bloc alliance comprised off? South Africa, Aus, NZ? Why are NZ board and CA backing this decision too?
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In this instance, CA probably supports the move because they're still whinging about being screwed by the scheduling at this world cup.... but its a moot point. They're don't have the votes to change the outcome even if they wanted to.

Also.... cricket isn't the dominant sport over here. Its aussie rules football....and it might not be possible to tie up all the stadiums for a couple of months

therefore less teams and less games.

So utterly confusing. BCCI bought out all cricket boards now? Or ECB wants Irish players? Or ICC just being its plain fucking stupid elitist self.
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as mentioned before...... who stands to benefit the most by keeping the associate nations weak?

the BCCI

In other words India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are solid bum chums..... they always vote together.

Ireland has been the dominant associate nation for several years and are knocking on the door for full ICC membership.....

Zimbabwe has Test status and receives many millions of dollars a year in funding while associate nations get peanuts in comparison. Yet Ireland is ranked number 10 ahead of them and will face losing their corporate sponsorships because they have been denied their rightful place.

so why the fuck has Zimbabwe been given automatic entry and Ireland kicked out?

maybe its because Zimbabwe has friends in high places? ;)


If you don't believe me.....here is a quote from the Telegraph a couple of years ago when Ireland first launch their bid for full ICC membership

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...relands-cricketers-apply-for-Test-status.html

Full-member status would also make them eligible for a greater share of ICC handouts – they have received significantly less than teams they have beaten and outperformed, such as Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Bangladesh were the last team to be awarded Test status in 2000 but it took them 35 matches to win.

Crucially, however, Bangladesh's promotion tipped the balance of political power in favour of the sub-continental bloc and any attempt to change this, which could happen if Ireland were handed full voting rights, might be met with fierce resistance.

"I don't see this as a political decision," said Deutrom. "I hope our application is taken on its merits and trust the decision will be taken on our ability. We know it will be a long process, but we are prepared to be patient in order to show our ambition."
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I think kicking them out of the world cup would satisfy the criteria of fierce resistance :P
 
Update on Poonam Pandey episode-

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/have-patience-will-strip-soon-poonam-pandey/148262-19.html

New Delhi: Model Poonam Pandey who requisitioned the Indian cricket board saying that her bare-all act will have a therapeutic effect on the Men in Blue, said on Monday she intends to stick to her commitment.

A tweet, purportedly of Pandey, said "once Steve Forbes said 'A promise made should be a promise kept.' so guys soon will complete my promise just Wait n watch."

The model had promised to strip if the Indian cricket team lifted the ICC 2011 World Cup trophy. The Indian team has delivered, and there was a growing clamour among netizens demanding that Pandey keep her side of the bargain.
Her mobile was reportedly switched off ever since the final match got over. The authenticity of the Twitter account she is supposedly tweeting from could not be verified.

Before the finals, Pandey wrote to BCCI that she was serious about baring it all for the boys, as it would be a therapeutic method to boost and inspire people to perform better in any field.

Immediately after the match was over, there were several Facebook captions such as, "Where is Poonam?", "I’m waiting for you Poonam", "Where the hell is Poonam Pandey. I bought an HD TV for you!". According to the latest news, she has requested the BCCI to choose another country such as Paris for her striptease, to avoid controversies in India.
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Some Facebook captions-
Kamaal kartee ho pandey ji..Maine socha tha match jeet te hi aap daudi chali aaogi nangi stadium mein
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LOL

why not use internet for ur nude show.. capture some pictures & videos of ur nude body & publish them on internet.. ur commitment also fulfilled & u will be more popular like paris hilton & pamela anderson..
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@Midonnay : You've cleared out a lot of things for me.

