One Stephen Waugh seems to attribute the current cricket controversy to cultural differences.
At the end of the day, much of what is happening between the teams springs from an inability to understand each other’s culture. For an Indian, calling someone a monkey is not a terrible insult, and certainly not a racist one.
Others aren’t so charitable. Peter English asks Ricky to ‘open his eyes‘:
Somebody, probably a preschool teacher, needs to explain simply to Ricky Ponting about the damage that has been caused by his team during the Sydney Test. While India burns and fumes over issues ranging from race to umpiring and sportsmanship, Ponting continues to believe his team has done nothing wrong.
In the meanwhile, ICC appeases Indians by replacing the hapless Steve Bucknor for the third test. Is this concession to avoid a bigger battle with the BCCI?
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