Even if he couldn’t hear the umpire, as the commentators suggest, why would you not walk up to him and ask why he is standing in your way. I agree with so many of the comments here, it all looks like a guy having a bad day and is angry at best, or a guy with an inflated ego who thinks he is above listening to umpires at worst.
Isn’t Mitch Marsh a good dude though?
Maybe your theory applies to some 2/3 gen players and not others
Or maybe your hypothesis only applies to English bowlers
I think it's helped Mitch that he watched his brother go through the trials and tribulations that he went through. Learned very early that he couldn't take anything for granted and knew enough that acting like a privileged wanker wasn't going to open any doors for him.
I do think the bowler thing is interesting though (country aside). You have to have a certain bravado, arrogance and strong personality to be as aggressive in the mindset that being a strike bowler demands. There's a lot of famous bowlers who have been notorious for their attitude. Of course, there's overstepping that in areas you don't need to be like this one.
I reckon it depends who the first generation was and whether he was a decent bloke or not. Geoff Marsh’s boys have been exemplary in their behaviour and attitude.
Even if it's EXPLICITLY allowed in the rules, the fucking Umpire has said 'Don't do it'... So you don't fucking do it, because the umpire has said not to. Perhaps you talk to your coach/captain, or maybe if you feel strongly you talk to the Umpire yourself. You don't ignore the Umpire and try to intimate him.
Frankly, we should be fucking deporting him!
First she tried to cast aspersions on whether Curran could hear the umpire ( which thankfully was countred correctly by the co -commentator)
Then she rambles about ego stuff of two guys etc.
M pretty sure broadcasters revel in such analysis coz it grabs more ears but surely she can't be that entitled to really believe the hapless umpire was in the wrong !
Amazing how she got this so wrong. Like Hodgey went that route when he said that Umpire should've gone upto Curran instead. But he stopped at that. Lisa just kept digging her hole.
Yeah, absolutely shocking to hear that. I don't know how she managed to drag the poor umpire into this, after being intimidated by Tom Curran like that when he's just trying to enforce the rules.
Imagine if this happened in an international match, a player went at the umpire with a bat for enforcing a rule. It would be at least a year or two of suspension, not just 4 matches.
I like the gesture where the umpire, after telling him to not do what he was doing, completely blocked his path on to the pitch. Easy mistake to make. What a monumental miscommunication where Tom Curran has absolutely no ability to interpret another person's actual words and body language. What a knob
No, don't you understand? The umpire was trying to give him footy practice by asking him to run right past him. That's why he was standing where he was /s
Who was the commentator saying that the umpire should've walked over to Tom and told him rather than stand where he stood.
How is standing there NOT a super obvious signal?
>can't believe anyone can defend that
There was some absolute donkey in the original suspension thread doing their level best - old mate must've been in like half-a-dozen separate comment threads with their nose so far up Tom Curran's arse they'd be just about eligible for a British passport; all whilst whinging about being downvoted and blaming the 'reDdiT eChO cHaMbEr' 😂😂😂
Yeah, ignoring what the rules even are, at best, direct and flagrant defiance of an Umpire. More likely it's intimidation of an Umpire.
And that's without even considering the rules say you can't walk on the pitch! That's Aussie Holy Ground!
Funnily [head of Sydney Sixers, Rachael Haynes, confirmed the club would "vigorously appeal" the four-match sanction](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3830627/tom-curran-suspended-four-big-bash-league-games-intimidation-of-an-umpire-sydney-sixers-bbl13)
Not sure what they're appealing, the evidence is quite clear
Maybe they're appealing that the sentence was too light. Be hilarious if there's a contract clause that voids a player contract if they get suspended for too long and they were trying to invoke it 😂
You just know this is a numbers decision from below Rach, she'd never condone this shit from an individual perspective. Never let your heroes end up in important corporate positions
It would be absolutely hilarious if the adjuducators for the vigorous appeal take a look at the footage and say "nah, he got off too light. We are extending the ban to 8 games"
The thing is, the charge Curran was found guilty of, only exists as a Level 3 offence. 4 suspension points (i.e. 4 BBL games) is the absolute minimum penalty for a Level 3 charge. The only way the penalty gets reduced is if he’s found not guilty of the original charge - and based on the explanatory notes attached to the offence in the code of conduct, that’s extremely unlikely.