I hope Ireland gets enough support to get some justice done here. Cricket hasn't spread to any non-British occupied territory in a big way because ICC is just that closed-natured and money minded. Where are the ODI tours for Afghanistan who have been sitting on their ODI membership since how many years now? Netherlands and Ireland are the two biggest potential nations now being stepped on but I hope this situation improves.

http://www.cricketwithballs.com/201...the-world-cup-fight-for-your-right-to-borren/
 
Guys, the quicker you learn irfan is a hateful racist, the quicker you learn to ignore him. I've had him on ignore for years now. It's great.
 
legend166 said:
Guys, the quicker you learn irfan is a hateful racist, the quicker you learn to ignore him. I've had him on ignore for years now. It's great.
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That's a pretty big accusation you got there. You can't throw stuff like that out without any explanation.
 
jambo said:
Who said that?
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Read RandomVince's posts upstream in this thread along with a few others who were insisting this WC was awful, suggesting that some teams were intentionally scheduled poorly to fail etc. Only another Australian would try to defend such lowly acts, bravo hamchan and legend.
 
RustyNails said:
That's a pretty big accusation you got there. You can't throw stuff like that out without any explanation.
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Long story short, when India defeated Australia after their 16 record wins I posted a thread along the lines "India roadblock of Australia .." and when Australia defeated India some time later, an Australian troll called Grug posted a picture of a dead rat and said that was India, I took his trollbait and retorted by posting Australian flag and said that was the toilet tissue paper for Indians, bunch of Australia pussies threw fit and whined to the mods long enough to get me banned for a week. Grug to this day roams scott free.

Now that is out of the way, lets get back on topic and enjoy the best WC ever.
 
This thread isn't about cricket anymore.

To try and fix the thread, Sangakarra steps down as ODI and T20 captain. He will stay on as interim Test captain for a little while longer.

The Cricinfo comments crack me up: "What a sensible, future thinking, professional decision by a true sportsman who is not driven by personal glory and money. Sri Lanka will lose the best diplomatic captain ever produced but it will be an investment for the future."
 
irfan said:
Long story short, when India defeated Australia after their 16 record wins I posted a thread along the lines "India roadblock of Australia .." and when Australia defeated India some time later, an Australian troll called Grug posted a picture of a dead rat and said that was India, I took his trollbait and retorted by posting Australian flag and said that was the toilet tissue paper for Indians, bunch of Australia pussies threw fit and whined to the mods long enough to get me banned for a week. Grug to this day roams scott free.

Now that is out of the way, lets get back on topic and enjoy the best WC ever.
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Strange how Grug is rarely seen now Australia are shit, isn't it?
 
irfan said:
Long story short, when India defeated Australia after their 16 record wins I posted a thread along the lines "India roadblock of Australia .." and when Australia defeated India some time later, an Australian troll called Grug posted a picture of a dead rat and said that was India, I took his trollbait and retorted by posting Australian flag and said that was the toilet tissue paper for Indians, bunch of Australia pussies threw fit and whined to the mods long enough to get me banned for a week. Grug to this day roams scott free.

Now that is out of the way, lets get back on topic and enjoy the best WC ever.
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I think he just created a new account and cannot take the shit back.... what a douche calling others racist.
 
legend166 said:
Guys, the quicker you learn irfan is a hateful racist, the quicker you learn to ignore him. I've had him on ignore for years now. It's great.
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Yeah, but I felt like a dick having so many people in my ignore list, some of whom I couldn't even remember why, so I just took everyone off and have been glazing over his posts since. The good article he posted fooled me into addressing him directly.

Unregistered007 said:
Really - care to explain?
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RustyNails said:
That's a pretty big accusation you got there. You can't throw stuff like that out without any explanation.
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It's been pretty well established in the various cricket threads over the years.

justin.au said:
This thread isn't about cricket anymore.

To try and fix the thread, Sangakarra steps down as ODI and T20 captain. He will stay on as interim Test captain for a little while longer.

The Cricinfo comments crack me up: "What a sensible, future thinking, professional decision by a true sportsman who is not driven by personal glory and money. Sri Lanka will lose the best diplomatic captain ever produced but it will be an investment for the future."
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True, and that comment is gold!
 
irfan isn't racist, he just hates Australia and tars all Australian cricket fans with the same brush. Not that I care, I have him on ignore too.
 
irfan said:
I started it as a sport, Grug turned it into a nationalistic piss contest at that time.
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see it like this if some one throws poop, you shouldn't either. If some one does it again report it. Anyways India won after long time Australians had amazing 10 years before it. My team (SA) still needs to win :(
 
crazy monkey said:
see it like this if some one throws poop, you shouldn't either. If some one does it again report it.
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Point taken.

