Tongue firmly in cheek, an Australian reader, Andrew Jackson, captures his country’s feelings at accusations that Adam Gilchrist‘s “hidden squash ball” gave him an unfair advantage in the World Cup finals against Sri Lanka. Following the churumuri.com report, a Sri Lanka Cricket official has called Gilchrist’s use of the ball “unethical”, and a Cricket Australia yesterday responded by calling the issue a “storm in a tea cup or a batting glove.”
Muttiah Muralitharan has distanced himself from Sri Lanka Cricket secretay Kangadaran Mathivanan‘s remark that Gilchrist’s move was “unethical”. “I would think having a squash ball in your glove would be uncomfortabe. I don’t know if I could even hold a bat with something like that in my glove. So if Gilchrist wants to do it, it’s OK with me,” the offspinner, often the target of Australian attacks, said.
why so much coverage for this “hidden squash ball’ issue. Thank team India for not having to play Ausis in the WC with Gil scoring. We do not have any thing else to talk about.
It’s official totally within the rules…..Gily deserves an apology!
Have a look at this. The official website of the MCC.
http://www.lords.org/latest-news/top-stories/
Didn’t expect a front page listing Churumuri, (Don’t worry Churumuri, you can have 20% commission on sales generated).
The real question now, is whether the people who accused Gilchrist of cheating and unethical behaviour will step forward and apologise. Especially now that the MCC who regulate the Laws of Cricket, have shown the effect of the squash ball, is basically another form of padding.
Of course the irony of the situation is that those who claim the moral high ground by trying to call one of the most honest batsman in the world, unethical now don’t have the moral fortitude to step forward and say “Sorry Gilchrist, we got it wrong”.
are the aussies waiting for permission from the sri lankans to bowl with a bent arm to see if they can emulate murali? would be nice to see a sri lankan ad for a ‘bent – like murali – elbow cast’ along the same lines as the ‘gilli ball’ ad.
andrew:
how many aussies apologized to murali after he was cleared by the icc appointed body? how come your prime minister was not one of them?
– s.b.
well i think every1 who accused gilli shud apologise….
he is the person who walked off in a WORLD CUP FINAL against india in ’03
no one talked bout his honesty den?????
S.b. The case with Murali is still a contentious issue, mainly because to “clear” Murali’s arm action they had to change the rules, so did that mean the people who made the accusation were wrong? Or were they right, and the ICC simply changed the rules. After all under the “old” rules Murali’s arm action was actually illegal.
With Gilchrist no rules were changed, his action was 100% legal, and there was never any offical doubt over it. No umpires made any complaint, no team made any complaint. It was just raging fans backed up with some crackpots theory.
My point was the people here personally made the accusation, whether or not you apologise is your issue. To say I won’t apologise because someone else didn’t, isn’t the act of a gentleman. You all stood up and said Gilchrist cheated, these words were yours. You have been proved wrong, so be a gentleman and apologise.
S.B. I am not sure what your first paragraph means? If you are trying to say you have your own joke to release, feel free. If you didn’t understand the point of my advert which could be due to language and cultural difference, the basic point of the advert is quite simple.
“Slipping a squash ball into your glove will not make you bat like Gilchrist can, his ability is 100% natural, all he did was correct a grip problem, which all batsman do.”
If there was any performance gain batsman all over the world would do it, and I have noticed no rush on squash balls. Of course if you still believe in the Gilly Power Magic Ball, I am still looking for my first order…….
APPLAUSE DIES
TROPHIES GATHER DUST
WINNERS ARE SOON FORGOTTEN ..
BUT SOME PEOPLE TOUCH OUR HEARTS AND STAY WITH US, FOREVER .. JUST LIKE THE SRI-LANKAN TEAM.
By hook or crook AUS won the cup, but SL won the hearts.
And how come the mighty Aussie cricketers are so unpopular?
Normally in any sport, champions are loved by every one, but today, in cricket, its different. Is it because of their arrogance in victory, or their dirty tactics? It wasn’t just the “hidden ball”, but what about Ponting and Clarke running on the wicket purposely to damage it, so that when SLs come to bat those footmarks would help their bowlers.
