tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post3981508437650738078..comments2024-03-16T08:40:32.311+00:00Comments on Different Shades of Green: Confronting MortalityBrian Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-19938716680283085362010-12-30T00:35:30.326+00:002010-12-30T00:35:30.326+00:00Thats right Brian, it was Pietersen trying to wind...Thats right Brian, it was Pietersen trying to wind Ponting up, I can' tremember who said it, think it was Shane Warne.<br /><br />I agree, someone like Steve Smith probably would have got banned, like Sulieman Benn did last year for clashing with the ICC cricketer of the year, who didn't a ban.Dean @ Cricket Betting Bloghttp://www.cricketbettingblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-57596285273941561342010-12-29T16:49:57.110+00:002010-12-29T16:49:57.110+00:00Well, TM, I agree. But perhaps, just at the momen...Well, TM, I agree. But perhaps, just at the moment, Mr.Ponting wouldn't.Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-52587704429306019482010-12-29T12:20:25.122+00:002010-12-29T12:20:25.122+00:00My Dear Brian,
Is there a typo in your first para?...My Dear Brian,<br />Is there a typo in your first para? Sure it should read, "And, eventually, our capabilities are changed and enhanced by the vagaries of time, age and fortune."<br />Never surrender to time!<br />Happy Birthday.<br />TMWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027112902926199113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-28010751774795358402010-12-28T11:59:36.011+00:002010-12-28T11:59:36.011+00:00Really, Dean? I hadn't heard anything about P...Really, Dean? I hadn't heard anything about Pietersen saying he'd nicked it. There was no evidence and only one person appealed so it seems a bit unlikely. Maybe he was trying to wind Ponting up, which wasn't difficult in the circumstances.<br /><br />I think the leniency was because of who Ponting is. A junior player (say Steve Smith) would have been carpeted. Completely wrong, because a Test skipper should be setting an example and Ponting had previous.Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-63421418194443269072010-12-28T01:20:30.496+00:002010-12-28T01:20:30.496+00:00I see that the story has evolved now and apparentl...I see that the story has evolved now and apparently Pietersen told Ponting he had nicked it.<br /><br />Maybe that might explain part of what happened, but I agree he has got off lightly and I do wonder if ICC might have took into consideration that it would be harsh seeing Ponting sacked as captain while serving a suspension.Dean @ Cricket Betting Bloghttp://www.cricketbettingblog.com/noreply@blogger.com