Btw, Warney is being rumored as the replacement for Gary ..
 
irfan said:
Long story short, when India defeated Australia after their 16 record wins I posted a thread along the lines "India roadblock of Australia .." and when Australia defeated India some time later, an Australian troll called Grug posted a picture of a dead rat and said that was India, I took his trollbait and retorted by posting Australian flag and said that was the toilet tissue paper for Indians, bunch of Australia pussies threw fit and whined to the mods long enough to get me banned for a week. Grug to this day roams scott free.

Now that is out of the way, lets get back on topic and enjoy the best WC ever.
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Ummmm Irfan, didn't Pakistan end their winning streak?
 
boundedseven said:
Ummmm Irfan, didn't Pakistan end their winning streak?
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It was when Australia were had the chance to win more test matches in a row than any other side in history(obviously a few years ago), search for "roadblock + Cricket" & it should come up.
 
xbhaskarx said:
All Aussies should be banned. Okay maybe not banned, but at least exiled to a penal colony full of dangerous animals.
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if an aussie had said that to a gaffer from either an indian or pakistani background etc, all hell would have broke loose
 
params7 said:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/current/story/509782.html

All associates should break away from ICC with the help of a couple billionaires and create their own ruling cricket board and have their own world cups. That will be boss.
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why are they trying to protact zimbawe and bangladesh. both team suck. If they realy want cricket to be world sport than include other teams. Also this world cup was boring in the beginning because of how it was schedule. They should have had 2-3 matches in a day. It was ICC fault. Ireland was easily one of the most exciting in wc.
 
hamchan said:
Really? I think defacing a country's flag is more offensive.
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Eh. Wouldn't really get worked up about it. Flags are burned daily in countries that don't like us. Burning US flag in America is under protected speech. It doesn't have anything to do with underlying racist attitudes. I find showing picture of dead rats is more direct in response. Also taking into account the fatal anti-Indian attacks against students in Australia, showing a picture of dead rats was just a bad thing to do.
 
tri_willy said:
if an aussie had said that to a gaffer from either an indian or pakistani background etc, all hell would have broke loose
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Why would all hell break loose? I'm assuming because it would be factually incorrect to state that India and Pakistan were founded by criminals who stole the land from the native population? It was pretty much the exact opposite of Australia, actually.
 
Thanks for the support guys, I really wish I didnt retort to that flame-bait post by the troll. Its all in the past ..

I think the consolation for the associates being snubbed in the 2015 WC is that they atleast get to play in the T20 WC, which to be frank is more easier for them to compete in.

Test >>> ODI >> T20
 
irfan said:
Thanks for the support guys, I really wish I didnt retort to that flame-bait post by the troll. Its all in the past ..

I think the consolation for the associates being snubbed in the 2015 WC is that they atleast get to play in the T20 WC, which to be frank is more easier for them to compete in.

Test >>> ODI >> T20
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ireland could be beast in T20
 
RustyNails said:
Eh. Wouldn't really get worked up about it. Flags are burned daily in countries that don't like us. Burning US flag in America is under protected speech. It doesn't have anything to do with underlying racist attitudes. I find showing picture of dead rats is more direct in response. Also taking into account the fatal anti-Indian attacks against students in Australia, showing a picture of dead rats was just a bad thing to do.
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"Fatal Attacks"

There was one fatal attack, then there was an idiot Indian who set himself on fire trying to get insurance money and the others where employees working very late at night at shops who probably only got attention because they where Indian.

xbhaskarx said:
Why would all hell break loose? I'm assuming because it would be factually incorrect to state that India and Pakistan were founded by criminals who stole the land from the native population? It was pretty much the exact opposite of Australia, actually.
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Wow, you're a fucking moron.
 
crazy monkey said:
why are they trying to protact zimbawe and bangladesh. both team suck. If they realy want cricket to be world sport than include other teams.
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Cricket politics

There is a strong argument that Bangladesh was given Test status before they were ready just to tip the balance of power to the subcontinent.

Thats the insanity of the whole situation.

Organisations like FIFA actually try to spread the sport around the world.

