You have to have some penalty.

What it is is very much more debatable.

Ball tampering has gone on since the beginning of cricket. It used to be seen as a skill. Which I go along with mostly provided that nothing artificial is used. Personally, I find the use of sweets bad, a fingernail more acceptable. But it's where do you draw the line? What becomes unacceptable? So they've drawn a strict line and said that the only things allowable are polishing provided nothing artificial, removing mud after consulting with the umpire and drying with a towel. Everything else isn't allowed. If that's so, there are thousands and thousands of examples.

Posted By: InTheAbsenceOfAHorse on August 21st 2006 at 11:10:10

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Cricket Yesterday (General Chat) - Cat and Canary, Aug 21, 09:56:21
- There was little information being given at the ground (General Chat) - Cat and Canary, Aug 21, 10:16:49
  - I've taken the umpiring qualification...... (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:19:19
    - Pity Darryl Hair hasn't n/m (n/m) (General Chat) - Cat and Canary, Aug 21, 10:20:45
- refund available for yesterday (General Chat) - shoddy, Aug 21, 10:13:32
- not correct (General Chat) - fal5taff, Aug 21, 10:13:00
  - Can't agree with that....... (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:15:07
    - Hm.....well I think things are generally better dealt with on a cricket field (General Chat) - fal5taff, Aug 21, 10:28:58
    - Is that correct within the laws of the game? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 21, 10:20:28
      - There has to be evidence of tampering. What that evidence is isn't stated. (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:24:44
        
        Fair enough. (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 21, 10:31:13
        
        The protest came about as a result of the umpires report to Mike Proctor the match referee (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:39:17
        
        Aha - that explains that (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 21, 10:42:14
        
        what if an umpire sees ball tampering? (General Chat) - mr carra, Aug 21, 10:29:00
        
        What if it was a game in the local park? (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:37:38
        
        The penalty runs thing is new then? When did they introduce that? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 21, 10:40:43
        
        not sure - must be fairly recently (General Chat) - mr carra, Aug 21, 10:46:08
        
        As I said, you don't have to have seen anyone. (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:49:48
        
        could have been done by a fan though (General Chat) - mr carra, Aug 21, 10:57:23
        
        The ball is inspected regularly. (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 11:01:35
        
        as long as they change the ball England aren't really treated unfairly though (General Chat) - mr carra, Aug 21, 11:11:44
        
        But Pakistan are. (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 11:14:56
        
        Balls are regularly changed at the request of the fielding side..... (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:43:14
        
        Interesting - have there really been enough instances of ball-tampering to justify it? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 21, 11:03:45
        
        it seems pointless (General Chat) - mr carra, Aug 21, 11:14:40
        
        It's there to provide some summary justice, to show that it's not allowed. (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 11:16:19
        
        You have to have some penalty. (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 11:10:10
        
        2003. (n/m) (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:46:33
        
        Although I will check my Tom Smith again as to what constitutes evidence. (n/m) (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:27:06
- Your understanding of the laws of cricket is somewhat wrong. (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:11:18
  - And a lack of TV evidence does not mean that something was not seen by the umpires..... (n/m) (General Chat) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 21, 10:13:04
- One can only presume that the umpires will present some damning evidence (General Chat) - The Judge, Aug 21, 10:06:25
- I'm sorry i disagree (General Chat) - Jim, Aug 21, 10:06:02
  - Yep, totally agree with Jim (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Aug 21, 10:09:21

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