Aussies and their Ego!
"I watched Roger Federer [at the Australian Open] the other day and thought, 'What a true champion'," Vincent said on Newstalk ZB."He's the sort of guy you want to watch because he plays the game well and he's humble about it." This actually sums up everything about arrogance on the field and sledging that I've been wanting to say over years.
I think many a times aussies get away with sledging the opponents by covering up the same way hayden did. He says: 'We could be playing kick a cockroach from here to the wall and we'd want to be competitive.' Now, there is a lot of difference between being competitive and then going over the line and sledging and abusing people.
For once, I think technology would help curb this menace at least for the time being. We should have better stump mikes which would be able to hear anything that reaches the batsman's ear. I still dont understand the difference between a racial slur and sledging (care to explain!).
When you call someone a 'pig' (remember Big Brother and Shilpa Shetty), its how the other person perceives that matters not your inner meaning. So, if Gibbs could be banned for racial slur, so should aussies too. And for these players to be convicted we should have evidence on the table.
Bottom Line: Get a big stump mike (mic) with whatever booster you need and record everything. Let a separate panel analyze these tapes after every game. I am sure Ricky Ponting would be the first one to be banned! :) "Talk about red-blooded competition then Mr. Hayden!"
I think many a times aussies get away with sledging the opponents by covering up the same way hayden did. He says: 'We could be playing kick a cockroach from here to the wall and we'd want to be competitive.' Now, there is a lot of difference between being competitive and then going over the line and sledging and abusing people.
For once, I think technology would help curb this menace at least for the time being. We should have better stump mikes which would be able to hear anything that reaches the batsman's ear. I still dont understand the difference between a racial slur and sledging (care to explain!).
When you call someone a 'pig' (remember Big Brother and Shilpa Shetty), its how the other person perceives that matters not your inner meaning. So, if Gibbs could be banned for racial slur, so should aussies too. And for these players to be convicted we should have evidence on the table.
Bottom Line: Get a big stump mike (mic) with whatever booster you need and record everything. Let a separate panel analyze these tapes after every game. I am sure Ricky Ponting would be the first one to be banned! :) "Talk about red-blooded competition then Mr. Hayden!"
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