Another problem swept under the carpet
Robert Craddock writes in the Daily Telegraph there were sweet words of reconciliation between Australia and India ahead of the Perth Test but meanwhile the ICC was ignoring a lingering issue.
Brydon Coverdale
25-Feb-2013
Robert Craddock writes in the Daily Telegraph there were sweet words of reconciliation between Australia and India ahead of the Perth Test but meanwhile the ICC was ignoring a lingering issue.
The postponing of Harbhajan Singh's appeal against a three-match ban for racial abuse until after the end of the Test series was another example of the game turning its head sideways when eyeballed by controversy. Official excuses that it would take time to assemble witnesses were rubbish. They could have all been in Perth over the last three days.
In the Australian, Mike Coward hopes cricket can move on from the drama of Sydney.
By their demeanour and deeds over the next five days, the elite cricketers of Australia and India have an opportunity to apologise en masse for one of the sorriest weeks in the game in recent memory.
Likewise Peter Roebuck, who writes in his column in the Age that the time for bitterness has passed.
Everyone needs to move beyond the reprisal mentality. Hopefully, it will be a cracking contest. It is not beyond our capacity to ensure the series ends on a high note.
Brydon Coverdale is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here