Administrators back Australia's aggressive attitude
By Greg Stutchbury
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's hard-nosed approach to cricket,
which was questioned by India captain Anil Kumble after an enthralling
second test ended on
Sunday, has received the full support of Cricket Australia।
After his side had lost by 132 runs, Kumble said that "only one side
was playing with the spirit of the game" after several incidents दुरिंग
the test, which were headlined by India's Harbhajan Singh being banned
for three tests after he was found guilty of racially abusing एंड्र्यू
Symonds।
Harbhajan was cited by match referee Mike Procter after Australia
captain Ricky Ponting complained to on-field umpires Steve Bucknor
and Mark Benson the
off-spinner had called Symonds a "monkey"।
Ponting also signalled to umpires they should dismiss Saurav Ganguly
after Michael Clarke had taken a low catch, while the Indian team वेरे
also reportedly annoyed at Clarke and Symonds standing their ground when they had clearly edged deliveries।
Symonds was given not out while on 30 and went on to score an
unbeaten 161 in the match's first innings, which changed the nature of the game।
Australia also have a well-publicised history of "sledging" or वेर्बल्ली
abusing their opponents to put them off their game, however Cricket
Australia (CA) said on Monday they always played within the laws and the spirit of the sport। "It has always been the Australian way to play the game hard but fair," CA chief executive James Sutherland told reporters।
"Tough and uncompromising is certainly the way all आस्ट्रेलियन
"Tough and uncompromising is certainly the way all आस्ट्रेलियन
teams have played। It does not matter who is the captain.
"This team under Ricky Ponting is no exception ... (and) Cricket
Australia supports the Australian team in its endeavours to play the
game as best as they possibly can।"
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