TOSS:
=====

ICC should make a RULE that the video camera MUST FOCUS on the tossed
coin on the ground because match referee can EASILY CHEAT and make the
team of HIS CHOICE to WIN the TOSS.

Also, match referee can BET tens of thousands of dollars/pounds on
betting websites on WHO WINS THE TOSS and then CHEAT especially in an
IMPORTANT WORLD CUP FINALS.

To avoid this POSSIBILITY and PROBABILITY, ICC must make a RULE that
video camera should FOCUS on the TOSSED COIN on the ground BEFORE it's
picked up by the match referee.

Nobody can see the tossed coin on the ground because it is TOO FAR AWAY
from the captains and commentator next to them.

TEAM SELECTION:
===============

I think India made a mistake NOT REPLACING Mohammad Siraj with Ashwin
kept Australia quiet in the league match.

If you want to WIN WORLD CUPS, you have to take that CALCULATED GAMBLE
and BE AGGRESSIVE.

NEUTRAL FAN Mike Brearley:
==========================

I guess Mike Brearley is a NEUTRAL England fan who wants INDIA TO WIN
for the SAME REASON I mentioned in SA vs Aus Semis that Aus won FIVE ODI
World Cups already and hence SA should win.

"Although a neutral, I'm hoping India win for selfish reasons because if
Australia win their sixth title, no team can realistically reach them in
my lifetime, seeing as though the nearest would be on two (India, West
Indies). I love one-day cricket and so I'm hoping it's not 'game over'
for me! Good luck both teams, may the best win," says Mike Brearley, but
I suspect this is not that Mike Brearley.

On 19/11/2023 08:22, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:
>
>
> TOSS:
> =====
>
> ICC should make a RULE that the video camera MUST FOCUS on the tossed
> coin on the ground because match referee can EASILY CHEAT and make the
> team of HIS CHOICE to WIN the TOSS.
>
> Also, match referee can BET tens of thousands of dollars/pounds on
> betting websites on WHO WINS THE TOSS and then CHEAT especially in an
> IMPORTANT WORLD CUP FINALS.
>
>
> To avoid this POSSIBILITY and PROBABILITY, ICC must make a RULE that
> video camera should FOCUS on the TOSSED COIN on the ground BEFORE it's
> picked up by the match referee.
>
> Nobody can see the tossed coin on the ground because it is TOO FAR AWAY
> from the captains and commentator next to them.

If so, blame the captain who tossed it, in this case Rohit Sharma. Also
Cummins was standing closer to him than the referee was.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/india-vs-australia-final-1384439/match-photo

If they couldn't both get there to see the coin before the 67-year-old
Andy Pycroft could pick it up, it's a bad job.

--
David North

On 11/19/2023 1:52 AM, David North wrote:
> On 19/11/2023 08:22, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:
>>
>>
>> TOSS:
>> =====
>>
>> ICC should make a RULE that the video camera MUST FOCUS on the tossed
>> coin on the ground because match referee can EASILY CHEAT and make the
>> team of HIS CHOICE to WIN the TOSS.
>>
>> Also, match referee can BET tens of thousands of dollars/pounds on
>> betting websites on WHO WINS THE TOSS and then CHEAT especially in an
>> IMPORTANT WORLD CUP FINALS.
>>
>>
>> To avoid this POSSIBILITY and PROBABILITY, ICC must make a RULE that
>> video camera should FOCUS on the TOSSED COIN on the ground BEFORE it's
>> picked up by the match referee.
>>
>> Nobody can see the tossed coin on the ground because it is TOO FAR
>> AWAY from the captains and commentator next to them.
>
> If so, blame the captain who tossed it, in this case Rohit Sharma. Also
> Cummins was standing closer to him than the referee was.
>
> https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/india-vs-australia-final-1384439/match-photo
>
> If they couldn't both get there to see the coin before the 67-year-old
> Andy Pycroft could pick it up, it's a bad job.
>
>     --
> David North
>

Captains DON'T go and look at the tossed coin on the ground, they
automatically TRUST the referee.

Lot of people DON'T KNOW how to TOSS A COIN and make it fall close to them.

I used to do it since my childhood.

Even captains of other countries TOSSED THE COIN too far away from them.
I noticed it for years and iirc I said it on rsc years ago that the
video camera MUST BE FOCUSED on the tossed coin on the ground BEFORE
it's picked up by the match referee to make sure there is NO hanky panky.

On 11/19/2023 12:22 AM, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:
>
>
> TOSS:
> =====
>
> ICC should make a RULE that the video camera MUST FOCUS on the tossed
> coin on the ground because match referee can EASILY CHEAT and make the
> team of HIS CHOICE to WIN the TOSS.
>
> Also, match referee can BET tens of thousands of dollars/pounds on
> betting websites on WHO WINS THE TOSS and then CHEAT especially in an
> IMPORTANT WORLD CUP FINALS.
>
>
> To avoid this POSSIBILITY and PROBABILITY, ICC must make a RULE that
> video camera should FOCUS on the TOSSED COIN on the ground BEFORE it's
> picked up by the match referee.
>
> Nobody can see the tossed coin on the ground because it is TOO FAR AWAY
> from the captains and commentator next to them.
>
>
>
>
> TEAM SELECTION:
> ===============
>
> I think India made a mistake NOT REPLACING Mohammad Siraj with Ashwin
> kept Australia quiet in the league match.
>
> If you want to WIN WORLD CUPS, you have to take that CALCULATED GAMBLE
> and BE AGGRESSIVE.
>
>
>
>
> NEUTRAL FAN Mike Brearley:
> ==========================
>
>
> I guess Mike Brearley is a NEUTRAL England fan who wants INDIA TO WIN
> for the SAME REASON I mentioned in SA vs Aus Semis that Aus won FIVE ODI
> World Cups already and hence SA should win.
>
> "Although a neutral, I'm hoping India win for selfish reasons because if
> Australia win their sixth title, no team can realistically reach them in
> my lifetime, seeing as though the nearest would be on two (India, West
> Indies). I love one-day cricket and so I'm hoping it's not 'game over'
> for me! Good luck both teams, may the best win," says Mike Brearley, but
> I suspect this is not that Mike Brearley.
>
>
>

Rohit Sharma DOESN'T have CONFIDENCE in Siraj's abilities and hence
opened with Bumrah and Shami and went to spinners Jadeja and Kuldeep.

That's why I said Siraj should have been REPLACED by Ashwin who would
have BEEFED up the batting AND also would have been HANDY on this SLOW
Ahmedabad pitch.