With India winning the Nagpur test match squarely and the series 2-0, I think justice has finally been done for that one dreadful afternoon in Sydney. The Australian captain and the team coupled with incompetent umpires had robbed India of a few wickets and possibly a win too. I would have settled for a draw as a fair result for that test match.
It is quite comical to read Tim Nielsen's comments on the 8-1 off-side field that MSD set to throttle the Oz batsmen. He is now talking about the spirit of the game. So my question to Nielsen is very simple. Since when did the Oz cricketers start thinking about the spirit of the game? Isn’t the spirit of the game violated when:
• Glen McGrath bowls a consistent off-side line to Sachin to dry up runs?
• Brett Lee tousles Gambhir's hair after the double century?
• Symonds refuses to walk when he nicks a fat edge in the Sydney test?
• Ponting comes charging from mid off to question the Not Out verdict on Sehwag?
• Jason Krejza removes a bit of leather from the cricket ball?
• Oz players resort to sledging involving all members of the players' family?
• And I can’t stop laughing on this one, a captain of the Australian state side throws his wicket-keeping gloves at a ball that was running past him very rapidly. Isn’t that against the spirit?
Mr. Nielsen please answer these questions with your hand on your heart and then talk about the spirit of the game. You cannot be having one set of rules when you win test matches and another when you start losing.
Personally despite all these happenings I am a very happy person because India is back to the winning ways. I had stopped drinking Fosters beer after the Sydney test in protest and I think now I can drink that bottle of beer once again with a smile on my face. :)
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