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South Africas captain Faf du Plessis is expected to play the Adelaide Test, as legal machinations behind his hearing for a ball-tampering charge delay proceedings until after the series against Australia. cheap soccer jerseys china .On a day when a television reporter attempted to question du Plessis at Adelaide airport by pushing into the group of players and was shoulder charged out of the way by South Africas security manager, it emerged that the ICC hearing is not likely to happen before the third Test is over.A major reason for the delay is Cricket South Africa saying they have engaged legal representation for du Plessis ahead of the hearing. This takes proceedings outside the usual territory, in which a player and team management deals directly with the relevant ICC match referee, and calls for the governing body to also engage lawyers.While it is understood that CSAs legal representative may arrive in Adelaide on Tuesday and there is some chance of the hearing taking place on Wednesday, it could end up occurring in South Africa, with the squad due to depart for home immediately after the end of the day-night match.The convention of engaging lawyers if necessary has been in place ever since former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Rantunga brought lawyers to a hearing in Perth after he was charged with bringing the game into disrepute. He was accused of holding up play after Muttiah Muralitharan was called for throwing by umpire Ross Emerson during an ODI in Adelaide in January 1999.The match referee for that series, Peter van der Merwe, was left to give Ranatunga a watered-down suspended sentence after being threatened with legal action, and the ICC have treaded more carefully with contested charges ever since - ensuring match referees are supported by legal opinion if required.Despite winning the series in Australia in emphatic fashion, South Africas indignation at du Plessis charge for ball tampering has dominated the past few days. From the moment Hashim Amla spoke to the press in Melbourne on Friday with the entire squad behind him, South Africa have taken on a pugilistic mentality.This was summed up on Monday in Adelaide, when the teams security manager Zunaid Wadee twice bundled a reporter out of the way as du Plessis walked through the airport. Reporters had been advised that crews were welcome to shoot vision but not to chase interviews. The footage quickly spread via social media.South Africas tour manager Mohammed Moosajee released a statement defending Wadees actions. The Australian media and Channel 9 News in particular have been advised on numerous occasions over the past few days that Cricket South Africa and captain, Faf du Plessis, are not in a position to comment on the alleged ball-tampering issue, he said.However, despite our best intentions to co-operate with the Australian media, Channel 9 News behaviour has been disappointing. We have advised of our media protocol which has been blatantly ignored, both at the teams hotel on Friday and Saturday and again at the airport in Adelaide today. This is the third incident of a reporter aggressively harassing our players with blatant disrespect of the above-mentioned media protocol.The reporter at the airport disrespected us and continued to harass Faf for comment. The reporter was also in the unusual position of being in the middle of the players walkway to the bus. He was advised to move three times, and did not adhere to this request. The reporter, who also had no official accreditation, then proceeded to lunge towards Faf with an unknown object causing a direct breach of security protocol. The reporter also shoved the team manager in the back.Throughout the tour we have respected all our media obligations and treated media with utmost respect. At the same time, we would like to see this respect reciprocated and will not accept such behaviour as displayed by the Channel 9 News reporter. wholesale soccer jerseys . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. cheap nfl jerseys china . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. http://www.cheapnflchinajerseyswholesale.com/ . