Benjamin Stokes & Alexander Hales

[robhug]

Steve Smith altered the condition of the ball and the ACB banned him for 12 months. Stokes battered 2 people unconscious and the EWCB recall him 1 hour after he's controversially cleared in a long court trial.

I think the Aussies have won the PR war.

[Zambo]

Nothing has happened to Stokes that will deter him from doing the same again, nor to put off impressionables for doing it as well, and think they can get off.

If it was a lesser player, say Jordan or Broad, would there be such a clamour to keep picking him. It seems that this is being based on his value to the team by many, which really is disgraceful.

Moreover, if Woakes gets less that 10 wickets or another ton in the next test, Stokes will replace him.

[subsub]

Steve Smith altered the condition of the ball and the ACB banned him for 12 months. Stokes battered 2 people unconscious and the EWCB recall him 1 hour after he's controversially cleared in a long court trial

Smith, Warner and Bancroft were all guilty.
Stokes isn't.

'controversially cleared' - or just 'cleared', for accuracy's sake.

[subsub]

Nothing has happened to Stokes that will deter him from doing the same again, nor to put off impressionables for doing it as well, and think they can get off.

If it was a lesser player, say Jordan or Broad, would there be such a clamour to keep picking him

Got to be more subtle than that, Zambo…

Btw, no way will Woakes be dropped.

[kancutlawns]

Nothing has happened to Stokes that will deter him from doing the same again, nor to put off impressionables for doing it as well, and think they can get off.

If it was a lesser player, say Jordan or Broad, would there be such a clamour to keep picking him. It seems that this is being based on his value to the team by many, which really is disgraceful.

Moreover, if Woakes gets less that 10 wickets or another ton in the next test, Stokes will replace him.

Poor Curran’s probably going to have to make way for Stokes despite playing well at Lords and the side destroying India confortably without him.

[delboy1983]

Lets see how he handles the Aussies ripping into him about this.
Sledging should be interesting.

[subsub]

Lets see how he handles the Aussies ripping into him about this.
Sledging should be interesting.

Yep, it's not like the Aussies have got previous for punching people.

Oh…

[kancutlawns]

Lets see how he handles the Aussies ripping into him about this.
Sledging should be interesting.

Yep, it's not like the Aussies have got previous for punching people.

Oh…

Let’s hope he can take some banter and doesn’t lose it when he gets a barrage of abuse. Do you think he should be treated with kid gloves, sub?

[Eaststand]

Lets see how he handles the Aussies ripping into him about this.
Sledging should be interesting.

Yep, it's not like the Aussies have got previous for punching people.

Oh…

The Australians are a nation of convicts.

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[subsub]

Lets see how he handles the Aussies ripping into him about this.
Sledging should be interesting.

Yep, it's not like the Aussies have got previous for punching people.

Oh…

Let’s hope he can take some banter and doesn’t lose it when he gets a barrage of abuse. Do you think he should be treated with kid gloves, sub?

No idea. He didn't react well to that West Indian saluting him (Marlon Samuels?) when was dismissed a few years back.
I guess he has a short fuse, but maybe he will mature a bit as he gets older, who knows?

[delboy1983]

I guess he has a short fuse

OMG

[delboy1983]

Danny Cipriani arrested and charged following an incident at a nightclub in the early hours of this morning.

They are all fucking at it. Nightclubbing in the early hrs of a Wednesday morning FFS.

[Jonathan]

Danny Cipriani arrested and charged following an incident at a nightclub in the early hours of this morning.

They are all fucking at it. Nightclubbing in the early hrs of a Wednesday morning FFS.

Just when he had got back into the England team as well. Some just cannot handle drink.
Shame for him.

[Eaststand]

Not really, its a shame for the rest of us hes a bell end, its his own fault for knowing he cant handle his drink and still have a drink.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

*awaits subbles*