Inzamam does not need further punishment
With a bit of statesmanship, it should be possible to make it plain to Inzamam-ul-Haq that he acted foolishly and that standing on national dignity is no excuse for a cavalier disregard for cricket’s laws and rules, without exacerbating the crisis
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
With a bit of statesmanship, it should be possible to make it plain to Inzamam-ul-Haq that he acted foolishly and that standing on national dignity is no excuse for a cavalier disregard for cricket’s laws and rules, without exacerbating the crisis unnecessarily and without any loss of dignity or appearance of weakness on the ICC’s behalf, writes Christopher Martin Jenkins in The Times.
Mike Selvey, in The Guardian, shares Bob Woolmer's opinion on Law 42.3. That it's an ass.
Allow bowlers and fielders to scratch, rub, scuff and pick the ball to their hearts content but to do so mindful that this is the only ball they will get inside 80 overs until they get another new one to desecrate.
Read Andrew Miller's piece on the same subject on Cricinfo.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo