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owl in reply to @bobble

Tricky, without actually knowing how widespread it was throughout the game (the Armstrong defence...). But I think, assuming not many other teams were doing anything quite so extreme, it's pretty much reprehensible.

This is also pretty thought-provoking: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/109728513/starc-decline-statistics-show-why-the-english-are-cynical-about-the-last-ashes-series

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BRM in reply to @owl

so thought provoking that no-one else has brought it up except an nz hack writing for a lad's mag.

comparing avgs of a series you win 4-0 against shit opposition with a 2-1 drubbing at the hands of arguably the best team in the world.

must be ball tampering

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owl in reply to @BRM

The world's premier reverse swing bowler seemingly less successful now his teammates aren't sandpapering the ball to encourage reverse swing? Yeah, seems entirely unreasonable to even consider whether there's correlation...

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