The essence of the cricket is the skill of the bowler against the skill of the batsman devoid of any artificial aids. If batsmen are allowed to use artificial objects, then where would it end?
Every teams goal is to win. But whats the point in cheating the way up? It would just tarnish their image.
Former Aussie cricketers never wanted to win at any cost, they never followed such dirty tactics to win. They were true champions and were loved by all.
yes, everyone really love a chucker??? Ha ha ha.
yes, everyone really love a team that lose deliberately to avoid australia in the semi final. ???? LOL!!
In Gilly’s case, the ICC is acting like a toothless tiger. But if it was a batsman from the subcontinent, they would condemn it as “unsporty, unethical and unruly act”. And that batsman and the captain of the team will get a 10 year ban. England, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia will condemn the poor sportsmanship. Shame on you ICC.
I don’t care if he had a soccer ball up his glove. It was the cleanest hitting that I’ve seen in a long time. DoHe enjoys his cricket and his batting. he walks in this day and age – only Lara can claim to be the other one.
whinge, whinge, whinge, whinge, whinge, sri lanka lost, deal with it. LOL
wheather gilchrist used the glove or not, sri lanka would still have lost. Australia were much much better than Sri Lanka.
just acknoledge this Australia team is the best side in the history of the game.
There’s a lot India should learn from SL. Just look at the way SL welcomed their team without the trophy. No where in the history they wanted security guards around their houses.
First of all, you may comment to get them to the right track, but never bash your own team in public just because they failed. Do the needful and get them back on their feet.
Australia is cheating their way to the top, the unpredictability of the game is lost, and what are we doing? For the love of the game, India should stand up.
There are different rules for different colours.Ask Deryll Hair. If Glen Mcgrath repeatedly throws tantrums, umpires, including Steve Bucknor, laugh it off.How many times Mcgrath has been penalised, made to sit out for his on field obnoxious behaviour ? We have seen how he behaved with sachin Tendulkar and Ramnarayan Sarwan ? Aussies are champs-fine.More often they behave like chumps.You don’t see a Federer,Tiger Woods ever behave like that.I still feel had any subcontinent batsman, say, Jayasurya, had done what Gilchrist had done( Gilcgrist is definitely one of the best sportsmen, if not the best), the reaction would have been entirely different.One of the most partial Comentators -Richie Benaud , would have denounced the winning side, followed by Ian Chappell and Tony Greig..It’s Australia that cannot take defeat sportingly..
Ms. Kajol,
Is it fair to blame the Aussies that the unpredictability has been lost? This is like blaming the class topper that no one else comes first
They are cheating!! Do they take steroids? What are your data points for the cheating theory?
You are an Aussie in an Indian name. If you are an Indian, then you are an @## licking spineless one. Shame on you.
LOL tell you what guys go bat with a squashball, remember I still have the mighty GILLY POWER MAGIC BALL, (though still no orders, I wonder why?).
See thats the crazy thing, if the squash ball was performance enchancing everyone would want to use it. Yet I don’t see anyone doing it? Why? Because all it did was change his grip, something batsman do everyday, by double gripping their bat, using different combinations of gloves, inner gloves and padding.
If you honestly believe a squash ball adds more power, go try it. Prove you can hit better with a squash ball. But I have a feeling you will just make an idiot of yourself…. oh wait, its too late.
Andrew should be changing his real name to H.Y.Pocrite
you have no idea what ethics or credibility means. From the Aus. PM downwards the only motto is ‘Win by any means’ (be it Sport, politics or Sale of the century) From the past records its so evident that no one gives a toss about how they win in Aus. as long as they WIN. What can you expect they have nothing else to crow about in the bottom end of the world….and to make all their comments a joke of the day, they are still crying about Muralli….poor little BIG guys…cant read Mural’s bowling action (pot calling the Kettle black). re. your advert its Moronic! no wonder the attributes you have are compatible with ‘Law breaker of the past’ thrown to the a.. end of the world (quoted by a former Aus PM) Wake up and try to reform to suit the real world.
fsquare
Not sure what your point was. Try to stay on point. Try to avoid racial comments as well, lets leave that to the uneducated idiots.
