Australian W(h)ine

"Often we find ourselves with hands on hips waiting for someone to either face up or someone in the sightboard to move away; all the little frustrations that happen in Third World countries and the heat as well." - Matt Hayden

This comes from a guy whose credential includes: 

1. Blaming the 2005 Ashes loss on God.  

2. Expressing disappointment after getting bitten by a dog. 

3. And let's not forget his arrogant sledging the English after they took the Ashes.

4. Forgetting conveniently that he hails from Queensland which is hotter than India. Is the stadium there air conditioned?

"I have said since I got back that there are a host of things that conspire against you in India. It is a hard place for fast bowlers to keep running in and get through their overs, The sightscreen and spectators play more of a part than they do anywhere else in the world. Their batsmen take up a lot more time than most opposition batsmen do. I mean runs cost you time as much as anything else. When a lot of boundaries are being scored that slows things down a lot" - Ricky Ponting

Well Mr. Ponting, 

1. India is a hard place for fast bowlers regardless of their nationality. If it was so hard on your fast bowlers then what about our fast bowlers who are not as fit as your bowlers.

2. Sightscreen play a part?  Which part ?? The part where you are looking for a place to hide and make ridiculous excuses. What different are Indian Sightscreens are to any other sightscreen?

3. Do our batsmen go and pee in between balls? They have the same 'facing' as your batsmen. If our batsmen were delaying I find it surprising that the Match referee didnt notice it. 

4. Now you blame everything on the boundaries being scored. The remedy lies with your bowlers. If they didnt bowl lollipops like it was some kind of wholesale we could have saved about 3 days each test match.

Is it that tough to accept that a better prepared team beat you fair and square. We didnt need a Sydney or Bucknor to beat you. We didnt put you on dust bowls. We didnt use illegal tactics by levelling false complaints and accusing you of being racist. Like Bhajji said while you and your teammates were busy giving bakwaas gyan by writing books and indulging in fishing the Indians were preparing hard. And this showed on the cricket pitch too