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca! Mr. Fraser, Have a question concerning the New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals in Game 6 Sunday. In the third period, an incident with Mike Green and Derek Dorsett happened where Green crosschecked him in the mouth. Clearly bleeding, why was four mins not assessed to Green? And then as Dorsett was skating to the bench with one glove on, he gets hacked by a Capitals player (dont know who) in the foot and trips him with the trailing ref right in front of him watching the entire play happen! Any clarification you can give on this? Thanks. Love your thread. Randy Wolcott --- Id like to hear your comments on the slewfoot non-call on Derek Dorsett in Game 6 of the Caps/Rangers series on Sunday. I do not debate the penalty to Mike Green, as that call was the right one. What I dispute is the lack of call on Dorsett in the seconds leading up to the Green penalty. See Rule 52 and watch the replays of the incident! Thanks,Andrew PangArlington, VA --- You have to help me understand why Greens cross check to the face is not a major and why there is no subsequent league review/action. When you review the replay and look at Green you quite easily see it is a direct shot to the head with intent to cause harm. We talk about getting this stuff out of the game! I think the call here and lack of league action speaks otherwise. Rob Andrews Randy, Andrew and Rob: Thank you for the excellent questions each of you provide as a result of the attempted slew-foot by Derek Dorsett and the subsequent cross-check by Mike Green to the face of Dorsett. I will provide the answers to your question one frame at a time (video link). First rule 52 slew-footing is the act of a player using his leg or foot to knock or kick an opponents feet from under him, or pushes and opponents upper body backward with an arm or elbow, and at the same time with a forward motion of his leg, knocks or kicks the opponents feet from under him, causing him to fall violently to the ice. Derek Dorsett chased Mike Green for a loose puck at the half-wall with back and right side body position to Green who had the lead lane. In an effort to make contact Dorsett extended his left leg behind Greens right leg while applying upper body pressure with his hands and stick in a push motion (vs backward motion) causing Green to accelerate into the boards in an awkward, straight-up manner. There was no reverse/backward pressure exerted by Dorsett and the fact that Green did not fall "violently to the ice" as a result of the significant leg to leg contact might have been prevented by the cclose proximity to the boards where contact was initiated. cheap jerseys china. Dorsett was in fact the player that lost his balance and fell hard to the ice. These factors prevent the Referee from assessing a match penalty under the definition of rule 52 which is the only prescribed penalty the Ref can apply. Dorsett was not clear of any wrongdoing however given the manner in which he took Green into the boards from behind. As the play finished Dorsett could certainly be deemed guilty of a minor infraction for boarding. The cross-check delivered directly to the face of Dorsett by Mike Green on the other hand was done in retaliation for this attempted slew-foot. A time delay resulted from the hit into the boards following which Green turned his body toward Dorsett who had gotten up off his back onto his knees. As such Dorsett was in a vulnerable position with his face exposed directly in front of the enraged Washington defenceman. This reasonable time delay escalates the poor decision Mike Green made to deliver a cross-check to the face of Dorsett from a reflex, spontaneous reaction to a deliberate strike with intent on his opponent who was in a vulnerable and defenseless position. While the severity of the blow to the mouth of Dorsett was not sufficient to fall into the match penalty category, it is beyond a minor infraction (time delay) and definitely worthy of a major penalty and automatic game misconduct under rule 59—cross-checking. This lack of "excessive force" would also be taken into account by the Player Safety Committee in determining that no further action should be taken against Mike Green. Randy, there is no provision for a four minute penalty in the cross-checking rule like we see in the high-sticking rule when an injury results. Derek Dorsett was on his knees and aside from Greens action being a distinct cross-check motion, based on Dorsetts posture at the time high-sticking would seldom be considered by the Referee. Mike Ribeiros convenient stick placement in the skates of Derek Dorsett was "cheap" but not something that needed to be addressed at that time in the game as Dorsett was proceeding to his bench with no stick in his hand and holding his mouth. My take on the play at the time it happened remains unchanged. Mike Green would receive a major and automatic game misconduct for cross-checking while Derek Dorsett a minor penalty for boarding. The teams would play 4 on 4 for two minutes at which point the NY Rangers would receive a 3 minute power-play for the balance of the major penalty to Green. Game 6 provided outstanding entertainment value with great hits, speed and terrific goaltending by both teams. Game 7 broadcast on TSN tonight should be a real dandy. ' ' 'only getting better. ' ' 'g guys, but in a different way. Last year I would say he held back a little, and this year hes been great with the coaches, with us players, and obviously his game is only getting better. ' ' '
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