On the popular Rediff website, Prem Panicker observed that "commenting on the officiating, at a time when the odds are in favour of India losing, could be interpreted as whinging. So be it - sometimes, points are worth making, with all force possible. The officiating in this game has been among the most atrocious in living memory."
He goes on to point out that Anil Kumble's "one big mistake on this tour" has been to sit down with Ponting and "work out this ridiculous detail whereby all concerned are supposed to take the fielders' word in disputed catches.
Could Ponting, or any of his apologists, look at that replay and come up with one reason, however specious, for why he should be trusted?"
It was not only the Indian writers working themselves into a lather over the result, in an admirably balanced piece in the
Sydney Morning Herald Peter Roebuck concluded that: "India have been dudded. No one with the slightest enthusiasm for cricket will take the least satisfaction from the victory secured by the local team ... It was a match that will have been relished only by rabid nationalists and others for whom victory and vengeance are the sole reasons for playing sport. Truth to tell, the last day was as bad as the first. It was a rotten contest that singularly failed to elevate the spirit."
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I don't mind the loss to India, because in the above comments they are actually treated like heroes and the Australians despiised...
Ricky Ponting has shown his colours, he has no integrity...
Captains should take note of this and understand that Australians only will keep to the rules as long as it suite them do not be deceived...
