Andrew Symonds "drops shoulder" on streaker

[travelling_gerry]

Just listening to the radio and evidently a streaker has run onto the field at the Gabba during Australia's run chase.

As the streaker neared the batting crease Andrew Symonds faced him..dropped the shoulder and "pole axed the streaker"



The commentators are already crying "SHAME SHAME"

Concidering he has "priors" will the big guy get "henjaked"?

[jono]

why?
if he thought the player was running at him he has every right to defend himself.

[travelling_gerry]

havent seen the footage yet....it will be "live" on C9 in Perth in about 2 hours

[Swee_82]

wow.. jsut saw it on the news... reckon roy might be in a spot of bother

[travelling_gerry]

Symonds slams streaker
Phil Lutton | March 4, 2008 - 6:36PM

Controversial Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds could be in more hot water after felling a streaker with a fearsome shoulder charge in the tri-series match in Brisbane.

Symonds has had a frustrating summer on and off the field and took out his anger on the male streaker, who weaved his way onto the pitch in the 10th over.

After evading security gurads, the intruder unfortunately ran into the vicinity of Symonds, who was standing at the non-striker's end.

The towering Queenslander showed his pre-season training with the Brisbane Broncos had paid off when he unleashed a shoulder charge that launched the streaker into mid-air and sent his bare rear-end crashing onto the turf.

While the crowd loved his antics and the bemused Indians saw the funny side of the incident, it is unlikely to go down well with Symonds' employer.

Cricket Australia instructs players to stay away from pitch invaders and leave their capture to ground security.

Under the International Cricket Council Code of Conduct, any physical assault on a spectator or any act of violence during play is a level four offence, which can carry a ban of 10 or more one-day matches.

Symonds is likely to argue that the streaker veered in his direction and his lunge was made in an act of self-preservation


Symonds slams streaker - Sport - BrisbaneTimes - brisbanetimes.com.au

[jargan83]

havent seen the footage yet....it will be "live" on C9 in Perth in about 2 hours

Sorry Gerry but Channel 9 has an agreement with Cricket Australia not to show the footage of people streaking or otherwise clothed intruders on the field

But i'm sure it will be on the news several times tonight now that swee has spoken of it

DISREGARD!!!

[travelling_gerry]

yeah...thats what the radio guys were saying....but they said looks like c9 quite happy to be showing it again and again on the monitors they were looking at...

rules??

[jargan83]

I'm just going on what i hear time and time again watching the cricket on Channel 9 and something i read on the Cricket Australia website once.

Could be just be at the ground

[travelling_gerry]

[slomo]

saw it on ch 7 news , a good shoulder by symonds, it did look like he stightly moved out his way to flatten him, ouch!

good photo gerry....

[travelling_gerry]

vid on the ninemsn site....its a cracker..

Cricinfo - Symonds shoulder charges streaker

[jargan83]

ahhhh that would explain why it wasn't on the channel 9 news, as it's durin Australia's innings and seeing as they are televising that at about 7 i wil assume they didnt want to give too much away

[prop53]

the streaker went down just like a back rower, but oh boy Roy your in striff now.

[slomo]

the streaker went down just like a back rower, but oh boy Roy your in striff now.

must of been his training with the brisbane broncos.....

[prop53]

yeah on that performance the Reds could do with him