The squash ball is legal as it only modified Gilchrist grip, if you feel it offers a performance enchancement then feel free to use it. Because every rational person knows it doesn’t.
The simple proof of the matter will be that no cricket player will use the squash ball. Gilchrist now that he knows it works during a game, will just get a glove made with padding to replicate the change in his grip and only those with a passing grip on the reality of physics will continue to believe that a little rubber ball can make a Gilchrist. Go buy a squash ball squeeze it a few time, put it in a glove, pick up a bat and see if it helps your game.
Of course fsquare I would love for you to explain why the Sri Lankan team don’t care. If it was cheating don’t you think they would protest.
Andrew you will never know what another persons point of view even if its written in plain english, because you Aussies are one eyed and travels on a single track. Well re. the squash ball ICC is still not ready to answer the public openion of cricket fans around the world, that is THE USE OF A SQUASH BALL IN A BATSMANS GLOVE is it leagal or NOT. As far as all the other issues in the past ICC has given a ruling after Lab tests etc. Also note that ICC is the only governing body in cricket to enforce the rules, forget the Guardians? (MCC has no jurisdiction over Rules of Cricket). Why is the ICC silent about this, Why cant they proove it in a LAB (has to be a Australian Lab with Australian born scientists) and resolve this issue? The simple answer is they are not sure if the results are going to be negative and the Aussies wont like it. I dont think any cricket loving Sri Lankan (we are good sports and our motto is ‘never mind defeat’) is demanding the World Cup back from the aussies they only want the world to know that the methods used by the winining team was or was not within the ICC rules and parameters of cricket. Now if this is unreasonable spare a thought for the Famous Aussies Darrel (NO BALL)Hair,Alu Bat Lillie, GraphBAT Ponting. Any fair minded person will know the Squash ball bas used only 2 times by Gilli and both occasions he got ‘unreal’ scores. The time between the Queensland match & the WC finals were long enough for him to have a custom made glove to solve his GRIP problem. No he did not want to stay within the rules but use the value added Squash ball instead…..and Why?…..I dont think we will get logical answers from the accused so thats why we need to use the Cricket’s Governing body to come up with an explanation….well I forgot the the CEO of the ICC is from the dark side too….well too bad…I give up…..yep…I will give up for now…dont you worry about this mate! we will be back……
Try hitting a sixer keeping a ball badminton ball – The yellow fluffy one – in the gloves.No matter how hard you hit , the cricketball doesn’t cross Mid-off or Mid-on! Let’s see Gilchrist hitting the ball out of the ground with this.
fsquare , you obviously don’t know Gilchrist. Unreal scores are his trademark.
If you want an example look at the recent Ashes series against England. Where Gilchrist has score the second fastest test centuary (unbeaten). He is a world class batsman, who requires no form, but can turn up and destroy the opposition. Go look up his player profile on http://www.cricinfo.com.au
Also Fsquare I won’t bother wasting my time, but basically the MCC makes the rulings on this sort of matter. But hey Fsquare prove me wrong, go down to your local park, get a squash ball and tell me you can hit better. Simple proof it won’t take you long. Of course if you find you feel like an idiot, don’t say I didn’t warn you….
Also if you want further proof go ask any self-respecting batsman if they want to bat with a squash ball in their glove. *Be warned they might laugh in your face*.
Of course if you don’t believe me, you can place the first order for a GILLY MAGIC POWER BALL. Guarenteed to make you hit like Gilchrist.
Just a quick Blurb from Cricinfo
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Employing a high-on-the-handle grip, he pokes good balls into gaps and throttles most others, invariably with head straight, wrists soft and balance sublime. Only at the death does he jettison the textbook, whirling his bat like a hammer-thrower, caring only for the scoreboard and never his average. Still he manages to score at a tempo – 82 per 100 balls in Tests, 96 in one-dayers – that makes Viv Richards and Gilbert Jessop look like stick-in-the-muds.
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Just to compare, the only destructive batsman I would say is Sri Lanka’s Jayasuria. Though the idifference between Jayasuria and Gilchrist is that Jayasura can score on a regular basis, while Gilchrist tends to have lots of low scores and massive high scores.
