England win ICC spirit of cricket award?

[FatBoy's Wombats]

Go to baggygreen.com What a croc! Why don't the rest of the world have a profesional fielder the whole time. Don't get me wrong england being competitive is good for cricket, but when they adopt these tactics, which clearly are not in the spirit or in line with the tradition of the game of game as outlined by the criteria how can they recieve this award.

 

[kaysee]

Yep... I saw and thought the same thing.

England have said themselves they're taking a tougher stance and don't care about the so-called "spirit" of the game.

Load of BS that award.

 

[m.diddy]

Do they get extra awards just because they beat Australia? Charity case.

 

[crownie]

need to give more trophies to make up for 17 years of losing

 

[Bombers_Forever]

Stupid award anyway- they did not show alot of 'spirit of cricket' during the Ashes, in terms of sportsmanship

 

[eddiesmith]

Umm morons, check your facts before whingeing

 

[Browney]

............Ashes wernt apart of the award, only the first test. Idiots

 

[GoSydneySwans]

Well if they win it in a period that does include the Ashes then that is shocking.

 

[m.diddy]

Maybe it should have been given to Sri Lanka for playing after the tsunami and stuff.

 

[crownie]

even if they say it didnt count, the ashes would of been the reason they won it.

 

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

Australia > England in all aspects

FACT

 

[Vaughans_army]

even if they say it didnt count, the ashes would of been the reason they won it.

No, they won it because in the 12 months of voting, the captains and match referees around the world voted England played within the rules and the spirit of cricket the best

Its not like there are sides jumping up and down to win it, Australia will never win it, ditto India. The Kiwis won it last year which is a slight suprise

 

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

No, they won it because in the 12 months of voting, the captains and match referees around the world voted England played within the rules and the spirit of cricket the best

Its not like there are sides jumping up and down to win it, Australia will never win it, ditto India. The Kiwis won it last year which is a slight suprise

Where is Eddiesmith??

 

[Renegade]

Australia > England in all aspects

FACT

Keep telling yourself that

 

[crownie]

Keep telling yourself that

how many years did we have the ashes for?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I actually believe it should be an outstanding individual act of sportsmanship rather than a team. I actuall believe Flintoff's gesture at the end of the second test to go up to Lee and congratulate him on nearly winning the match was the best example of sportsmanship.

 

[FatBoy's Wombats]

Agreed freddie is the best thing that has happened to the game for ages. Top bloke still don't agree with the award though.

 

[pete_hawker]

Australia > England in all aspects

FACT

thats gotta b one of the worst posts ever made. straight after they beat us in the Ashes, in one of the teams worst tours in the modern era.
In the 13 games we played against the Poms on that tour (of every form of the game):
we won 4.
lost 5
2 draws
1 tie.
1 no result.
and we all know how close those draws were from bein lost.
As much as it hurts me to stay it, England as a team are better than us at the current time.