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Just why the heck is IPL giving $$$ contracts to Punter, Pup and Symmo


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Why is it not Clarke/Ponting/Benson's fault that the first two claimed catches which they were not supposed to according to an agreement they had entered into on their own will and the last did not follow the rule book but consulted the opposition captain of all people on the fairness of the catch?
Your argument is valid ONLY if you have already decided Clarke didnt take the catch. When it comes to bump-ball catches, the fielder always gets the impression he has caught and thats what Clarke did and he told that to Ponting. Why would Ponting doubt what Clarke had to say to him ? Again, Clarke is not totally culpable for claiming that catch, and Ponting had no reasons to not believe Clarke's version that he caught it. The criminal here is Benson.
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Your argument is valid ONLY if you have already decided Clarke didnt take the catch. When it comes to bump-ball catches, the fielder always gets the impression he has caught and thats what Clarke did and he told that to Ponting. Why would Ponting doubt what Clarke had to say to him ? Again, Clarke is not totally culpable for claiming that catch, and Ponting had no reasons to not believe Clarke's version that he caught it. The criminal here is Benson.
You can have doubts on whether it was a bump ball on the first instance in the case of the Clarke catch but when he was getting up and grassed the ball on the ground I don't think anyone with basic mental facilities can have doubts. Ponting? Did you forget the grassed catch he claimed off Dhoni? Neither Ponting nor Clarke are culpable from the match after rescinding on the gentlemanly agreement no matter what spin you put on it. Ganguly and Dhoni might have claimed bump catches but they did not do it under the pretense of playing honestly.
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Clarke and Johnson pull out of IPL Cricinfo staff February 19, 2008 Mitchell Johnson was expected to be one of the most sought-after bowlers in Wednesday's IPL player auction © Getty Images Michael Clarke has decided not to join the Indian Premier League, although ten of his current team-mates and three retired stars will take part in the player auction on Wednesday. Clarke was the most notable absentee from the list of Australians who had signed long-form agreements, which also does not feature Mitchell Johnson and Brad Haddin. Neil Maxwell, the agent who has been working with the IPL and Australia's players, said Johnson and Haddin were instead aiming to focus on their developing international careers. Johnson would have been considered one of the top bowlers had he registered for the auction, while multi-skilled players like Haddin will be in high demand. Paul Marsh, the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers' Association, said Clarke opted out in an effort to manage his workload. Jason Gillespie, who holds a Cricket Australia contract, was also expected to join the league but has not signed up. As well as high-profile players like Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds, the bidding war will include fringe internationals such as David Hussey, Simon Katich and Cameron White. Maxwell said Adam Gilchrist would be one of the major drawcards in the tournament and he was likely to receive close to a seven-figure sum. "He will earn considerable money," Maxwell told the Sydney radio station 2KY. "I don't think it will be quite a million, maybe in Australian dollars he will go close. "The top players, for six weeks' work, could be earning, dare I say it, $70,000 to $80,000 a week, quite comfortably I'd suggest for some of those top ones. It's in the realms of the English Premier League, which for a long time players have wanted to aspire to." Australians in the IPL auction Nathan Bracken, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Simon Katich, Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds, Shane Warne, Cameron White.

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Thanks for your reply. I'm certainly no expert in migration so your comments are noted. I'm assuming that the Australia's tighter immigration policy vs other countries is the basis for the OP's original comment re: Australian goverment policy. If that is the case, I fail to see how the OP correlates immigration policy with the 'intelligence' of an entire nation. Anyhow, this is going off on a tangent.
OZs had an obvious white only immigration policy even in the 80s. It's only recently that they allow non-whites. And the less talked about how they treat refugee-seekers the better it is, it's not a civilized way to say the least.
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I can only see positives from the Aussies playing in India. The two sides that are most competitive in the world will draw closer and the understanding will deepen. There will be a lot learnt from each other.
Yes, like how to claim grassed catches and then proclaim self-integrity for starters.
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I'll say it again, just watch how well these morons behave now.One of the reasons being you need a gang of pinheads (very mildly put so that I don't offend some people who love these ****s) and papa board (since they are all sissies inside, reminds of the extreme hooligans of Harold and Kumar) to behave like they normally do and the 2nd most important is of course money.

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