Andrew……what can I say. When it comes to explaining someone who does not have ‘Empathy’ its kind of difficult to get the message across..Oh! yes ‘Empathy’ has to be explained first…..”Two parts of empathy: Skill (tip of iceberg) and Attitude (mass of the iceberg).” Still don’t get it….hm..ummmm…lets say….” Are you unable to recognize unless it has the same sound as yours?”….well I try some thing else this time ….hang on a minute…….ABC news …mmm..interesting.. read this..NEWS FLASH ABC on line….. “A new report out today claims there’s a crisis in science education in schools across the country (Australia).
The number of students enrolling in science subjects is dropping and there are not enough qualified teachers…..mmm that’s surprising…
The report says science lessons aren’t keeping up with science itself. ….Wala!….mama mia….That explains! no wonder the average Aussie does not undestand science….mmm..that’s not good. Well I am here to help you Andrew my man…..
Read slowly and pause if you have to.. and absorb word by word its then easy to grasp!…… If the SQUASH ball does not have the performance enhancing properties, NO ONE IN THIS PLANET WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY SQUASH……..why you ask me?..good question..you know if the squash ball does not bounce from one wall to the other in a game of SQUASH (played in a squash court) its not SQUASH..ah yes in WA they call it CriQUASH …mmm how come? again good question..Cricket is not played with Squash BALLS (in hand or any where else) and remember if the squash ball is for the grip only IT WILL DROP DEAD AND WILL NOT BOUNCE OFF THE WALL AND ONE PLAYER WILL NOT RECEIVE THE BALLL to return (in squash)…..and I dont know what will happen then. Yes I found the answer….make small hole in a squash ball and whack it in the glove Hic!….ha…ha..ha….hic….and give it to the pinch hitter of the team.. Now that makes sense…….mmm let me see…I might find more examples…next time…
Fsquare by your logic and the lack of protest from the Sri Lankan Cricket team they must be pretty dumb at physics as well.
You seem to think somehow the squash ball can retain the force of the cricket ball and somehow reapply it to the cricket ball.
There is a very very simple experiment you can do to test this. Get a thick plank of wood, maybe at least a 1cm or 10mm thick.
Now drop a cricket ball on the piece of wood from a great height (the higher the better as it will allow you to see the effect easier). Measure how high the cricket ball bounces.
Then try the same piece of wood except put 4 squash balls at each corner, and then see how high the cricket ball will bounce. The cricket ball will bounce a lot less.
If you can’t get the cricket ball to bounce enough to see, try a basket ball, or any heavy ball.
Another example is the difference between a ball bouncing off a road or concrete versus bouncing off grass.
The squash ball actually has a dampenning effect. An extreme example would be the difference between bowling on soft sand, to bowling on a hard wicket. Or imagine trying to bounce off a mattress. Notice the mattress absorbs the energy of the ball.
You see what we are talking about in physics is “impulse”. Do some research on that and you will understand having a soft rubber ball doesn’t help apply force to a cricket ball.
In cricket terms one explanation you might have heard is the term “Soft hands” when defending a ball so it doesn’t bounce back up. The batsman will not grip the bat rigidly, he will instead try to absorb the impact of the ball so it falls dead at his feet, instead of bouncing up for a catch.
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Also if you understand anything about conservation of energy, you would understand that energy never disappears it merely gets converted to another energy.
Have you ever played squash? The force applyed to a squash ball is immensive yet its responding bounce and return momentum off the wall is less than when it first hit. As some of the elastic potential energy is lost again due to friction or heat which results in slight heating of the ball. The ball keeps on going upward until it comes to rest after losing all its kinetic energy again. Due to the lost of some of the initial gravitational potential energy into thermal energy, the ball cannot bounce back to the original height.
What that means is that the squash ball loses a lot of its kinetic energy to heat (or wasted energy). If you ever tried to play squash with a tennis ball you would understand the difference.
I have tried to keep it simple for you fsquare I hope it helps.
One final thing for you to consider. You seem to think the squash ball is in the palm of Gilchrist’s hand, (which it isn’t, look at the video and where he is pointing). But ignoring that for now. Go get a squash ball and put it in the palm of your hand, then get a cricket bat or a broom stick and try to hold it. Notice a problem? The only way that squash ball is even going to fit in your hand, is if it is squashed. Now try to move the bat around, at high speed. Finding it hard?
