17 August 2010

The general concensus on Stuart Broad


It seems that readers of Cricinfo are in no doubt that Stuart Broad should have been banned for his antics in the 2nd Test against Pakistan....

Posted by Ed at 16:07

8 comments:

Dhiraj said...

That doesn't surprise me, considering the majority of comments on the Cricinfo website (who probably would have polled as well) come from supporters of sub-continent teams who feel that Stuart Broad, Chris Broad and anyone Australian (except Brett Lee) are the biggest abomination in world cricket.

18 August 2010 at 00:52
Jez said...

I still agree with them though (at least about the Broad thing). Crazy behaviour and a definitely should have been banned.

18 August 2010 at 09:39
Ed said...

To be honest I'd agree with the readers of Cricinfo in this case, because Stuart Broad's antics have got a bit much and it appears that warnings and fines don't have any impact on his childish behaviour. One of the 83.04% when I took this snapshot was me!

18 August 2010 at 09:41
idw said...

The fallout from Edgbaston continues. It has emerged that during the tea interval yesterday, England’s prettiest fast bowler approached the ECB’s head nutritionist to ask whether it might be okay if he had some sweeties. Upon being refused on the grounds that f had some sweeties, he wouldn’t want his tea, Sulky Stuart stuck out his bottom lip, stamped his foot and stormed out of the dressing room, insisting that it wasn’t fair, and furthermore that he hated everyone. Broad was later fined half his pocket money and grounded for the rest of the week; punishment that his captain Andrew Strauss feels was over the top. “As everyone knows, it’s the summer holidays and forcing a young lad like Stuey to stay indoors when all his mates are hanging around outside the chip shop is harsh. Adolescent petulance has always been part of his game and if we made him behave like a grown-up, he wouldn’t be able to bowl as fast.”

18 August 2010 at 09:48
Dhiraj said...

I think I'm going to be one of the few who doesn't think he should be banned!

Broad is petulant, and does tend to throw his toys off his pram when decisions don't go his way. But he's not the only one in world cricket who does that.

His overappealing and celebration before a decision has been made is also not unique. Kumar Sangakarra is famous for this but he barely gets a mention these days.

With this incident in particular, I find it very surprising that he would have intended to hit Haider. I'd agree with Strauss's comments that he was trying to throw the ball back at Prior (his arm action indicates this), but his throw was awful in execution.
His apology, though, makes this whole incident more grey. A poor throw back to the keeper which hits the batsman should have lead to a more sincere apology.

18 August 2010 at 11:51
Andrew said...

Also bear in mind that internet polls rarely attract people with anything less than extreme views. Nonetheless, I thought he deserved what he got.

18 August 2010 at 20:18
Dhiraj said...

Will Mohammad Asif get the same treatment as Stuart Broad has for throwing the ball at Matt Prior and hitting him on the back of the ankle, (nowhere near the stumps)?

19 August 2010 at 12:19
Ed said...

No, Asif is blameless as was Anderson who did the same thing just now. The stumps were clearly visible to throw at both times and the batsman had left the crease. In broad's case the batsman hadn't left his crease and the stumps were not visible to throw at.

19 August 2010 at 17:24

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