Thursday, August 10, 2006

What may we ask is enough penalty?

Allan Border says it's time to forgive Dean Jones for his prejudiced comment on Hashim Amla. He says Deano has paid enough for his crimes. As usual, he justifies this by saying that the Australians have a 'certain way' of doing and saying things. These Australians make me sick. A beer at the end of the day justifies all the filth they spew out on the cricket field during the course of play. And the 'Australian way' justifies anything that the Australians say during the course of life. I guess that's what happens when you come from a land that's so isolated from the real world and a bit too rich for its own good. Get real, Mr. Border. Dean Jones can come back, but you cannot pass off the comment as something that's part and parcel of the 'Australian way'. That's like other people being forgiven for saying Australians are racists. For instance, you wouldn't react as kindly if Sunny Gavaskar were to label an Australian cricketer as 'racist'. Or would you pass that off too as just a reflection of the 'Australian way' of thinking?