In cricket..... its all about protecting the status quo.

After the turn of the century, it is virtually impossible to become a full ICC member and therefore the associate nations are starved of money and the opportunity to play strong teams.

Look what happened to Kenya.....

that is Ireland and the Netherlands in ten years.

shame shame shame
 
RustyNails said:
Also taking into account the fatal anti-Indian attacks against students in Australia, showing a picture of dead rats was just a bad thing to do.
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are you for real?

thread was in 2008

student attacks were in 2009 and was amplified by the tabloid media in India.

and if you want to raise the topic of bigotry..... an australia missionary helping the poor and his two children WERE FUCKING BURNT ALIVE by Hindu zealots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Staines
 
midonnay said:
Cricket politics

There is a strong argument that Bangladesh was given Test status before they were ready just to tip the balance of power to the subcontinent.

Thats the insanity of the whole situation.

Organisations like FIFA actually try to spread the sport around the world.

In cricket..... its all about protecting the status quo.

After the turn of the century, it is virtually impossible to become a full ICC member and therefore the associate nations are starved of money and the opportunity to play strong teams.

Look what happened to Kenya.....

that is Ireland and the Netherlands in ten years.

shame shame shame
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What is the national sport in Bangladesh? Ireland? Kenya? Holland? Canada? Add that to the difference in population & it is easy to see why they were given full status ( not to mention it is the only country listed that could reasonably be expect to eventually pay its own way)
 
Cerebral Assassin said:
What is the national sport in Bangladesh? Ireland? Kenya? Holland? Canada? Add that to the difference in population & it is easy to see why they were given full status ( not to mention it is the only country listed that could reasonably be expect to eventually pay its own way)
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fair enough.....but why does Zimbabwe continue to receive millions of pounds a year?


http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/509782.html

'Main reason is to protect Bangladesh and Zimbabwe'

The most important reason for the ICC's decision, Smith said, was to protect a couple of Full Members who, he felt, weren't too far better than the Associates. "Behind the scenes there are reasons to do with the commercial value and TV rights of the competition. But the main reason is to protect Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, who aren't too much better than the likes of Ireland, Scotland, Afghanistan or Kenya etc.

"No one would argue that the top countries like Australia and India are far better than the Associate nations. But the bottom Full Members, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and even West Indies are not a million miles ahead of the leading second tier countries."
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its more than just pissing off the old guard.

Zimbabwe and Bangladesh's vote at the ICC are valuable

Current ICC chief Sharad Pawar won power on a 5-5 tied vote

Ireland as an ICC member would mess up the status quo.
 
I really find the Australia / India pissing contests fans have to be hilarious. Both sides are as bad as each other, yet I find both very entertaining. :lol: I personally think it was more up and coming Indian players taking the "australian" mentality of not backing down that helped them really build up the belief in themselves and over the years it showed in their cricket.

When I was driving down to Sydney last week I had some talk radio show on and of course the subject was India winning the world cup. Some of the funny things callers had to say about the world cup.

* The world cup was fixed for India to win from the get go
* Tendulkar is not that great and has just been surviving on his legacy for the last 12 years; no way he is a cricketing great. (what the? Do many people feel this way?)
* Channel 9 can go get fucked

I just want to say keep it up. I honestly enjoy watching the Australia India rivalry the most in modern cricket.
 
GeoNeo said:
I really find the Australia / India pissing contests fans have to be hilarious. Both sides are as bad as each other, yet I find both very entertaining. :lol: I personally think it was more up and coming Indian players taking the "australian" mentality of not backing down that helped them really build up the belief in themselves and over the years it showed in their cricket.

When I was driving down to Sydney last week I had some talk radio show on and of course the subject was India winning the world cup. Some of the funny things callers had to say about the world cup.

* The world cup was fixed for India to win from the get go
* Tendulkar is not that great and has just been surviving on his legacy for the last 12 years; no way he is a cricketing great. (what the? Do many people feel this way?)
* Channel 9 can go get fucked

I just want to say keep it up. I honestly enjoy watching the Australia India rivalry the most in modern cricket.
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Smiley x 1000 (I miss you)

Like I said on the previous page, sour grapes down under.
 
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