sheer foolish biased opinions dea pon dis tred, deh misbehaved in the heat of competition and are being punished. Hoist up uno frocks and move on sheeesshhh
[quote author=DownUnda link=topic=102882.msg680590#msg680590 date=1456315545]
sheer foolish biased opinions dea pon dis tred, deh misbehaved in the heat of competition and are being punished. Hoist up uno frocks and move on sheeesshhh
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[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=102882.msg680578#msg680578 date=1456292666]
Personally, I think the only fair punishment is for Australia to be docked of all their current
ICC ranking points (4376) and have to start again from 0.
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Australia's captain Steven Smith has been charged with dissent
and fined 30%
over the same incident that saw Hazlewood fined 15%
The punishment doesn't go far enough and it may seem extreme, but one way to get these players in line is to start imposing lengthy bans on them aswell as cutting their wage packets.
Match bans are generally given for players with recurring punishments. I think if a players gets fined more than thrice in a season or something like that they get a ban. I have never seen people getting banned for just one offence.
[quote author=thedeatheater1410 link=topic=102882.msg680688#msg680688 date=1456335171]
Match bans are generally given for players with recurring punishments. I think if a players gets fined more than thrice in a season or something like that they get a ban. I have never seen people getting banned for just one offence.
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That is correct, but if the ICC really wants to stop players showing dissent, intimidating umpires and questioning their decision, the only way to do this is to start handing out suspensions as it is clear that a slap on the wrist and a petty fine is no deterrent.
I'm guessing that Smith received a larger fine as he was captain and should set a better example, and while true, Hazlewood's actions on their own deserved the greater punishment. But again, its the ICC.