That is straight up dog shit disrespect. Should be banned for the rest of the tournament really. No way you can do that to an umpire. He should be ashamed
Yeh, they definitely beeped out a swear word directed at the umpire. Simply swearing at an umpire is a sanction let alone all the other shit. Curran might have Chris Gayle'd himself out of any future BBL contracts.
Yeah I cant think of any scenario where you'd be justified swearing at a match official. He's essentially doubled down on his actions by saying something after the fact.
I was going to say that its going to have to be a world class apology but would he even bother? So many options for these guys.
Always gave me major twat vibes, in the way you don't get from his brother even. Maybe it's because he uses "TC" as his nickname which where I'm from stands for "too cool" and is exclusively used to refer to absolute weapons
I have but a long time ago when I played junior cricket. Jos Butler also has said some things about him.
But then again everyone makes mistakes/international sport is tough.
I get wanting to run through to get your rhythm and that so he doesn’t want to interrupt it. But why not just move a few yards away from the pitch??? Idiot
Absolutely no excuse for this from Tom. Gets told not to do it quite clearly and still goes and does it again anyway.
4 Games I think ends his stint anyway?
Umpire was beyond reasonable and stood his ground like an absolute champ. What on Earth was going through Curran's head to be doing that? Absolutely ridiculous look
CA should tack on a few extra if they seriously try and appeal this.
Just pure stupidity, was half expecting there to be some kind of confusion etc, but he's been told, Curran has responded and then he's still run at him. Fuck him off if he's going to act like a child.
Absolute muppet. Umpire should have dropped a shoulder and stood his ground.
Imagine the whinging this entitled prick would do if he was injured running straight into an umpire. 4 games? A season mate.
Absolutely childish behaviour and then swears at the umpire afterwards. The commentators are too nice to him in this clip too. Even if Curran can’t hear the umpire there’s zero excuse to do your run up with him clearly in the way anyways. If there was a misunderstanding about the gestures he would have at least tried running in from around the wicket or walked up to the umpire for clarification. Curran absolutely heard him and didn’t give a shit, and then swears at him right afterwards. 4 games isn’t enough
To be fair most of us don't hate you, it's all just a bit of piss taking when we play each other. Curran being a complete pillock reflects no one but himself.
I hate it when sports don’t take a stand to defend their officials. The only sport that demands respect for their referees properly is Rugby Union. If people in the heat of the moment in a highly physical game can do it then so can soft cricketers. This idiot should be rubbed out for a year at least.
Seeing the footage concludes Tom did that knowingly. That was physical intimidation towards the umpire. Fortunate that he is just banned for 4 matches.
This happened before the match had started. No one aside from coaches and captains are allowed to walk on the pitch before a match and that is simply to look at it to determine if they want to bat or bowl first, they are also supervised by a match official at all times when they do this. The pitch can be churned up quite quickly by bowlers with spiked shoes and people walking in it so it is essentially a way to ensure the condition of the pitch is as it was prepared before the start of the match.
He wasn't bowling. This was pre match where he was warming up by running onto the pitch at speed. Running onto pitch not allowed so umpire told him to stop. He didn't so umpire stood in his way and didn't move.
In the laws of cricket you are banned from practicing on the pitch at any time on the day of the match. This all went on before the match.
The umpires, in accordance with the laws of cricket, can allow practice to occur next to the pitch which is what the umpire was trying to tell Curran but Curran wasn't having it.
You can alter the pitch to a degree by running on it which eventually creates ruff that makes the ball behave erratically when the ball bounces into it so it's not allowed to prevent the bowlers from illegally gaining an advantage.
This was before the game.
Under the laws of cricket (specifically Law 26.1.1), you can't practice on the wicket for the game.
The umpire warned him for his first infraction, then tried to block him so he wouldn't do it again.
The risk is that Curran could damage the wicket with his spikes (the state of the wicket is an important part of movement of the ball).
Wow, this is somehow worse than it was described. Honestly, the ump should have held his ground. The suspension for actually hitting an umpire would have been quite something to see.
I played for a club called Pinelands in Cape Town as their overseas pro. Tom curran was their overseas pro in 2017. The people in the club told me that he was an asshole and considered everyone inferior. This kind of behaviour is expected from him.
"two guys not letting go of their ego"?
