Gilly's World Cup Final Century 'unethical'??

[nvd001]

i was suprised not to see a thread about this issue floating around anywhere, so i thought i would bring it up and get peoples thoughts from around here.

Gilly's Century a farce?? you decide!!

 

[matm]

Heaps of baseballers use a similar batting aid during MLB games.
I use one at softball as well. They help improve your bat speed and the ball comes of the bat much faster.

Nothing illegal about what he has done.

What's the difference between using multiple grips on your bat, inners in you keeping gloves, glasses that help you see better at night etc...?

 

[wolvesjr34]

sour grapes. simple as that.

 

[steve-o]

gilchrist is a amazing player sri lanka are whinging because they no they are still crap and cannot match it with australia
gil;christ ininnings shows how good he is

 

[Magicman]

All i can say is Sri Lanka you lost shut up and go back home....

Whingers....

 

[Richo]

Bah - They got toasted by Gilly - PLAIN & SIMPLE !

 

[ace e]

crock of shit, Australia won fair and square and those Sri lankans that are complaining (probably a tiny few ) need to learn to lose with grace - you were beaten by the best team in the competition and the world.

 

[TCAC]

Don't know if cricket has any equipment laws like baseball, NFL, and hockey.

Will be interesting to see the outcome.

 

[Allstar cards inc]

Don't know if cricket has any equipment laws like baseball, NFL, and hockey.

Will be interesting to see the outcome.

There are laws...not sure of specifics...but I know those laws were used to stop Ponting (and others) using his Kookaburra bat with the Graphite(?) back. Didn't really slow him down though.

 

[Allstar cards inc]

AND....

I'd like other people to try and bat with a squash ball in your glove...I bet it doesn't give anyone else an "unfair advantage"!!

AND...

Gilly is the fairest cricketer in the world...


AND....

They (SL) have had and an "unfair advantage" (read - chucker) for years.

 

[ace e]

AND....

I'd like other people to try and bat with a squash ball in your glove...I bet it doesn't give anyone else an "unfair advantage"!!

AND...

Gilly is the fairest cricketer in the world...


AND....

They (SL) have had and an "unfair advantage" (read - chucker) for years.

well said.

 

[mattyj]

Here Here Marcus...Murali should be thrown out of cricket for being a cheat,

Sri Lanka: STOP WHINGING YA ****ING SOOKS

 

[Matt26]

This is hilarious! Talk about double standards......Arjuna Ranatunga wore a fat suit for all those years to take advantage of being able to use runner so a squash ball in Gilly's gloves is nothing!

Get of it SL

Cheers
Matt

 

[ozballer23]

Well Gilly was cleared of any wrong doing...

Gilly clear in glove affair
By staff writers
May 09, 2007 CRICKET'S lawmakers overnight cleared Adam Gilchrist's use of a squash ball in his batting glove, which helped him score a record 149 in Australia's World Cup final win.

The Marylebone Cricket Club said Gilchrist had not acted against the laws or spirit of the game.

"Gilchrist's use of a squash ball was designed to alter his grip on the bat whilst at the crease, something which he was perfectly entitled to do," an MCC statement read.

Gilchrist was man of the match as Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 53 runs in a rain-affected and slightly farcical World Cup final on April 28 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Kangadaran Mathivanan objected to Gilchrist's tactic, describing it as unethical and claiming it gave him an unfair advantage.

But the MCC said the relevant rule only stated what external protective equipment was allowed.

“ It's been suggested that if shoving a squash ball into your bottom glove makes you bat like Adam Gilchrist then perhaps the ICC should make it compulsory. ” – Peter Young Cricket Australia spokesman For batsmen, helmets, pads, gloves and forearm guards are all listed as permitted.

"None has any definition or prescription," the MCC said.

"Since there is no restriction in law even on the external form of batting gloves, let alone the interior thereof, no law has been breached."

Cricket Australia officials yesterday rejected Sri Lanka's claims in full voice.

"It's a storm in a teacup, or a batting glove," CA spokesman Peter Young said.

"To the best of our knowledge it's no different to, say, putting two or three grips on the bat handle, or batting with two pairs of gloves or having inserts sewn into the palm of gloves.

"All these are things which now happen. This is in the same category."

Young said there was no question of Gilchrist seeking to take an unfair advantage.

"He is a highly principled person. You're going to have to go a long way before you find a cricketer who has higher moral standards than Adam Gilchrist."

Batting coach Bob Meuleman, who introduced Gilchrist to the technique some years ago, said he laughed out loud when he heard Sri Lanka had raised objections.

"Actually it's just a little bid sad that some people think there's something sinister in it," he said. "There's not."

Gilchrist's former Western Australia coach Wayne Clark said it was rubbish to think it gave Gilchrist an unfair advantage.

"They're grasping at straws," he said.

Senior Australian umpire Bob Parry, who stood in a limited-overs match in Perth last season in which Gilchrist had a squash ball in his glove while scoring a century against Queensland, said he had no problem with it.

"I don't see it being outside the spirit of the game. It's the same as wearing an extra inner inside a batting glove," he said.

Young concluded: "It's been suggested that if shoving a squash ball into your bottom glove makes you bat like Adam Gilchrist then perhaps the ICC should make it compulsory."

On ya bike lankans!

 

[theflyinggerco]

Well that ruling by the ICC puts the issue to bed.

If the Sri Lankans still have a problem, they should look after Murali's technique, which has been cleared by the ICC, after they changed the rules to allow more bending of the arm, because people complain about that all the time and the Sri Lankans hide behind the ICC ruling.

Gilly would have be one of the most ethical players in the game; he walks if he feels he nicks it, rarely appeals if doesnt think its out and is a great Aussie bloke...

 

[Klattsy]

I like this quote:
"It's been suggested that if shoving a squash ball into your bottom glove makes you bat like Adam Gilchrist then perhaps the ICC should make it compulsory."

hahaha. Class.

Mark.

 

[cliffy21]

I like this quote:
"It's been suggested that if shoving a squash ball into your bottom glove makes you bat like Adam Gilchrist then perhaps the ICC should make it compulsory."

hahaha. Class.

Mark.

haha
I would go to the cricket every weekend to watch 10 Gillys!

 

[Richo]

I like this quote:
"It's been suggested that if shoving a squash ball into your bottom glove makes you bat like Adam Gilchrist then perhaps the ICC should make it compulsory."

hahaha. Class.

Mark.

HA ! I was just about to write the same thing - Classic comment !

Go Gilly - Your a champ mate

 

[TCAC]

Funny how quickly it got dismissed.

As Wolves said early sour grapes

 

[pennysdaman]

Well i when was getting coached by graham yallop(former aussie captain) he told me to do a similar thing because when i was playing cover drives etc i was hitting the ball in the air to much so when i was in the nets he'd get me to hold a tennis ball with my bottom hand between the handle and my hand and it helps controling the ball power and accuracy......all in all they are a bunch of sooks!!!