Trescothick Admits Ball Tampering

[Collingwood50]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7579005.stm


Cant imagine sucking sweets makes that much difference.

 

[barmyarmy]

I remember there was quite a lot of fuss about this at the time (during the 2005 Ashes). Don't see why Tresco thinks it's a good idea to open this particular can of worms up at present.

 

[Collingwood50]

Indeed. Does a murray mint make that much difference?

 

[Sureshot]

It significantly helps if you eat garlic bread all the time.

 

[MUFC1987]

Nice sensationalist headline for this thread by the way. I doubt he's the first person in history to suck on sweets and put spit on the ball and he certainly won't be the last.

MUFC1987 added 0 Minutes and 47 Seconds later...

Don't see why Tresco thinks it's a good idea to open this particular can of worms up at present.

It's called an autobiography.

 

[CricketFan999]

I'm fairly certain it's common practice in most teams from various articles I remember reading out the time of it's providence. The sweet dissolves leaving sugar in the saliva which means it dries like a fine layer of polish when applied to a surface. ICC don't tend to say anything about it as it's so wide spread and accepted. A bit like those trousers with stripes for shining the ball, bit of a grey region but commonly accepted.

 

[usy]

haha, English cheats ;P.

I want an answer, .

 

[Highlander999]

Well don't ask any of the Pakistan team as they are all high

 

[Jakester1288]

Truse the poms to cheat. They need all the help they can get.

But seriously, why would you tamper a ball at that level. You will obviously get caught or be guilty for cheating.

 

[lightbulb]

2 words-Clever Tresco!

 

[punterpupnroy]

Gee, It is just stupid. Just play the game by the rules and you will have a great game of cricket. Ball Tampering is a bloody recipe for disaster.

 

[SciD]

Age old trick.

Maybe Dravid insipred Tresco. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3413985.stm

 

[Sureshot]

Truse the poms to cheat. They need all the help they can get.

But seriously, why would you tamper a ball at that level. You will obviously get caught or be guilty for cheating.

Any different from using saliva to polish the ball, or throwing it into the dirt to roughen it up?

 

[Ollie_H]

Is it only me that has actually known this for ages? It was said in the 2005 ashes that they were using mints!

 

[Chimp132]

they do it all the time in county cricket, my mate played a game for essex 2s and they all had lockets in their pocket haha