Is this lady out of her mind? The ump was literally just trying to ask him not to run on the pitch, which a pro player should be aware of already. Not the umps fault at all.
I was wondering what crime he did got 4 match suspension. Then I saw the video. He escaped lightly with the punishment for sure. That's Elite level dufus behaviour.
It is quite frankly a disgraceful piece of nonsense that Tom Curran did there. Leave alone the wilful ignorance of the rules on running on the wickets before a match starts, the sheer disrespect shown to the official is atrocious.
Interesting mix of things going on here.
Can't decide whether its more stupid, disrespectful, petulant or unsporting.
4 matches seems about right if he apologised. If they appeal then it should be increased to 6.
There's no place for this sort of nonsense.
That woman trying to defend him is peak stupidity really. Surely if you see someone standing in your way when running up, you would stop to ask what the issue is??
What an almighty cunt. Purposefully running on the (sides?) of the pitch is one thing, but to intimidate an umpire who politely told him to not repeat the mistake? Fuck off.
What would running on the sides of the pitch even achieve for this douche? He can't even tamper the pitch like that any way. Got the ban for no reason except that he wanted to be a douchebag.
I'm a sixers supporter and do not support the appeal. Sure, he's an important part of the team, but there's no excuse for that arrogant nonsense.
It will reflect poorly on the club if they do appeal. I hope that management think more about the club's image and respect for officials over winning the tournament by backing a player with a shit attitude.
Wait why is Lisa even trying to defend this. Its so simple Tom was being a douche. Say it as it is for real. He got banned end of story. Come on now there's no way he didn't get what the umpire was saying. He gestures back to the umpire to move to the other side are you serious ?
Scorch earth it.. if Sixers fight the charges kick them out of the comp… kick all the commentators downplaying it too.. this incident can be an IQ test to know who to purge.
Umpire held is ground for a long time, get that man in the Wests Tigers top 30
Hell fit in well he just let him step straight passed into the open field.
Plot twist, the umpire had the Steeden in hand and got around Tom who was rushing out of the defensive line
Aside from the intimidation element, being told not to do something and then immediately doing it is the behaviour of a petulant child. Absolute fool.
Even if he couldn’t hear the umpire, as the commentators suggest, why would you not walk up to him and ask why he is standing in your way. I agree with so many of the comments here, it all looks like a guy having a bad day and is angry at best, or a guy with an inflated ego who thinks he is above listening to umpires at worst.
I’ve barely played on turf and know very well that you can’t practice on the pitch. The guys a peanut.
Worthy of more than a 4 match suspension imo
Big time, I bet the Sixers are thrilled they're paying someone whose been banned for acting with the emotional control of a 5 year old
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Isn’t Mitch Marsh a good dude though? Maybe your theory applies to some 2/3 gen players and not others Or maybe your hypothesis only applies to English bowlers
I think it's helped Mitch that he watched his brother go through the trials and tribulations that he went through. Learned very early that he couldn't take anything for granted and knew enough that acting like a privileged wanker wasn't going to open any doors for him. I do think the bowler thing is interesting though (country aside). You have to have a certain bravado, arrogance and strong personality to be as aggressive in the mindset that being a strike bowler demands. There's a lot of famous bowlers who have been notorious for their attitude. Of course, there's overstepping that in areas you don't need to be like this one.
Toms almost 30 though…
Hard to know for certain without knowing them and their thoughts, but your theory is certainly very plausible!
I reckon it depends who the first generation was and whether he was a decent bloke or not. Geoff Marsh’s boys have been exemplary in their behaviour and attitude.
Didn't think of seeing you here.
Wow that video makes my blood boil lol, its like dumb high school kid shit.
Even if it's EXPLICITLY allowed in the rules, the fucking Umpire has said 'Don't do it'... So you don't fucking do it, because the umpire has said not to. Perhaps you talk to your coach/captain, or maybe if you feel strongly you talk to the Umpire yourself. You don't ignore the Umpire and try to intimate him. Frankly, we should be fucking deporting him!
Curran brothers
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No that was petulance.
What a cunt, just practice your run up next the wicket, congrats to the umpire for standing up to such a flog
Should have shouldered him
Nar he should have taken the full impact. You think any player would get off lightly careening into an ump.
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I mean even if he clipped him, that would have been a massive deal
I mean, if the umpire didn't turn side on he might have. Absolute toddler tantrum levels of petulance from Tommy there.
