I love every minute of this...all the banter; the hype and the spin. And then there is Shane Warne.
Sometimes I wish some cricketers would keep their big mouths shut. Shane Warne is, in my mind, the best leg spin bowler of all time. However, he is in danger of also being the biggest bighead of all time too. I know there is a lot of hype during a series. Duncan Fletcher's comments were just. We did play the Wizard well. He didn't like it, hence his behaviour on the field. We have seen enough of Shane to know his strengths, his weaknesses and where to score runs off him. That doesn't mean to say that he won't out fox us again...he will. But what it does mean is that we are no longer scared of him. He does take wickets, he does make magic. We know this. We're not worried. His comments and unsportsmanship behaviour detract from his great talent. He is a wizard; a master at his game but when it comes to setting an example to youngsters and handling the press he is often caught with his pants down.
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http://onedayers.com/cricket/odi/articles/2008/01/08/andrew-symonds-monkey-controversy-racial.html
Is monkey a racial abuse?
Mostly, No! Well it matter about what we think about our forefathers - monkeys. I think here we would need a dictionary of racist words since a lot of words are confusing. Is Gay a racist word? Is bastard (uttered by Brad Hogg for the Captain Anil Kumble) racist? Well, one thing is certain. Monkey may be abusive to some extent, but ranks way below Bastard and F***er
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