Greatest Sledges of all time

[Bradman99]

Sledging, chirping, mental disintegration ... it's been around cricket for years, and this Ashes series has been full of fighting words. Kevin Pietersen declared the current Australia team pretty tame compared to the wild ways of Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and co. Remember to tune into our live and interactive blog for the fourth Test from Boxing Day. There's also The Last Word audio stream at the end of every day's play. Don't miss it! Peter Siddle, however, has warned plenty more is on its way when the Boxing Day Test begins in Melbourne. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. So, as the verbal conflict continues, we take a trip down memory lane and give you some of the best cricket sledges in history. Read on and share your favourite sledges or offer something for the combatants to use in the Boxing Day Test. Remember to keep comments clean and mind the language. Rod Marsh to Ian Botham, when the England star took guard: "So, how's your wife and my kids?" Australia fast bowler Merv Hughes was never short of a word. During a 1989 Test at Lord's, Hughes said to Robin Smith after he played and missed: "You can't ----bat". Next ball, after Smith hit Merv to the fence, the batsman replied: "Hey Merv, we make a fine pair. I can't ----ing bat and you can't ----ing bowl." Hughes and Smith shared some humourous times together. On a day of plays and misses for Smith, he of the mighty moustache declared: "Mate, if you turn the bat over, you'll see the instructions on the back." Big Merv was at it again on a tour of the Caribbean. Hughes kept staring down Viv Richards after deliveries. Eventually, Viv snapped. "This is my island, my culture. Don't you be staring at me. In my culture we just bowl," Viv said. Merv bit his tongue but couldn't help himself when he sent Viv on his way. "In my culture we just say ---- off." Michael Atherton, during his first tour of Australia, stood his ground during a vociferous appeal for a catch behind. At the end of the over, wicketkeeper Ian Healy walked by, calling Atherton a "----ing cheat". Very politely, Atherton shot back: "When in Rome, dear boy." Little-known England batsman James Ormond makes this list. Upon his arrival at the crease during a Test match in 2001, Ormond copped grief from Mark Waugh. "---- me, look who it is. Mate, what are you doing out here? There's no way you're good enough to play for England." Quick as you like, Ormond said: "Maybe not, but at least I'm the best player in my family." Warne to Paul Collingwood after England's Ashes success of 2005: "You got an MBE, right? For scoring seven at The Oval? That's embarrassing." Daryll Cullinan v Warne: As Cullinan was on his way to the wicket, Warne told him that he had been waiting two years for another chance to humiliate the South African. The Proteas batsman's response? “Looks like you spent it eating." Ricky Ponting v Shaun Pollock: After going past the outside edge with a couple of deliveries, Pollock told Ponting: "It's red, round and weighs about five ounces." The next ball crashed into the pickets and Ponting told the quick: "You know what it looks like, now go find it." As Warne was trying to tempt portly Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga out of his crease, Healy suggested "putting a Mars Bar on a good length". Weight was at the heart of Glenn McGrath and Eddo Brandes going head to head. After the Zimbabwe batsman played and missed, McGrath enquired: "Oi, Brandes, why are you so fat?" This cutting reply riled the lanky quick: "Cos every time I sleep with your wife she gives me a biscuit." McGrath and Ramnaresh Sarwan went toe-to-toe as well. The Aussie must have rubbed a few up the wrong way. Malcolm Marshall was bowling to an out-of-touch David Boon. Marshall: "Now David, are you going to get out now or am I going to have to bowl around the wicket and kill you?" Phil Tuffnell was a favourite of the fans, not so much Craig McDermott. The Aussie paceman, while batting on a lively wicket, told Tuffers: "You've got to bat on this in a minute, Tuffers. Hospital food suit you?" Allan Border was a champion of the chat. When Robin Smith wanted a drink during the 1989 Tent Bridge Test, AB refused. "What do you think this is, a ----ing tea party? No, you can't have a ----ing glass of water, you can ----ing wait like the rest of us." And we leave the final word to one of the game's greats. A young batsman, clean bowled by the great Fred Trueman: "That was a very good ball, Fred." Trueman replied: "Aye, and it was wasted on you."

Even though most of you don't like "sledging", thought I'd share this article.

[Chalks]

For Ricky Ponting/Shaun Pollock see Viv Richards and some hapless county bowler (whose name I can't remember).

