What Does Swann Think Of Broad?

[asterix]

Sunday, July 14, 2013 What Does Swann Think Of Broad? In March 2012, Graeme Swann was extremely unhappy with a batsman for standing his ground after apparently edging one in a tour match in Sri Lanka. The batsman was Dilruwan Pereira. I wrote about it at the time. Swann told the reporter Stephen Brenkley the following "It was very difficult to take because it was so blatantly out. I'm just glad I live in an age where DRS is in place. The thing that annoyed the players on the field, and annoyed me, was that the umpire was unsighted but the batsman stood there knowing 100 per cent that he was out and chose to cheat, in my view. I think he then opened himself up to the level of abuse that was coming to him. To be honest, I'm glad Straussy was there because I'm sure it would have gone further than that had we not had someone with a bit of intelligence and nous to calm things down. It was just cheating in my view, but we live in an age where cheating is accepted in Test cricket. If people don't walk and think they can get away with it, nobody seems to say anything. But I don't agree with that." I wrote three posts about this at the time, and a comment on a post from yesterday reminded me of this. I thought that Swann saying these things publicly deserved attention under the ICC's Code of Conduct, which, as I showed at the time was applicable to the England players even in tour games. After first denying that the ICC's Code of Conduct applied to Swann, the ICC told me that while it did apply, they could do nothing as no Match Referee had been assigned to the match, and one would be appointed should the complaint be made to them. (Go figure!) Swann was later quoted in the Guardian saying he "wanted to kill" the said batsman. Swann confided afterwards that he "wanted to kill" Dilruwan Perera. He accused the Sri Lankan of cheating and questioning the integrity of the England captain. Perera had stood his ground after Andrew Strauss, at first slip, had claimed a catch off the bowling of Jimmy Anderson in the final innings of the warm-up game in Colombo. The umpire declined to raise his finger, there was no DRS in use, and, according to Swann, Perera "stood right next to me with a smug look on his face". Swann lamented: "We live in an age where cheating is accepted." Given this, Swann must have obviously have very strong feelings about Stuart Broad standing for that outside edge on the third day at Trent Bridge. Going by reports (or the lack of them), he's been silent. Perhaps he's worried the ICC will throw the book at him. Code of Conduct 2.1.7 - "Public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an International Match or any Player, Player Support Personnel, Match official or team participating in any International Match, irrespective of when such criticism or inappropriate comment is made." Or maybe not. http://cricketingview.blogspot.in/2013/07/what-does-swann-think-of-broad.html#.UePdv6wryxN

[asterix]

Background:

Swann's feathers ruffled in tour match 'cheat' row http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/swanns-feathers-ruffled-in-tour-match-cheat-row-7576775.html

[The Realist]

Disgusting hypocrocy exposed - they must be the world's most unlikeable team across all sports. Next time the Eng come begging into the dressing room invoking the "spirit of cricket" I suggest Dhoni smacks the Zimbabwean and the Toff with his extra large bat, helicopter style.

[GautiMaan]

[Sean Bradley]

Probably they are now thinking, if Dilruwan could get away with it, why not Broad? Wonder how ancestors of these boneheads ruled the world for so many feckin years :facepalm: