Bloody 'Racism'. The catchword of our time. How about we revert to pre racism and simply go back to "Good Manners" where courtesy and respect were paramount. Don't remember Bradman ever being accused of 'racism'.
Anyway everyone knows that only white people are racists.

If the hopelessly flawed evolution theory was true then Symonds really has not got a lot to complain about! When are the media going to stand up to this PC rubbish. If you can't take being called a monkey then you should not be playing with the big boys. Yes Ponting is arrogant as was Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Tony Greig, Steve Waugh and many other cricketers. Cricket has rarely been a gentleman's game even in Bradman's era.

Another pointless point of view! Its all about reving, in the name of the game its self. Sorry! Cricket is a gentleman's game. Wake up! Its mind v mind. We taunt each others minds, and in the sports world, its the norm.

Cricket does consume most of India.Just today I was talking to a friend who had just returned from there and he was searching for a maple leaf to disguise his idenity for fear of his well being.

Indians need to take a cold shower and break from the psychological shackles of their past British Colonialism,then they will find less reasons to feel inferior.

ATTN PERICLES
From Exchange4media:
Another factor which seems to be going in ESPN-STAR Sports’ favour is the timing of the next Test match. The Perth Test match will begin from 8 am IST, and is expected to bring in a lot more viewers unlike the previous two matches, which, according to media planners, registered low viewership.

From MediaBlab

WESTERN MEDIA KEEPS GETTING INDIAN COVERAGE WRONG SAYS NEW REPUBLIC ARTICLE
New York-based freelancer Samanth Subramanian hits out at cliche’d media reporting about India and asks “Isn't there anyone who can write about India with some complexity?” in an article entitled ‘The Land of a Thousand Newspaper Articles’ in The New Republic.
...He even takes cricket coverage to task criticising the Times of India for producing an “atrocious piece” on cricket, and points out that cricket-crazy India is also a cliché, with domestic games now often played in stadiums so empty “that the sound of bat on ball echoes loudly from the stands.”
Subramanian considers that most newspapers have not been able to meet the challenges of reporting in India.

Great piece once again Irfan, I was reading the post's and wondering when something would crawl from under a rock. Them we had White Warlock, put his 1 cent's worth. As a Anglo male I'll say this to Mr Warlock Irfan is in his country, he is in my country, and we like you to get out, or grown up. And thanks Runner for your comment, every time you open your mouth you reaffirm your stupidity.