Originally posted by lordhighgus
But thats where the ethics come down to a man to man level. Haddin is in a losing side, having a cruddy summer, his own position under the pump. He got " white line fever" and snatched at the ball. What he should of done was to "man up" and say i wasnt sure, but he is no Gilchrist.
Crowley says it right:
Originally posted by Crowley
[b]Cheat ...[text shortened]... nown he clipped the bails. He should've manned up and told the umpire it wasn't out..[/b]
Imagine this:
Stand behind the wickets up close, put your hands in front of the top of the wicket. Hold that position for a moment in your mind ..look at your hands and the wicket.
How and why are your hands in front of the wicket?
It's not an accident because your nose is right there between your eyes and the stumps. Your hands are there on purpose.
He's a senior wicketkeeper with loads of experience so knows his hands can't be there legally.
So why?
Why if he could see the ball was going to kit the wicket he would have let it. It was a slow ball. Slow enough that he didn't have to grab at the ball. He consciously took the ball in front and tipped the bales off.
There is no other explanation. The ball went into his hands, he knocked off the bales and appealed. The umpire didn't have a chance.
This couldn't have happened accidentally because you don;t put hands in front of the wicket accidently.
Worse the guy refused to admit any wrong at all at the after match and made a fool of himself and his national team. Umpires around the world will have watched that clip and will be very watchful in future.
It's certainly how the press see it here .. anyway 2 nil down in this Chappell Hadlee series and back against the wall. What next?