Despite the fact that all the evidence clearly shows Haddin was in the wrong, he has still not admitted it, or apologised for it. At the very least he could have said something like - "yeah, that was pretty ordinary but at the time I was sure it hit the stumps, I can see now I was wrong". Instead he has continued to deny the obvious. And gotten all indignant about it - or is that Ponting's work (I get the impression that Haddin and Vettori were happy to let it rest but Ponting re-escalated it). Ponting is clearly a simple fellow who sees the world in black and white, and us v them terms.
If Ponting were a proper leader, he wouldn't have tried to defend the indefensible, but should have told Haddin to be contrite about his actions. If Cricket Australia had some leadership, they'd have told both of them to pull their heads in, admit the error and get on with life.
