The troublesome spirit of cricket

Mike Atherton writes in the Times that the spirit of cricket is worthless since it can be interpreted in wildly different ways.

In Christchurch in 2006, Muralitharan was run out according to the Laws of the game and was given out. In Johannesburg 2009, Collingwood was run out according to the Laws of the game and was given not out. To end the confusion, isn’t it time the Spirit of Cricket itself, as encapsulated in the preamble to the Laws of the game, was given out?