[vamos_rafa]

My fav is from the Chennai test during Steve Waugh's final frontier. When Sachin and RD, after weathering the initial storm were going great guns, Sachin asked Steve Waugh in a cheeky manner->"What happened to the final frontier matey?"

[Asoka]

Rod Marsh to Ian Botham, when the England star took guard: "So, how's your wife and my kids?" The reply was,the wife's fine,kids are retarded Ricky Ponting v Shaun Pollock: After going past the outside edge with a couple of deliveries, Pollock told Ponting: "It's red, round and weighs about five ounces." The next ball crashed into the pickets and Ponting told the quick: "You know what it looks like, now go find it."-Actually it was Viv Richards against some county bowler McGrath and Ramnaresh Sarwan went toe-to-toe as well-In that test Mcgrath asked Sarwan-"How does Brian Lara's d**k taste like",Sarwan replied"Go and ask your wife" and Mcgrath became angry

[Rajiv]

If Sledging involves teasing family members then they are noting but losers who have no comeback..so not sure how others see it, if anything, sledging should be nothing more than a witty remark

[Rajiv]

My fav is from the Chennai test during Steve Waugh's final frontier. When Sachin and RD' date=' after weathering the initial storm were going great guns, [b']Sachin asked Steve Waugh in a cheeky manner->"What happened to the final frontier matey?"

..vow. never knew he could say that

[DomainK]

If Sledging involves teasing family members then they are noting but losers who have no comeback..so not sure how others see it' date=' if anything, sledging should be nothing more than a witty remark[/quote'] Precisely. Dragging family members into it makes it ugly. Even making sexual comments is not cool. They should keep it witty and not highly offensive.

[Rajiv]

^^ or give it the ultimate sledge like our Indian Batsmen do ( a la Sachin ) so the dogs can bark in the slips or STFU like many of the Paussie Players

[Bradman99]

Agreed that when they make family references it has gone a bit far. But the rest are fine.

[DomainK]

Agreed that when they make family references it has gone a bit far. But the rest are fine.

Not quite. I dont think "How does Brian Lara's dick taste like" is fine.

[Sir john]

Zim endo brandes also said some thing to eng or aus bowler.

[Bradman99]

Not quite. I dont think "How does Brian Lara's dick taste like" is fine.

It's not that bad really, maybe a bit OTT but really that shouldn't be hard to ignore.

[Sir john]

i find it

Glenn McGrath ran up to Eddo Brandes and enquired: "Oi, Brandes, why the hell are you so fat?" Without missing a beat, Brandes replied "Cos every time I f**k your wife she gives me a biscuit".

[Bradman99]

^ You see, that one is fair enough i reckon haha. Just banter it's not as though he actually did F his wife, so why would he care.. too many sensitive people

[Sir john]

@bradman99 pigeon get whacked many times :hmmm:

[Bradman99]

@bradman99 pigeon get whacked many times :hmmm:

eh?

[Sachin=GOD]

Hughes & Javed Miandad : During 1991 Adelaide Test, Javed called Merv a fat bus conductor. A few balls later Merv dismissed Javed: “Tickets please“, Merv called out as he ran past the departing batsman.

And of course you can’t forget Ian Healy’s legendary comment that was picked up by the Channel 9 microphones when Arjuna Ranatunga called for a runner on a particularly hot night during a one dayer in Sydney… “You don’t get a runner for being an overweight, unfit, fat c**t!!!â€

Ravi shastri v/s the aussie 12th man - shastri hits it to this guy and looks for a single…this guy gets the ball in and says “if you leave the crease i’ll break your f***ing head†Shastri: “if you could bat as well as you can talk you wouldn’t be the f***ing 12th manâ€

[Bradman99]

^ Last 2 are very good hahaha

[Nova]

Came across this old article. I thought it was a good read: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/16/1052885405496.html "No need to sledge me. I've been sledged more times than you've had pisses." - India's Sunil Gavaskar replying to a Simon O'Donnell sledge. It's not great but cracked me up.

[Sachinism]

Came across this old article. I thought it was a good read: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/16/1052885405496.html "No need to sledge me. I've been sledged more times than you've had pisses." - India's Sunil Gavaskar replying to a Simon O'Donnell sledge. It's not great but cracked me up.

:cantstop::cantstop: I guess you just learn to let it fly after a while