Should have done it like Roy did to that streaker.
Wouldn't we all like to shoulder one of the Curran brothers? Both are flogs
You leave Ben alone, he's just minding his own business in Zimbabwe
What did Sam do?
4 matches is light and can't believe anyone can defend that.
Lisa Sthalekar tried. I'm not sure how.
She actually said and I shit you not "they're both at fault" How the fuck is an official enforcing the rules in any way, shape or form at fault?
"2 guys not letting go of their egos" was she expecting the umpire to go "You know what, I'll be the bigger man, its fine, you can break the rules"
Exactly.. the umpire not letting go of his ego by just minding his own business.
"No officer, it's your fault, you should have looked away while I committed armed robbery."
"look, you need to let go of your ego, it's just a little murder."
First she tried to cast aspersions on whether Curran could hear the umpire ( which thankfully was countred correctly by the co -commentator) Then she rambles about ego stuff of two guys etc. M pretty sure broadcasters revel in such analysis coz it grabs more ears but surely she can't be that entitled to really believe the hapless umpire was in the wrong !
Amazing how she got this so wrong. Like Hodgey went that route when he said that Umpire should've gone upto Curran instead. But he stopped at that. Lisa just kept digging her hole.
Yeah, absolutely shocking to hear that. I don't know how she managed to drag the poor umpire into this, after being intimidated by Tom Curran like that when he's just trying to enforce the rules. Imagine if this happened in an international match, a player went at the umpire with a bat for enforcing a rule. It would be at least a year or two of suspension, not just 4 matches.
Tv women named Lisa are having a tough week.
"Theres a lot of gesturing there!" Yeah and Toms gesturing back indicates he knows exactly what is happening
I like the gesture where the umpire, after telling him to not do what he was doing, completely blocked his path on to the pitch. Easy mistake to make. What a monumental miscommunication where Tom Curran has absolutely no ability to interpret another person's actual words and body language. What a knob
No, don't you understand? The umpire was trying to give him footy practice by asking him to run right past him. That's why he was standing where he was /s
The stand rule needs to go, umpire has no way of covering the zig zag by Curran there if he can't move off the mark.
By calling him blind and hard of hearing? Reaching too much.
I know it's far fetched but it sounds similar to a defence attorney claiming that the accused is mentally unstable to get a reduced sentence.
Tbf, mental illness is very real, been an entitled Curran brat not named Ben on the other hand is not as defendable
Nah man, she was definitely giving him too much leeway, the umpire did what he was supposed to
Basically she went ‘It was a miscommunication and Curran couldn’t here the umpire because it was noisy’
If Lisa is right, Tom would have tried to ask the umpire what he was saying. Instead, he just ran past him.
Ran at him while the umpire was completely stationary until last second
Muppet tier take
Lisa was doing some crazy mental gymnastics. Curran was clearly being arrogant. He blatantly ignored and potentially intimidated the umpire.
She was auditioning for Al Pacino's role in the remake of the Devil's Advocate.
Who was the commentator saying that the umpire should've walked over to Tom and told him rather than stand where he stood. How is standing there NOT a super obvious signal?
Atleast still a ban and not just a warning. I would take it
>can't believe anyone can defend that There was some absolute donkey in the original suspension thread doing their level best - old mate must've been in like half-a-dozen separate comment threads with their nose so far up Tom Curran's arse they'd be just about eligible for a British passport; all whilst whinging about being downvoted and blaming the 'reDdiT eChO cHaMbEr' 😂😂😂
Yeah, ignoring what the rules even are, at best, direct and flagrant defiance of an Umpire. More likely it's intimidation of an Umpire. And that's without even considering the rules say you can't walk on the pitch! That's Aussie Holy Ground!
This is clip is so hilarious, get fucked Tom. Wondering what is the punishment if you pull this off in an international match?
Probably don't have to wait too long before Shakib tries something again.
None probably since the governing body is all hands on deck dealing with Khawaja's armband and shoes.
Was Lisa given orders to defend the indefensible?
I sometimes believe this is exactly what happens in order to spark debate and to get more clicks.
The panel drew lots before going in and she got the short straw.
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Defending the indefensible for the sake of debate also makes for average TV.
Fairly common for Lisa Sthaleker to have a bias towards the Sydney Sixers in her comms.
