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Substitute Law being Stretched?

age_master

age_master

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If Ponting uses it he would be a hipocrite - that said Andrew Symonds could well end up a legitimate 12th man as some point in the series.
 
grecian

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Umm, would be nice if the article mentioned the guy who Pratt was on for, is still out injured to this day.
 
marc71178

marc71178

Eyes not spreadsheets
The thing I don't get is how they can get so much treatment and chat in the 2 minutes or so they're off the field.
 
Burpey

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
Ryan Le Who? Never even heard of the bloke, I'd hardly call him a specialist substitute fieldsman along the lines that Pratt was used.
 
marc71178

marc71178

Eyes not spreadsheets
burkey_1988 said:
Ryan Le Who? Never even heard of the bloke, I'd hardly call him a specialist substitute fieldsman along the lines that Pratt was used.
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And why not?

What exactly is the difference between one team picking using a sub who's nowhere near the team but is no doubt handy in the field and another team doing exactly the same?
 
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