Wrap - Save Dave's Shoey

1. Dave Warner. A supreme batting talent.

However, surely reports are wrong that the biggest trash talking cricketer in some time has not liked the brother of someone he also sledged, sledging him? Warner’s sledging role on that fateful Phil Hughes day is suddenly under the microscope again. So is his reaction in the subsequent inquiry.

Hopefully a story comes out that his Randwick teammates told him to wake up to himself and get back out there. Cricket has a lot to learn. This nonsense is endorsed by umpires who have inspired and empowered a generation of Warner types. They fail to intervene and allow it. Who is going to step up and bin the first first class cricketer under the new rules? Spineless.

Dave Warner’s greatest weapon is his bat - not his mouth. He is 32 and I hope he learns that soon. We all love watching him bat, not talk.


NOTE: LAWS OF THE GAME - https://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-42-players-conduct/
42.4.2 If such an offence is committed,
42.4.2.1 The umpire shall call Time, if necessary.
42.4.2.2 Together the umpires shall summon and inform the offending player’s captain that an offence at this Level has occurred.    
42.4.2.3 The umpires shall direct the captain to remove the offending player immediately from the field of play for a period in accordance with the following:
42.4.2.3.1 In a match where the innings are not limited to a number of overs, the player shall be suspended from the field of play for 10 overs.
42.4.2.3.2 In a match where the innings are limited to a number of overs, the player shall be suspended for one fifth of the number of overs allocated to the current innings at its commencement. If, in calculating the length of the suspension, a part-over results, it shall be considered as a whole over.  Furthermore, any balls remaining in the over in progress at the time of suspension shall not count towards the overs for which the player is suspended.
42.4.2.3.3 If the offending player is a fielder, no substitute shall be allowed for him/her. The offending player may return to the field of play after serving the period of suspension and may bowl immediately.
42.4.2.3.4 If a bowler is suspended mid-over, then that over must be completed by a different bowler, who shall not have bowled the previous over nor shall he/she bowl the next over.
42.4.2.3.5 If the offending player is a not out batsman, he/she shall be replaced by another member of his/her team. The offending player may return to bat after having served the suspension only at the fall of a wicket. If no batsman is available to bat during a batsman’s suspension, the innings is completed.  If the offending player does not continue his/her innings for whatever reason, he/she is to be recorded as Retired – not out.
42.4.2.3.6 If the offending player is a dismissed member of the batting side, the period of suspension will not commence until the start of the next innings.  Furthermore, in these circumstances, the offending player may not act as a runner during the innings when he/she was suspended.
42.4.2.3.7 Warn the offending player’s captain that any future Level 1 offence shall result in the award of 5 Penalty runs to the opposing team.
42.4.2.3.8 Any overs remaining to be served from a suspension shall be carried forward to the next and subsequent innings of the match. A part over at the end of the innings shall not count towards the overs for which the player is suspended.
42.4.2.4 As soon as practicable, the umpire shall
- award 5 Penalty runs to the opposing team
- signal the Level 3 penalty to the scorers
- call Play.



2. NRL Coaches. The coaching merry go round simultaneously sells papers and annoys people. Bennett to Souths gets the imagination going. He could be going there at a key phase of their evolution. A GF beckons with a fit Greg Inglis. Not sure about Maguire. Cleary will need some ear muffs from Gus’ blessings and Seibold will move next week. Untenable.


3. The Draw. Does anyone give two fat watusees about the AFL or NRL draw for 2019? Does it matter that much? Good sides just win. Bad sides look at draws and make excuses...pre season!

4. Winx. What a phenomenon. The roar it got at Moonee Valley was awesome. Courageous owners who are not selfish, but have every reason to be. A special experience for sports lovers as its Cox Plate and overall winning/ Group 1 record will never be beaten in our lifetimes!

5. Wallabies. Let’s face it. We are simply not good enough. 100 tests to Kepu...how many wins? We are playing reserve grade really in comparison. We need Jarryd Hayne in the team they tell me.

6. Redsox v LA Dodgers World Series. Redsox 3-1 up and on the brink of victory at LA tomorrow. Enough people are confident they will win that my young bloke is heading to the Game 4 showdown in LA to be part of history!

7. NBA. Pressure on Andrew Gaze to win something... he has won a match as coach, just... The owners will wield the axe soon if he is not careful. He has zero excuses with his 2018 roster. How big are the crowds to these games? A sport on the rise I suspect. And they play in all weather.


8. F1 - Daniel Riccardo. On pole position, which is unfamiliar territory. Now wait for the mechanical disaster...or a shoey!

9. Sydney FC are that far ahead of the rest it is ridiculous. Western Sydney Wanderers appear to have lost their soul, but I enjoyed the sending off of the new coach. A League and VAR...joke.


10. EPL. Helicopter disaster for Leicester's owner and friends. There are a lot of accidents in the pointy end of society...jets, fast cars, sea planes, helicopters. A dangerous business.