On another note, I must address the articles written recently by a cricket columnist I once respected, Peter Roebuck. In this article http://www.peterroebuck.com/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?id=239&dsb=360, Roebuck attacks the captaincy of Ponting and the approach to the Test that Australia undertook.
He goes right after players Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke initially, amazingly criticising Hayden for crossing himself during tests but not first class matches. The point on Clarke is a fair one, but to say he is not deserving of the vice captaincy on one incident is a bit like an English Test selection policy approach.
The criticism of Australia’s conduct at the end is purely hypocritical; where was Roebuck’s article after India defeated Australia in the 20/20 World Cup and then proceeded to dance the house down?
He then begins his attack on Ponting, accusing him of constantly pressuring the umpires (And Kumble didn’t?) and then saying he insulted Indian reporters at the press conference. Sorry Peter, but my recollection was that they rudely suggested he breached the ‘spirit of cricket’ (See previous article).
That’s a rather selective memory you’ve got there.
You lost my respect Peter when you joined a flood of anti-Australian hysteria and then failed to take all the facts into account. Next time, could you remember that there are two teams that play cricket out there?
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