View Full Version : How the ICC could still salvage something from all of this
Wicked Lester
31 Jan 2008, 16:29
I've been thinking about this today and I reckon there's a course of action the ICC could still take which would ease the concerns of the Australians (the team and the public). It is a course of action that should not create undue concerns in the Indian camp.
Put simply, the ICC should release a statement congratulating (or if that's too strong, at least endorsing) the manner in which the Australians handled the issue of racial vilification.
That is to say, the ICC should publicly state that Australian captain Ricky Ponting did exactly the right thing in reporting to the umpires allegations by several of his players that a racial taunt had been made.
In the statement the ICC could go on to note that the process followed its due course and the case was found not to be substantiated etc etc and so on.
If they did this, it would defuse much of the rising angst in the Australian camp and amongst the Australian public. I can't see how India could object to such a statement by the ICC.
Failure to make a statement of this kind leaves the ICC's process for any future racial vilification incidents in tatters. Either they have a policy, which as I understand Ponting followed to the letter, or they don't.
If they don't do something like this, and effectively hang a captain out to dry, then they may as well abandon any pretence that they care about racial vilification.
At least then every captain and every team will know once and for all that the ICC would prefer that racial taunts (and similar matters) are best left sorted out behind the scenes and between the teams.
I've been thinking about this today and I reckon there's a course of action the ICC could still take which would ease the concerns of the Australians (the team and the public). It is a course of action that should not create undue concerns in the Indian camp.
Put simply, the ICC should release a statement congratulating (or if that's too strong, at least endorsing) the manner in which the Australians handled the issue of racial vilification.
That is to say, the ICC should publicly state that Australian captain Ricky Ponting did exactly the right thing in reporting to the umpires allegations by several of his players that a racial taunt had been made.
In the statement the ICC could go on to note that the process followed its due course and the case was found not to be substantiated etc etc and so on.
If they did this, it would defuse much of the rising angst in the Australian camp and amongst the Australian public. I can't see how India could object to such a statement by the ICC.
Failure to make a statement of this kind leaves the ICC's process for any future racial vilification incidents in tatters. Either they have a policy, which as I understand Ponting followed to the letter, or they don't.
If they don't do something like this, and effectively hang a captain out to dry, then they may as well abandon any pretence that they care about racial vilification.
At least then every captain and every team will know once and for all that the ICC would prefer that racial taunts (and similar matters) are best left sorted out behind the scenes and between the teams.They would have to run it by the BCCI first just to get the OK
Adelaide Hawk
31 Jan 2008, 19:21
That is to say, the ICC should publicly state that Australian captain Ricky Ponting did exactly the right thing in reporting to the umpires allegations by several of his players that a racial taunt had been made.
You honestly can't imagine Senile Gavaskar saying something like that can you? He wants the world to believe the poor little Indians are being bullied by those big bad Australians.
They would have to run it by the BCCI first just to get the OK
That would be the Board for Control of Cricket Internationally you are referring to?
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thesting
1 Feb 2008, 11:23
I've been thinking about this today and I reckon there's a course of action the ICC could still take which would ease the concerns of the Australians (the team and the public). It is a course of action that should not create undue concerns in the Indian camp.
Put simply, the ICC should release a statement congratulating (or if that's too strong, at least endorsing) the manner in which the Australians handled the issue of racial vilification.
That is to say, the ICC should publicly state that Australian captain Ricky Ponting did exactly the right thing in reporting to the umpires allegations by several of his players that a racial taunt had been made.
In the statement the ICC could go on to note that the process followed its due course and the case was found not to be substantiated etc etc and so on.
If they did this, it would defuse much of the rising angst in the Australian camp and amongst the Australian public. I can't see how India could object to such a statement by the ICC.
Failure to make a statement of this kind leaves the ICC's process for any future racial vilification incidents in tatters. Either they have a policy, which as I understand Ponting followed to the letter, or they don't.
If they don't do something like this, and effectively hang a captain out to dry, then they may as well abandon any pretence that they care about racial vilification.
At least then every captain and every team will know once and for all that the ICC would prefer that racial taunts (and similar matters) are best left sorted out behind the scenes and between the teams.
I am with you, that would be a great way to throw a bit of cold water on the whole thing. The ICC has been by and large mute on the topic so far so to hear a statement like that would be very refreshing...
And if they added that the abusive comments Symonds made to Singh are not acceptable and also breach the ICC Code of Conduct and should have been reported, then maybe the Indians will be happy also.
But then both sides would have to actually admit that they have something to think about, and neither side is prepared to do that.
That would be the Board for Control of Cricket Internationally you are referring to?
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