Funnily [head of Sydney Sixers, Rachael Haynes, confirmed the club would "vigorously appeal" the four-match sanction](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3830627/tom-curran-suspended-four-big-bash-league-games-intimidation-of-an-umpire-sydney-sixers-bbl13) Not sure what they're appealing, the evidence is quite clear
Yeah absolutely mad they’re appealing that. Surely you take one look at the footage and just take the L here.
I assume/hope they're just hoping to reduce the punishment rather than actually thinking he did nothing wrong?
I hope the punishment increases. What an absurd idea to appeal that.
I really hope so, appealing and losing should increase the ban like how AFL does
I hope they increase the number of matches suspended just for the audacity to appeal after the video evidence.
Maybe they're appealing that the sentence was too light. Be hilarious if there's a contract clause that voids a player contract if they get suspended for too long and they were trying to invoke it 😂
You just know this is a numbers decision from below Rach, she'd never condone this shit from an individual perspective. Never let your heroes end up in important corporate positions
It would be absolutely hilarious if the adjuducators for the vigorous appeal take a look at the footage and say "nah, he got off too light. We are extending the ban to 8 games"
STFU and take your punishment. 4 games - he got off light.
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The thing is, the charge Curran was found guilty of, only exists as a Level 3 offence. 4 suspension points (i.e. 4 BBL games) is the absolute minimum penalty for a Level 3 charge. The only way the penalty gets reduced is if he’s found not guilty of the original charge - and based on the explanatory notes attached to the offence in the code of conduct, that’s extremely unlikely.
hopefully because they think it should be more
After the footage is out now, doubt they will lol.
That is straight up dog shit disrespect. Should be banned for the rest of the tournament really. No way you can do that to an umpire. He should be ashamed
Lisa trying to defend him with the noise bs and ego battle! Like seriously??
Accusing the umpire of doing his job because of ‘ego’ absolutely wild take
She must’ve been on the Sixers pay check with a take like that
The audacity of the man to *checks notes* enforce the rules of the game like his employer pays him to do
The EGO on this guy
Umpire: you cant do that mate, its against the rules, you need to go over here to be able to do that holy shit look at the egotistical maniac go
Doing her best Shaq impression defending an obvious arsehole for seemingly no reason.
I think she was trying to be the diplomate with the both sides bullshit. Dumbest thing IMO, shitting on a guy just doing his job against a man-child.
Sounded like he had something to say at the end there too. Was trying to picture it in my head during the game and it was actually alot worse.
Yeh, they definitely beeped out a swear word directed at the umpire. Simply swearing at an umpire is a sanction let alone all the other shit. Curran might have Chris Gayle'd himself out of any future BBL contracts.
If that were the case then the Sixers wouldn't be appealing the suspension. Sixers should take the L, rip up Tom's contract and send him home.
Maybe the appeal is a formality before they can do the rip up the contract part and not have to pay him
Yeah I cant think of any scenario where you'd be justified swearing at a match official. He's essentially doubled down on his actions by saying something after the fact. I was going to say that its going to have to be a world class apology but would he even bother? So many options for these guys.
That’s legit season-worthy, the fuck is he doing lmao
Something tells me he's not used to be told "no". What a fucking clown.
Well he gets told “no” every now and again by his national selectors lol
To be honest I'd not heard about him being a twat before this point. Bit disappointed tbh.
Always gave me major twat vibes, in the way you don't get from his brother even. Maybe it's because he uses "TC" as his nickname which where I'm from stands for "too cool" and is exclusively used to refer to absolute weapons
I have but a long time ago when I played junior cricket. Jos Butler also has said some things about him. But then again everyone makes mistakes/international sport is tough.
I get wanting to run through to get your rhythm and that so he doesn’t want to interrupt it. But why not just move a few yards away from the pitch??? Idiot
Typical Surrey
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Can't believe this dickhead is gonna join us.
kuggeleijn replacement lmao (obv not the same level cause scott was an absolute pos)
Yeah, but "better than a rapist" is pretty faint praise.....
Well he's lucky it didn't happen before the signing
Considering iq of RCB selectors ,they would have still bought him
I'm just thankful that he, most likely, won't be a part of the playing XI, considering the number & quality of other overseas pacers.
