>>There have been a few court cases and no player has been found guilty (of taking bribes, not bad play).
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>Except for the confessions of about 4 of the South African players ...

...well, they might have had a chance of winning :)

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>>I think cricket is nearly impossible to rig, it takes place over 1-3 days, involves so many players and has rules akin to a minor branch of Quantum theory.
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>As opposed to tossing Kabers or eating Haggis both of which violate at least 12 basic laws of physics (includin all three of thermodynamics) <g>


Haggis is a meal best eaten without a full knowledge, or even a passing aquaintence, of neither its ingredients nor method of preparation.

For those who do not know, tossing the Caber is, basically, holding a trimmed tree the dimensions and weight of a telegraph pole in clasped hands and throwing into the air in an attempt to get it to rotate by 180 degrees and land on the end which you WEREN'T holding (but not on yourself or any spectators). Before any of you ask, no, I have no idea how the game is scored, if at all - it does not, however, suffer from interruption by television advertisements, primarily because it is not usually televised. I can think of no sensible scenario for the invention of this sport, nor any possible derivation from a martial requirement: having to carry a large pine tree into battle does not strike me as a particularly fine tactic, although perhaps it pays to confuse the enemy. Perhaps it was the whisky (and/or the haggis). I put it alongside such other great Scottish inventions as the deep-fried Mars bar.


You forgot about wearing a kilt, which violates most of the laws of good manners (at least in a high wind) - as a male I neither instinctively cross my legs when wearing a skirt nor remember that one must needs sit down carefully if not to offend (or startle the horses).

I take it you've heard the *very* old joke:
Queen Victoria (to Highlander):
"My good man, what is worn beneath the kilt?"
Highlander:
"Nothing, yer higness, 'tis all in perfect working order."