Australian players are not guilty any more than other players but the incompetence of match referees must be taken seriously. It is atrocious that Shane Watson's dismal disciplinary record was given scant regard by Chris Broad in this case. I remember ICC being pilloried for not providing Harbhajan's past antics during the Justice Hansen hearing, but in this case the oversight was equally as bad.
Actually not sure what you're talking about here. I don't think anyone's being defensive here in terms of trying to justify Watson's actions or even disagreeing that Watson was extremely fortunate to cop such a mild punishment. People are taking issue with some of Garner's comments on those issues and some of the generalisations that have been made in this thread.
I appreciated his honesty. The pro-test snobbery is a joke. If you're a cricketer and don't really like playing tests you should be allowed to say so. And Gayle didn't even go as far as that.
Don't see how that matters TBH. Pretty sure there's no levelling it off in terms of sum of money.
Michael Jeh on Cricinfo said:
What did I do?
Childish school kid stuff really, The madia gave Gayle a hard time and upset him, so he can act like a spoilt little kid and abuse the Australian team. Dont you think it would be more appropiate to give it back to the media. At least Ponting has a bit more class than Gayle and will just file it under revenge and the day will come.''When they sledge and if you give it back to them, they whinge a lot,'' Gayle said in Perth yesterday. ''They can't handle it.''
Given the amount of bile poured out by sections of the Aussie media and some former Aussie players against Gayle before, during and after the Brisbane Test, I don't see anything wrong with Gayle speaking his mind now....
He's earned it!
Not really mate, Ponting was quick to point out England beat us fair and square, he never hides behind snide little comments about the umpires or makes excuses for poor play. He is straight down the line and has never indulged in gutter remarks like Gayle. Ponting has taken more crap from the media than Gayle ever will and always takes it on the chin and comes back stronger. Credit where credit is due and Ponting is all class when it comes to handling the press and taking his pills.
Not sure he did earlier but certainly takes it all in his stride these days
The pic you postedWhat did I do?
What pic?
Erm it turns out it was Heath. Don't know how I made that mistakeWhat pic?
