The Surfer

Why shouldn't England's heroes lighten the load a little?

Max Davidson asks in the Telegraph if professional cricketers nowadays have the freedom to let their hair down in moments of triumph, with their every move being watched

With accusations of ungentlemanly behaviour thrown at England's players after the reported urinating incident at The Oval, Max Davidson asks in the Telegraph if professional cricketers nowadays have the freedom to let their hair down in moments of triumph, with their every move being watched.

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It is hardly an honourable or admirable tradition, but does it deserve the chorus of tut-tutting that has greeted the incident at the Oval? As a diehard cricket fan, I care passionately how England players conduct themselves on the pitch. When they let themselves down, as they have done repeatedly this summer with cynical time-wasting, I am the first to scream abuse at the television. But I cannot work myself up into a lather of indignation about what they get up to when stumps are drawn. Boys, ultimately, will be boys.