How can his 'integrity' be questioned?...I remember his 'umpiring decisions' in the Sydney test in 2008..."HE" gave Ganguly out...I think he he is more reliable that technology....He should be the umpire cum captain of Australia..
Ponting is an arrogant wimp and crybaby with an alcohol as well as attitude problem. His dream run was due to his using ILLEGAL reinforced bats.
Remember, when Ponting was scoring all those centuries, he was using an illegal bat. Now that he is not allowed to use it, we see his real form (and nasty character).
Only we produce gentlemen cricketers, e.g., GR Viswanath, Kumble, Murali, Dravid and Sachin
AUSSIE CRICKET PLAYERS ARE LIKE THAT. THEY ARE NOT SPORTIVE AND CANNOT DIGEST DEFEAT, THAT TOO THE DEFEAT AGAINST THEIR TRADITIONAL ENEMY THE POMMIES.SO THEY WILL DO ALL THEY CAN JUST TO SCORE A WIN.WHEN INDIANS LAST PLAYED THEM IN SYDNEY THE INDIAN PLAYERS WERE VICTIMS OF ATROCIOUS UMPIRING DECISIONS. AUSSIES CLAIMED ILLEGAL CATCHES.THE AUSTRALIAN SKIPPER AND THE MEDIA BRUSHED THIS ASIDE SAYING THAT BAD UMPIRING DECISIONS ARE PART AND PARCEL OF CRICKET.BUT NOW WHEN EVEN CORRECT DECISIONS ARE MADE BY TV UMPIRES THE AUSTRALIANS ARE SEEN ARGUING RUDELY. THIS IS WHAT DOUBLE STANDARDS IS ALL ABOUT. WHEN DECISIONS FAVOUR THEM THE AUSSIES WELCOME THE TECHNOLOGY BUT WHEN IT IS AGAINST THEM THEY COMPLAIN.
I am bemused and now very much convinced about the Australian mentality to tom-tom their own as the greatest! First, before the point is missed, Ponting should be fined and penalized for a match or two for unbecoming and boorish behavior, with an umpire, when the referral has been turned down by the third umpire.Getting back to the commentators Bill Lawry, Shane Warne et al. Phew! the Aussies have been bowled out and out batted to near submission so far in this test, and they go on and on about the Australian fight back! yes they took 5 wickets , but for about 170 odd runs and the lead is currently 265 runs!They talk of Prior taking his chances, but forget he is an accomplished batsman with a few notable test centuries! they keep talking about the controvercial deciison of the umpire to give Prior not out as Johnson had overstepped! This has happened to a few Indian bowlers during the India- Australia series, but never was commented as controversial! absolute rubbish and biased commentating! Australia are probably the biggest cry babies of sports that i have seen, and next to England and South Africa! Now the latest is England are leading by nearly 350 runs and the Aussie goose is well and truly cooked!
now ponting is dancing to the tunes of england!!!! showing all his frustration!!!!just like steve waugh tried to defeat us in AUS in his last series as a captain!!!!but failed badly and later cried openly!!!!now its turn of ponting!!!!
Re: Only match fees
by Moshadi Maino on Dec 27, 2010 02:24 PM
It is just like with Warne and Murali. Our own slavish media hero-worships the former and demonizes the latter. There is not one mention about his cheating with drugs & women
this characterless rogue took money from bookies, took performance enhancing drugs --- and lied both times when caught.
cheated on his wife and kids -- the number of women he pawed and harassed are too numerous.
And yet there is no mention of all this. What to say about our media which has its nose firmly pressed to his bottom??
Contrast this with the shabby treatment meted out to the thorough gentleman Murali, and you will see what I mean.
Cricket-wise, there is no comparison. Warne is not fit to even carry Murali's kit.
First time the assies are feeling the heat of technology. Earlier they use to influence the unpires thru pressure tactics and demoralize the players thru sledging and other immoral foul plays
ponting is a gentle man and alim dar a rouge of the ICC.Australians are all gentle men .can escape killing Indians and harassing Indians but still respected by all indians-what a paradox.Ponting will escape with a light punishment whereas if commited by a Paki coild have attracted life ban-God bless us
