Don't sledge Clarke!

[Big Dave]

What are they thinking?
I'm on the same side and I'd have a go.
http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/n...bounds-nz-test

I hope there are some good banners.

[MIXONE]

That "Where The Bloody Hell Are You" banner from the Tron game was a beaut.

[spajohn]

There's no doubt the Aussies are two faced when it comes to sledging, and now their teammate is ripe for getting some they want an amnesty?! WTF?!

That said who cares about all this hype which just sounds like a promotional activity by her publicist...how about just getting on with the cricket and let the media get on to reporting something of interest?!

[Big Dave]

There's no doubt the Aussies are two faced when it comes to sledging, and now their teammate is ripe for getting some they want an amnesty?! WTF?!

That said who cares about all this hype which just sounds like a promotional activity by her publicist...how about just getting on with the cricket and let the media get on to reporting something of interest?!

She has been the lead story in the Sydney Telegraph for the last 2 weeks. The guy is a genius publicist. You couldn't buy the column inches.

It's become the worst cricket embarrassment since chapple, g. - sign of what is to come from the reality TV generation?

[MisterD]

She has been the lead story in the Sydney Telegraph for the last 2 weeks. The guy is a genius publicist. You couldn't buy the column inches.

Which is precisely why I'm convinced that the photo was actually "leaked" by her in the first place...

The 'caps will have to go some to beat the Graham Smith wind-ups when his mum sent him a stuffed toy monkey a few years ago. (Chris Cairns apparently had great fun riffing on the whole "spank the monkey" thing)

[Hopeful Bastard]

From the website

Another high-profile Australian cricketer, former spin-bowling superstar Shane Warne, has been counselling Clarke on how to deal with the negative headlines and media attention surrounding his personal life.

Good on ya Warney.. Plenty years of experience dealing with the Media eh boy?

[Oscar]

After the Aussie sledging of Chris Cairns about his sister, nothing is out of bounds.

[SPman]

Sledge away boys....after all the continuous crap on TV over here about the whole sordid affair that's been inflicted on us, it's time to get our own back.

[Tank]

Don't sledge Clarke! : Yeah Right !

I hope to see that on billboards all over the cricket ground.

[Oscar]

The 10 best Cricket Sledges (and comebacks) in history

10. Rod Marsh & Ian Botham - When Botham took guard in an Ashes match, Marsh welcomed him to the wicket with the immortal words: "So how's your wife & my kids?"

9. Daryll Cullinan & Shane Warne - As Cullinan was on his way to the wicket, Warne told him he had Been waiting 2 years for another chance to humiliate him. "Looks like you spent it eating," Cullinan retorted.

8. Robin Smith & Merv Hughes - During 1989 Lords Test Hughes said to Smith after he played & missed: "You can't f**king bat". Smith to Hughes after he smacked him to the boundary - "Hey Merv, we make a fine pair. I can’t f**king bat & you can't f**king bowl."

7. Merv 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.

6. Merv Hughes & Viv Richards - During a test match in the West Indies, Hughes didn't say a word to Viv, but continued to stare at him after deliveries. "This is my island, my culture. Don’t you be staring at me. In my culture we just bowl." Merv didn't reply, but after he dismissed him he announced to the batsman: "In my culture we just say f**k off."

5. Glenn McGrath to Ramnaresh Sarwan - "So what does Brian Lara's d*ck taste like?"
Sarwan: "I don't know. Ask your wife." McGrath lost it: "If you ever mention my wife again, I'll F***ing rip your F***ing throat out."

4. Malcolm Marshall was bowling to David Boon who had played and missed a couple of times. Marshall: "Now David, Are you going to get out now or am I going to have to bowl around the wicket and kill you?"

3. Ricky Ponting & Shaun Pollock - After going past the outside edge with a couple of deliveries, Pollock told Ponting: "It's red, round & weighs about 5 ounces." Unfortunately for Pollock, the next ball was hammered out of the ground. Ponting to Pollock: "You know what it looks like, now go find it."

2. Fred Trueman - While bowling the batsman edges and the ball goes to first slip,and right between Raman Subba Row's legs. Fred doesn't say a word. At the end of the over, Row ambles past Trueman and apologises sheepishly. "I should've kept my legs together, Fred". "So should your mother," he replied.

1. 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!!!"

[BiK3RChiK]

The 10 best Cricket Sledges (and comebacks) in history

10. Rod Marsh & Ian Botham - When Botham took guard in an Ashes match, Marsh welcomed him to the wicket with the immortal words: "So how's your wife & my kids?"

9. Daryll Cullinan & Shane Warne - As Cullinan was on his way to the wicket, Warne told him he had Been waiting 2 years for another chance to humiliate him. "Looks like you spent it eating," Cullinan retorted.

8. Robin Smith & Merv Hughes - During 1989 Lords Test Hughes said to Smith after he played & missed: "You can't f**king bat". Smith to Hughes after he smacked him to the boundary - "Hey Merv, we make a fine pair. I can’t f**king bat & you can't f**king bowl."

7. Merv 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.


5. Glenn McGrath to Ramnaresh Sarwan - "So what does Brian Lara's d*ck taste like?"
Sarwan: "I don't know. Ask your wife." McGrath lost it: "If you ever mention my wife again, I'll F***ing rip your F***ing throat out."


3. Ricky Ponting & Shaun Pollock - After going past the outside edge with a couple of deliveries, Pollock told Ponting: "It's red, round & weighs about 5 ounces." Unfortunately for Pollock, the next ball was hammered out of the ground. Ponting to Pollock: "You know what it looks like, now go find it."

These would have to be my favourites! LOL

It's going to be interesting to see what happens in the Clarke fiasco. Especially after Clarke saying ad nauseum "No Comment", "No Comment".... Fancy taking off in the middle of your job to sort out such a silly scenario!

Still, bring on the cricket, and here's hoping the Black Caps play better in the test series than the one day series!

[Mom]

"Oh dont beee mean to heem, he has takeeen a beet of a heet een the last feeew days".

How friggen pathetic!

[Big Dave]

"Oh dont beee mean to heem, he has takeeen a beet of a heet een the last feeew days".

How friggen pathetic!

You'd thunk they'd hef thiir shit together heybro.

chur.

[Mom]

You'd thunk they'd hef thiir shit together heybro.

chur.

Too roight maate

[Skyryder]

Jeeeeeeeeeez I'm just not up with this cricket thing. First of all it's power plays...................now it's sledging I'm picking this is an approapiate icon or has cricket become part of the Winter Olympics?

So what's the oil with this Clarke thing and his chick. Has he been stumped for duck and walked off in a huff? I might add after that elbow in the Phoenix game if seldgeing is a bit of old fashioned biffo the blackcaps should take up croquet. They use mallets don't they?

Skyrder