Umpires are there to do a job and if a batsman wants to wait for umpire to give a decision, so be it.
The problem arises when the Australian team says you believe me when I am fielding and taking catches but I am going to let the umpire do the job when I am batting because that is my definition of Integrity. Sorry, but that is difficult for me digest. Why not let the umpire do the job when you are fielding as well? What makes you turn into Mother Teresa suddenly when you go in as a fielder? Michael Slater mentioned on the TV during the TV broadcast on Star Sports that Fielding and Batting are two different Beasts. Why so Mr. Slater? Are you referring to the skills required for two aspects of cricket or are you referring to selective change of character of a person when he changes from a batsman to a fielder? And if it is the second, may I know what makes that transformation in an individual happen? Trust is something that you earn and not demand. Isn%u2019t that something that we learn in real life?
Mr. Ricky Ponting wants us not to question his integrity. Here is a man who was clearly caught behind on the first day, but within his rights I must say, stayed on and ultimately got out to another wrong decision. Then he is questioned by a media person on his catch and appeal against MS Dhoni and he slams the reporters because he is questioning his integrity. This is after all the replays showed
1. Catch was not completed (unless the definition of a completed catch has cha
