Cricket

India lose a match that they could have drawn and should have drawn but it wasn't to be. Australia go on to equal the world record and its a pity because they didnt deserve it. The Indians have no one but themselves to blame. But But But Australia didnt deserve it. It wasn't only the umpire's aiding and abetting some really poor decisions , but Ganguly being declared out is the worst. Why did the umpire ask Ponting? And why did Ponting ask Clarke? He has to say he didn't see it not that my player says he caught it.
It ironical to see how the word monkey is thought racist in western culture though it is an everyday insult(and sometimes even a god) in Indian culture. Having said that if harbhajan did call Symonds that he was probably using it in the racist sense. But the time that he said it , India were doing well. Its far more likely that the Australians needled him (as they always do when a batsman actually does well against them) and he responded. And it is a sad state for cricket that Harbhajan could probably have called symonds a f***er or an A$$0 or said he sleeps with symonds wife or fathered symonds children and got away with it (which the Aussies do all the time and such comments are even treated as classics - hows your wife, hows my children) but he can't call symonds a monkey. But ultimately its a matter of evidence. Its Symond's word against Harbhajan and whether or not you believe Harbhajan guilty , you need to show proof. Otherwise what the match referee is saying is I believe Symonds over Harbhajan which isn't a fair decision. By all means ban Harbhajan if proven guilty but share the evidence please.
And even more hypocritical is Mike Proctor hasnt banned Ponting for claiming a dubious catch http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/jan/07prem.htm while doing the same for Rashid Latif. Heck here's racism.
Oh and bye bye Mr Bucknor.
The only problem is that australia will win test number 17 and test number 18. Justice demands that they not win the next one , but as we have seen from this test , Justice is blind - even when there is a third umpire.