So Rabada accidentally touched Smith when he celebrated the latters dismissal

The following from news24:-

"After starring in the Proteas win over Australia in the second Test at Port Elizabeth, where he picked up 11 wickets and was named man of the match, Kagiso Rabada received the news he certainly didn't want to hear.

SUSPENDED - ICC hit Rabada with series ban

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Jeff Crowe, the match referee in this fiercely contested series, had deemed that Rabada was guilty of a Level 2 ICC Code of Conduct offence of 'inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with a player'.

This was thanks to the incident in which the fiery fast bowler had brushed Steve Smith's shoulder after dismissing him in the first innings of the Test match.

Not only was Rabada fined 50 percent of his match fee, he also received three demerit points. 

This meant that he accumulated nine demerit points within a 24-month period which automatically led to the two-match suspension.

Rabada and Cricket South Africa have 48 hours in which they can decide to appeal the ICC decision.

They are currently seeking legal council on the way forward.

Hey, it's been a long time.

I support the Proteas, but how do you view Rabada's brush with Smith as accidental?? It certainly wasn't hard but it was as deliberate as my ass points to the ground. 

"His reputation includes a huge degree of non-sportsman-like behavior...."

It's so screwed up.

I got kicked out of club and banned from a league for beating up a wicket keeper once haha. Guy was constantly talking even as the bowler bowled. Didn't respond to him at all and didn't complain.

Got out on about 30 odd, as i walked off he said "Bye bye. Fucking wanker." Enough was enough.

I knew if i stormed him his buddies would jump in the way. So i calmly walked toward him bat under the arm and removing my gloves. He was about to say something else but i landed three good shots before anyone intervened. He backpedaled like a b1tch, eyes as wide as a kid on a roller-coaster. Turned into a total fray. He'd done the same to our opening batters so my team were quick to run on and back me up. The police got involved. I got a caution and a ban from the league for that season.

Anyway, the point is that a small bump on the shoulder is nothing compared to being stood over and screamed at when you're on the floor like AB was in the first test. That's much more offensive, aggravating and likely to cause a response than what Rabada did. Warner also had to be retrained from being aggressive towards Quitnie.

CA are always quick to cry foul and always very slow to take responsibility. They are probably the worst of all the big three controlling bodies in the game. I've found England to be a lot more fair in this regard, though i'm sure many will disagree.

Will be hilarious if we still beat them while missing out best bowler. Hopefully this causes a nice rally form the Proteas and they come out guns blazing in the 3rd test.

The Aussies are foul mouthed boorish freaks. They stand there with their foul mouthed sledging all day long. Rabada deserves great credit for his composure as do all the Proteas team.

Of course we know the Aussies are badly influenced by you know who.

Plum,

Don't get me wrong I want SA to shine. What Lyon did to AB was NOT a good look and it has been dealt with by means of a demerit point I believe. If you consider Lyon to have screamed at AB please describe Rabada's reaction when dismissing that little grub Warner?

@ MB

Just speaking from a personal standpoint. If i get out and the bowler looks at me and screams in celebration at the top of his voice, that's annoying but happens all the time.

If however i'm run out, or get out in some way and end up on the floor and the guy stands over me screaming, that would be way more likely to get a rise out of me.

Standing over a person in an aggressive and screaming way while you're way above their eye line in any situation is much more threatening.

In order of what would piss me off the most I'd say (standing over me screaming>screaming at me face to face>shoulder nudge).

Plum,

We must have watched a different game. The one I saw was a bullshit call resulting in AB getting run out at the bowlers end. AB sprawled on the ground as Lyon removed the bails. Then in celebration of what was a MASSIVE wicket Lyon runs over in the direction of the arrogant little C*ck Monkey Warner as Warner is screaming his bollocks off. Lyon has disappointingly lent down and told AB where the change rooms are and dropped, not thrown, the ball on AB's chest. Now I, like most, did not like seeing that. The point I am making is if you class that as screaming, how would you describe Rabada's aneurysm after that beautiful ball to dismiss midget?? Now that's a F*cking scream mate!

@ MB i agree

The guys tend to act like girls when they take a wicket.

I remember Pollock's high pitched wailing. Used to annoy the hell out of me.

Anyway, here's a link to a picture of Lyon over AB.

I think both teams need to take lessons from Tahir on how to celebrate.

Like i said, form my perspective somebody celebrating in my face is bitchy, but fine. Its when someone stands over you and does it like they're trying to humiliate you. Maybe it's too similar to being T-Bagged haha.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-05/match-referee-charges-nathan-lyon-de-villiers-send-off/9514466