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Apart from the fact that you and I have different views as to what constitutes cheating. But I shall be interested as to what you'd think in the following scenario: Ashley Barns is challenged in the penalty area, goes to ground, no thrashing around like Johnny Foreigner, but the ref gives a...

WG Grace once refused to walk when he was clean bowled! He said "The people have come to watch me bat", re-assembled his wicket and carried on. With this event in mind when he was clean bowled playing Australia in 1898 the bowler said "Surely, you're not going, Doc? There's still one stump...

The interesting thing is a few years ago I'd have 100% agreed with Tooting. Being British we were all brought up, openly or subliminally, with the notion that you play the game for the game's sake and even practising beforehand was a form of cheating. Not walking at cricket was beyond the pale...

I agree with you there!

He's not losing the argument though is he? That's what you ARE saying, it's the blatant-ness that you keep referring to.

Blimey, well we're going to have to agree to differ there as I think they're worlds apart.

I would say because that IS cheating, on a par with diving at football. By your actions you're trying to con the referee/umpire into making a wrong decision. Broad on the other hand behaved in a neutral manner; he didn't walk, but on the other hand he didn't rub his shoulder or try to tell the...

But again you've got a subjective terms in there: 'Glaringly obvious'. To me it was glaringly obvious that Haddin had edged it and it would have been an utter travesty if he'd been given not out, but Australian fans might disagree. Under your system, if England had used up their referrals...

I'm not sure how that would work, because even if they couldn't appeal directly you'd have players constantly waiting for the third umpire to make a decision every time they thought that a 'blatant' (i.e. marginal) decision has gone against them. Effectively every decision would be reviewed by...