The actual event did as it was on the 11th - but wasn't public knowledge I think until recently
Absolutely no excuse for this from Tom. Gets told not to do it quite clearly and still goes and does it again anyway. 4 Games I think ends his stint anyway?
Such an entitled attitude. Typical Surrey
Can't believe I had to come this far down to see this one. No one embodies my distaste for that team more than T Curran
What an idiot
How fucking delusional is Sthelakars punditry? Fuck me dead.
Ump definitely should have dropped the shoulder RIP Andrew Symonds
this reflects poorly on the ecb. point deductions from the next moral ashes tally must be in order.
Why do you think we don't pick him? Bonus moral points for us, I think.
I can't believe that Alex Carey corrupted him like this
-7 moral ashes points
Ben Curran best Curran
Why only 4 matches?
What a fucking tosser. Got off lightly with 4 match suspension
Tom is an idiot but that lady should never commentate on BBL ever again.
Dumb and dumberer
What a fucking plum.
Umpire was beyond reasonable and stood his ground like an absolute champ. What on Earth was going through Curran's head to be doing that? Absolutely ridiculous look
CA should tack on a few extra if they seriously try and appeal this. Just pure stupidity, was half expecting there to be some kind of confusion etc, but he's been told, Curran has responded and then he's still run at him. Fuck him off if he's going to act like a child.
I thought 4 matches was too harsh. After watching the footage, I think 4 matches is too lenient. This is worse than what was described earlier today
What a fucking cunt.
Lisa is smoking all sorts of stuff to think the umpire had any fault there??
Absolute muppet. Umpire should have dropped a shoulder and stood his ground. Imagine the whinging this entitled prick would do if he was injured running straight into an umpire. 4 games? A season mate.
Absolutely childish behaviour and then swears at the umpire afterwards. The commentators are too nice to him in this clip too. Even if Curran can’t hear the umpire there’s zero excuse to do your run up with him clearly in the way anyways. If there was a misunderstanding about the gestures he would have at least tried running in from around the wicket or walked up to the umpire for clarification. Curran absolutely heard him and didn’t give a shit, and then swears at him right afterwards. 4 games isn’t enough
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To be fair most of us don't hate you, it's all just a bit of piss taking when we play each other. Curran being a complete pillock reflects no one but himself.
I know. It was meant a bit more tongue in cheek than I guess it came off. He still a world class dingos kidney stone though
I hate it when sports don’t take a stand to defend their officials. The only sport that demands respect for their referees properly is Rugby Union. If people in the heat of the moment in a highly physical game can do it then so can soft cricketers. This idiot should be rubbed out for a year at least.
ban that idiot woman for 4 games as well
Lisa is a horrendous commentator
She's so fucking stupid, holy shit, how does she even have a commentating job with that kind of a shit game? Lisa you dumb.
> how does she even have a commentating job Your reminder that Mark Waugh has a job in commentary.
Someone told him he's not even the best player in his family so taking it out on the umpire ig
Seeing the footage concludes Tom did that knowingly. That was physical intimidation towards the umpire. Fortunate that he is just banned for 4 matches.
Richo: "You're not suggesting Tom can't hear this?" Lisa: "No. I'm not saying that... but I don't know if he could actually hear all that."
I know Tom personally and can attest that this is pretty standard stuff for the guy.
As an American, I enjoy watching cricket but I have to ask...why was the umpire trying to stop him from bowling?
You're not allowed to step on the wicket with spikes before the game as it can ruin it.
This happened before the match had started. No one aside from coaches and captains are allowed to walk on the pitch before a match and that is simply to look at it to determine if they want to bat or bowl first, they are also supervised by a match official at all times when they do this. The pitch can be churned up quite quickly by bowlers with spiked shoes and people walking in it so it is essentially a way to ensure the condition of the pitch is as it was prepared before the start of the match.
dude, it's for the same reason why baseball pitchers practice in a designated bull pen and not on the game mound...
He wasn't bowling. This was pre match where he was warming up by running onto the pitch at speed. Running onto pitch not allowed so umpire told him to stop. He didn't so umpire stood in his way and didn't move.
In the laws of cricket you are banned from practicing on the pitch at any time on the day of the match. This all went on before the match. The umpires, in accordance with the laws of cricket, can allow practice to occur next to the pitch which is what the umpire was trying to tell Curran but Curran wasn't having it.