A squash ball is huge in the hand, its almost as thick as the cricket bat handle. Gilchrist might be a champion but his hands aren’t that unusual.
Are you starting to notice a lot of flaws in your theory. If you don’t understand the physics thats ok, not everyone has the nack. The fact that you think that a ball can bounce therefore it will somehow magically enchance the performance of sportsman suggests a lack of knowledge already.
Sorry for the long post fsquare, if it helps read it slowly and carefully before you make a bigger idiot of yourself. Do some googling on impulse. Also have a look at bat design. The perfect bat is a very stiff hard bat, such as the aluminium bats baseballers use. Wood is more elastic, but is not used because it can’t apply the same impulse, (it bends more than aluminium).
Andrew…
U talk as if u r physist bt i dnt think u understand the first thing abt physics….. Man how can u use a ball dropping on a matress as an example to wt the squash ball does inside gilly s gloves? Dude try keepin a cruise ship on a basin of water… does it float? if not does that mean that cruise ship dsnt flow on any amount of water…
And u keep saying its harder to play with a suash ball inside the glove, and that gilly used it only to enhance his grip… And u say that its the same as using padded gloves or double grips… So y didnt gilly chose any of these simpler methods? A veteran cricketer who has played 268 matches chose the world cup final to experiment with something so hard to get used to as u say….
And Andrew… since u were talking abt apologies.. yes i think if ICC does a detailed investigation including lab tests and if gilly is cleared , we all should say sorry… Unlike the aussies who never apologised to Murali after being cleared or never apologises to Harald Lawood for protesting and getting ICC to ban bowling bouncers which is legal nw , the only delivery the great aussie Sir Don Bradman could not play… This protest went on untill lawoods career was over bt today hw many bouncers per match does aussies bowl?
Today I present to you Andrews Thesis on the Squash Ball used in Cricket
Dumb Physics
Shez please do just a little research. Thats all I am asking.
First lets clear up a few things. First the Bradman incident, the BIG difference between 70 years ago and now, is that there were NO Helmets or any of the protective gear that a professional batsman now wears. Back then a ball to the head could kill or severly hurt a man. The bouncer was re-introduced after better protective gear was introduced. Also the bouncer was not banned, but Bodyline fields were and still are. Go to wikipedia and search Bodyline. But seeing as you are too lazy to do that I will post the law changes here for you to read. No need to thank me.
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As a direct consequence of the 1932–33 tour, the MCC introduced a new rule to the Laws of Cricket in 1935.[17] Specifically, umpires were now given the power — and the responsibility — to intervene if they considered a bowler was deliberately aiming at a batsman with intent to injure.
Some 25 years later, another rule was introduced banning the placement of more than two fielders in the quadrant of the field behind square leg. Although this rule was not principally intended to prevent leg theory, it diluted the potency of short-pitched leg theory, as it allowed for fewer catching positions on the leg side.[18]
Later law changes, under the heading of “Intimidatory Short Pitched Bowling”, also restricted the number of “bouncers” which may be bowled in an over. Nevertheless, the tactic of intimidating the batsman is still used to an extent that would have been shocking in 1933, although it is less dangerous now because today’s players wear helmets and generally far more protective gear. The West Indies teams of the 1980s, which regularly fielded a bowling attack comprising some of the best fast bowlers in cricket history, were perhaps the most feared exponents.[19]
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Also notice that the west Indies use the bouncer the most. If you want to know why bouncers are so effective against Sub-continent teams, I suggest you look at your pitches. That why Pakistan are going to use South African pitches so they can adapt to all pitches, seems a wise decision. Also EVERY TEAM in cricket bowl bouncers even Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. Stop whinging just because your team don’t practice. Australians like bouncers they can score lots of runs off them.
Also Hair and other NON-Australian umpires were NOT wrong. The rules were wrong. Get you facts right. The rules of cricket required a change before Murali’s Doosra (which was BANNED for a short time) was legal again. Therefore those who accused Murali were NOT wrong, the rules governing the action had to be changed. I am not saying Murali was wrong either, but under the old laws Murali’s and lots of other bowlers would have been illegal, its just that due to Murali’s unusual joint it shows more than for other bowlers.
