yeah, sledging is another funny one

in that there's some famously funny examples often rolled out, but then you occasionally hear of the streams of humourless, offensive invective that a batsman is barraged with and it makes the whole thing feel pretty cheap.

Like you say, sanctions/warnings feel like they could help - as it's really got nowt to do with the sport.

(nb - I run a badminton club, and have always been quite fond of the gamesmanship side of sport and intrigued by the ways in which you can get a phycological edge in a game - but for me that's always been a subtle thing, not just bellowing abuse at someone until you wear them down - more the way that you act/react to close calls etc)

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on January 7th 2022 at 14:05:21

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So, do I understand correctly (Other Sports) - paulg, Jan 7, 12:27:14
- Protesting is being made illegal, check the news (n/m) (Other Sports) - NorskyNormann, Jan 7, 15:13:07
- Bairstow is morphing into a ginger Gatting though (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jan 7, 14:57:29
- I think if you're in the *Members Enclosure* at the SCG (Other Sports) - norwaay, Jan 7, 13:56:06
- Interesting... (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 7, 13:22:54
  - I've thought for ages (Other Sports) - paulg, Jan 7, 13:31:09
    - yeah, sledging is another funny one (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 7, 14:05:21
      - "Eddo, why are you so fucking fat?" (n/m) (Other Sports) - norwaay, Jan 7, 14:22:33
        
        Every time I shag your wife I eat a biscuit.. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 7, 14:28:43
        
        She gives me a biscuit! (n/m) (Other Sports) - norwaay, Jan 7, 14:54:43
        
        I like the one said to Robert Key "he's sweating cheeseburgers". (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 7, 14:29:50
- WW2 (Other Sports) - KevinBond, Jan 7, 13:02:52
  - And he was abit of a bastard too tbf,but a successful one.😄 (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 7, 13:06:57
    - See also (Other Sports) - KevinBond, Jan 7, 13:11:44
      - Oh I say! 😀 (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 7, 13:15:48
    - Became chief elf (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 7, 13:10:46
- Fat lives matter..🤣 (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 7, 12:53:12
  - Easy tiger, you'll get a lecture..... (n/m) (Other Sports) - Captain Bligh, Jan 7, 12:55:47
    - 👍🙂 (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 7, 12:56:30
- That's just the way people behave now (Other Sports) - Dave in France, Jan 7, 12:41:50
  - & it used to be so peaceful at Tests in Oz, so serene (Other Sports) - paulg, Jan 7, 12:45:58
    - not to mention (Other Sports) - paulg, Jan 7, 12:47:19
- must be more to it (n/m) (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 7, 12:31:35

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