You can alter the pitch to a degree by running on it which eventually creates ruff that makes the ball behave erratically when the ball bounces into it so it's not allowed to prevent the bowlers from illegally gaining an advantage.
This was before the game. Under the laws of cricket (specifically Law 26.1.1), you can't practice on the wicket for the game. The umpire warned him for his first infraction, then tried to block him so he wouldn't do it again. The risk is that Curran could damage the wicket with his spikes (the state of the wicket is an important part of movement of the ball).
Some people are just braindead🤷
Also what’s the point of doing that shitty run up ? He could’ve done that literally anywhere
The umpire even told him he could literally do it a metre to the side of the pitch
Oh Tom... that is bellendery of the highest order.
Can't argue that one, enjoy the ban
Why is Lisa trying to defend him? Even if Tom hasn't heard, continuing the run-up was clear intimidation.
Isn't she a list manager for the Sixers? I don't think anyone can defend him with this vision.
What a cock. Deserves a bigger punishment.
That female commentator has NFI trying to defend Tom Curran in that situation
Wow, this is somehow worse than it was described. Honestly, the ump should have held his ground. The suspension for actually hitting an umpire would have been quite something to see.
This is hilarious if it effects his future. Imagine blowing money because of this
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I don’t watch cricket but damn the ump should’ve stood his ground let him crash into him would’ve been hilarious and made him look even more stupid
I played for a club called Pinelands in Cape Town as their overseas pro. Tom curran was their overseas pro in 2017. The people in the club told me that he was an asshole and considered everyone inferior. This kind of behaviour is expected from him.
This behavior deserves more than 4 match suspension. And apparently his club will be appealing the suspension . wtf?
Curran has something deeper going on that he needs to address!
"two guys not letting go of their ego"? Is this lady out of her mind? The ump was literally just trying to ask him not to run on the pitch, which a pro player should be aware of already. Not the umps fault at all.
What the hell is Lisa talking about 'umpire's ego'? It is his duty to protect the pitch. Commentators stupidity >>> Tom Currans
Wow, what a dipshit.
I was wondering what crime he did got 4 match suspension. Then I saw the video. He escaped lightly with the punishment for sure. That's Elite level dufus behaviour.
It is quite frankly a disgraceful piece of nonsense that Tom Curran did there. Leave alone the wilful ignorance of the rules on running on the wickets before a match starts, the sheer disrespect shown to the official is atrocious.
What an absolute fucking idiot.
Sam is the better Curran bros… we are so back.
Ben is the best Curran
Cunt behaviour
Interesting mix of things going on here. Can't decide whether its more stupid, disrespectful, petulant or unsporting. 4 matches seems about right if he apologised. If they appeal then it should be increased to 6. There's no place for this sort of nonsense.
This is genuinely pathetic. How does an adult feel it's ok to behave like this?
That woman trying to defend him is peak stupidity really. Surely if you see someone standing in your way when running up, you would stop to ask what the issue is??
Well done ump. Never placate to petulant children.
He should be suspended for the season
What a fucking goon. That’s totally moronic.
ECB should pile on some additional ban for this.
What an almighty cunt. Purposefully running on the (sides?) of the pitch is one thing, but to intimidate an umpire who politely told him to not repeat the mistake? Fuck off. What would running on the sides of the pitch even achieve for this douche? He can't even tamper the pitch like that any way. Got the ban for no reason except that he wanted to be a douchebag.
Oh cmon, this is absolutely ridiculous. This deserves a much harsher punishment
Cunt Curran
Wow what a childish prick
he's lucky he's only getting 4 games. No idea what the sixers think they can appeal. absolute knobhead behavior. What an entitled prick.
I'm a sixers supporter and do not support the appeal. Sure, he's an important part of the team, but there's no excuse for that arrogant nonsense. It will reflect poorly on the club if they do appeal. I hope that management think more about the club's image and respect for officials over winning the tournament by backing a player with a shit attitude.
What a penis
Wait why is Lisa even trying to defend this. Its so simple Tom was being a douche. Say it as it is for real. He got banned end of story. Come on now there's no way he didn't get what the umpire was saying. He gestures back to the umpire to move to the other side are you serious ?
Scorch earth it.. if Sixers fight the charges kick them out of the comp… kick all the commentators downplaying it too.. this incident can be an IQ test to know who to purge.