cricket administracrats and their current woe

There are two major issues resting in the hands of the ICC administracrats at the moment.

One is the fact Steve Bucknor and his complete loss of his facilities.

He cannot umpire another test match on current form.

If he umpires the next test and he gives ten dodgy decisions to India, it may restore the balance, but cricket is the loser.

The second is India’s possible boycott of the remainder of the tour.

If they do so they must be banned from international matches for a substantial period of time.

They are not the first team to lose a match because of bad umpiring, they are not the first team to lose a start player through suspension, and they are not the first team to get angry at Australia’s behaviour.

The fact that all three have happened at once is what would really p1ss you off.

But that is life, and that is cricket.

To merely say we aren’t happy we are going home is not what I thought the Indians would do.

They are lead by an absolute champion bowler, but more than that, he is one of the smartest cricketers to play the game.

Dravid and Tendulkar are also not stupid guys either.

Surely they see this as three separate issues, no one would really boycott a tour just based on the Harbhajan decision alone, would they?

Is the lack of a coach, white, black, brown or pink, starting to show.

Surely level heads must prevail here.

Harbhajan is entitled to appeal, and I think getting 3 games with no neutral evidence is a bit much, but if he really did say what he was found guilty of saying, he probably deserves at least 3 games.

If India boycott this tour, which I do not believe they would, the ICC either has to suspend them or disband as an organisation.

They can give back their gold rolexs and get real jobs.

Cricket can not afford to bow down to any country, Australia, India or Canada, the game is bigger than the team.

No doubt whatever decision the ICC makes will be diluted and will endeavour to make everyone feel warm and fuzzy.

Oh and I do hope the ICC don’t suspend Brad Hogg before he gets dropped.

Drop him first, then suspend him from one dayers.www.cricketwithballs.com "the hooking & pulling specialists"