Now to the squash ball. Shez please don’t talk if you don’t understand anything I have written. The mattress example was an extreme example, but a mattress does have springs in it, just like you claim the squash ball is like. See even a spring installed into a glove (somehow) would also dampen the ball’s impact. It would act like a shock absorber (similiar to a car).
So to summarise:
1) Squash ball does not add any extra power and if “used” as you suggest with it sitting in the palm of his hand,(nevermind the extreme difficulty in gripping a cricket bat) it would actually dampen some of the force of the cricket bat. As when Gilchrist “hits” the ball, the bat would squash the squash ball, by the time the squash starts to expand, the cricket ball would have already left the bat.
Once again, look up the word “impulse” and “sport” there are plenty of articles explaining ball physics, not many of cricket but they are out there.
2) Also Gilchrist had the ball to the SIDE of the cricket bat to help correct his grip. Therefore any force applyed was directed sidways to the path of the bat. In other words it was impossible for it to add any extra power.
Fsquare
I am sorry didn’t you understand any of the physics, I am sorry I tried to keep it simple and not use too much jargon.
Of course if I made any mistakes in the physics, please feel free to point them out. But calling the “dumb” without any supporting evidence is the act of a child, not an adult.
Andrews Thesis on Squash BALL used in Cricket continuation…… yes guys the link was lost due to Gravity? Now given below is the formular that Andrew has finally arrived at….read carefully.
Thick Plank +Mattress + Softhands -concrete – grass +Soft sand+Impulse-momentum+friction-Slight Heat = Gravity+Squashed Palm + Broom Stick +High speed+problem+GILLY………quite an amazing theory….mmm….not bad when consider a country lacking good science teachers? (refer ABC on line)….. Now this was in reply to our Man in The KNOW VIJITHA HERATH of the University of Paderborn, Germany, who explained to us the long & short of the squash ball 02.05.2007 http://churumuri.wordpress.com/tag/cricket-etcetera/
Well…… I rest my case the Cricket loving people of the world you can make up your own mind …….do we believe a Quack or a Professor in Knetic energy?…..but wait there is more…..
“Speak what you think to-day in words as hard as cannon-balls and to-tomorrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. ~ Thanks …Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson, how come you found a parallel to you know who…..
This is the stupidest thing about the whole affair Fsquare. Is that multiple newspapers and blogs have used VIJITHA HERATH statement, not one has actually bothered to see if he actually knows anything about the physics of sport and biomechanics.
He is not a professor of anything. He works in the department of Optical Communication and High-Frequency Engineering. Not exactly an expert in physics. Don’t you think if he had any real qualifications he would have told you, not just I work in a university.
Go do some research. Learn to think for yourself. If you weren’t so hate filled you would actually be able to have a coherant thought for yourself. The fact that you merely spout other people’s rubbish and rely on trying to insult other people speaks to both your maturity and lack of knowledge.
Andrew you dont sound very happy! dont worry, a little bird told me today that the ICC is going to investigate…you know what…yes the Squash Ball….Oh! moma….what will happen? Hey Mon Andrew you will after all see the Brighter side of Cricket the game played with a Cricket BALL….and guess what…
In Latin they say……Nemo sine sapientia beatus est (In English: Without wisdom, no man is happy).
fsquare you must be very unhappy without wisdom. It must be easy to ignore facts and let hate cloud your judgement.
I doubt the ICC will waste time on anything like the squash ball when commonsense and the complete lack of compliants from any umpires, officals or players means there is nothing to investigate.
Andrew….for a change your response is short ….not a bad idea…the longer you get you become to show simptoms of interlectually challeged….and ofcourse can’t blame you for that its a genetic disorder….(slight deviation due to atmospheric conditions and attitudinal inclination of the defendent…..silence please!….)
Fsquare I am sorry, must be hard to do all that reading when its easier for you to just insult other people. Live long in your dellusions.
Andrew………
Practice what you preach…I guess arrogance & self-righteousness…always has a price to pay…mmm…I dont think..dellusion has anything to do when you get cought with the Ball in the hand?….learn to live and live to learn…..