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My position
by on Jan 08, 2008 08:54 PM

In partial summary:

1) I agree that the BCCI should appeal because on what has been made publicly available, Proctor shouldn't have found Harbhajan guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt"
2) I disagree that India played "in the true spirit of the game" as per Kumble given its own slow over rates, over appealing, deliberate time wasting, own players not walking
3) I agree that Australia also did not play "in the true spirit of the game" given its slow over rates, over appealing, own players not walking
4) I want the BCCI to allow Sachin to disclose his exact testimony to give transparency to the decision
5) I want Indians to acknowledge and admit that Harbhajan did racially abuse Symonds in India (as proved by Mr. Panicker)
6) I want Indians to realise that the umpiring was the root of all evil in this match, as it facilitated the players losing their cool, control and making bad decisions re: appeals, walking and general decency.
7) I want INdians to acknowledge the umpiring was BAD, not BIASED, as evidenced by the anti-Australian decisions in Sydney
8) I want Indians to acknowledge the inconsistency and fallacy of their comments that it is an anti-Indian conspiracy, given the decisions by Bucknor at Lords last year, decisions throughout the recent ODI series in India and past history - rather that it is just poor umpiring generally.

Cheers
Michael

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