re ^, was any of the examples you gave had anything remotely relevant to a racial slur? sledging is fine, i am all up for it. in fact, i think it is a part of the game that really makes cricket unique. i mean, which other sport can you stand around and sledge the life out of the opposition?
on the other hand - here is where it differs, buddy - singh makes a racist comment. he may not be a racist normally or he may be, who knows, but the bottom line is he said it and symonds and a few others heard it. even the stump mikes picked it up. micky procter charges him and bcci went berzerk, throwing all sorts of threats to the icc and ca. the latter parties yielded to the demands and the prosecutors were asked to just drop it. now, is that a simple case of aussies whinging or the indians trying to dismantle the game they love so much?
frankly, it is not the about the aussies. i refer once again to darren lehnman calling a sri lankan player a 'black cock' during one game. no one was around him, no one was offended by his remarks when he said it. but chnl 9 (aussie owned, if you don't know) threw it out there and lehnman copped the bans. he apologised unreservedly and no one spoke about it ever after. it is that simple, you own up to what you did and its all fine. but singh and bcci obviously aren't used to apologies.
