95% cricket badger, 5% everything else | Former Rugby Ref | Cricket Umpire & Scorer | Lancashire & Melbourne Renegades supporter. All views are my own
Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Joined March 2011
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Jack Rule retweeted
It’s almost immaterial whether it was a wide or not. The game falls apart if an umpire’s decision can be overturned following aggressive gesticulation from a player.
Jack Rule retweeted
Wide or no wide, you have to respect the Umpire's decision.
If you bully your way into getting a decision reversed it's a terrible look for our sport.
Well fought, Japan 👏🏽
Jack Rule retweeted
This is disgraceful. Regardless if you think it’s a wide or not. Pressuring the umpire and the decision being changed is terrible.
Jack Rule retweeted
The decisions. The pressure. The consequences.
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#TheWargame launches 21 September on Sky.
Jack Rule retweeted
I don’t understand the uproar about the poor turnout at Edgbaston today. England are 2-0 up against the worst Pakistan side seen for decades. We’re talking about a team who can’t bat for more than 40 overs. Why would people take a day off and spend hard earned money on that?
Jack Rule retweeted
Some Hampshire women's players were taken aback by Scott Kuggeleijn's signing and planned to raise concerns to club officials before this morning's U-turn
Full story @cricinfo
cricinfo.com/story/county-ch…
Jack Rule retweeted
I think the biggest thing I’ve learnt from this Kuggeleijn signing is that a lot of people don’t seem to grasp that being deemed ‘not guilty’ in a court of law by no means makes you innocent, a good person or immune from the consequence of your own actions
Jack Rule retweeted
🚨CN: discussion of rape🚨
Kuggeleijn was tried for rape twice. In his 1st trial he said, "She might have said ‘no, no’ a few times but it wasn’t dozens of times." His lawyer claimed she gave 'reluctant consent'.
There's no such thing as reluctant consent. That is not consent.
Jack Rule retweeted
It was literally over a whole weekend. 99.9% of kids and families would be choosing something g other than cricket was on today so why make such stupid arguments unless you’re looking h for clicks??
Jack Rule retweeted
Not saying it's right there's no county cricket today, but it's not quite as easy as saying the ECB should have just decided to schedule matches for today. There's another CC round starting Wednesday, so it would've been unfair on players to finish the latest round today.
1/4
Jack Rule retweeted
This has the potential to be disastrous for lower league clubs, which rely on ticket revenues in a way that Premier League ones don’t.
⚽️ The 3pm blackout has had its day. It’s time to back fans and football.
I’ve written to the Prime Minister. @andyburnham’s been standing up for fans against corporate giants, opposing Infantino’s plan to sell off the World Cup.
🍒 P.S. UTCIAD! I hope we smash Everton today!
Jack Rule retweeted
Seriously? Gloucester made a professional, and correct call under the circumstances.
If the weather forecast was good tomorrow, they would have finished it tonight.
You've posted the table, and it's clear Kent and Northants will be wanting a draw at Durham.
