I fid the whole 'I'm going to abuse the f**k out of you on the field, but when we're off it, I'll be your best mate' philosophy ridiculous.
To be honest, I find all sledging to be outside the spirit of the game. Cricket is about batting, bowling and fielding. Not this 'mental disintegration' crap.
I don't do it on the field, it's just juvenile.
Exactly. The only people who purport this "what goes on the field stays on the filed" sh*t is Australia.
You can't be a set of wankers on the field and 'nice guys' off it. To some its odd, to some of other cultures its just insulting.
As for Tendulkar, i can't recall enough of the issue to determine whether or not he changed his story. If anyone has links i'd be happy to read them. All i know is that he stuck up for his teammate. Whether he lied or not no-one can truly say but you stick up for your mate first and foremost and thats what he did.
It also doesnt help for the opposing argument when Symonds himself said he coudln't be certain what Harbhajan said. And also when your other main witness is a flat out wanker in Matty Hayden whose opinion may be slanted by his hate for the 'obnoxious little weed'.
The other issue here is Indias abuse of their power in the game. No doubt they did that, but hey, England and Australia had ruled the game for its first 120 odd years so unfortunately thats just the way it goes. I certainly dont like it and find the ICB to be arseholes.
But ultimately, for Gilly to come out and call Sachin a bad sport when he played in the most abusive and disrespectful cricket team for over a decade is one of those "glass house" moments.
I still respect Gilly as one of the few respectable Aussie cricketers from this team...but to come out now and say this to help sell a few books is rather odd.
