Went to the SCG for Day 3 of the 3rd Cricket Test against South Africa and on my perusing of the internet, I saw this article from the Sydney Morning Herald, which will undoubtedly be in hardcopy tomorrow.
These Sth Africans started the taunting when they arrived in Australia by saying "we expect to be sledged and will be disappointed if it doesnt happen" and then they feel free to shoot their mouths off in the press whenever it suits them. Now what really gets my goat is that today, Andre Nel spent a good part of his day yelling at our batsmen, playing up to the crowd and basically encouraging the crowd to sledge him.
All day he was waving, clapping, bending over deliberately to the crowd (a subtle moon) and really seemingly enjoying it. Now this article appears. Seriously, there are dickheads the world over, and as per The Yobbo's View, Bryce Courtney is responsible for bringing the word "kaffir" to the vocab of Australians.
But to be honest, surely a 6'4" Sth African can take a racial taunt (no matter its bad taste) without running to the umpire and complaining when he had originally encouraged the crowd to give him heaps? It is impossible to police 24,000 people to prevent racism. It doesnt happen in society, why should it happen at sporting events?
Racism is awful and I don't condone it, but when can we stop looking to the omnipotent "authorities" to save us?
Also, bring back full strength beer! To watch Graeme Smith butcher any chance of Sth Africa making a game of it was horrendous and the fact I had to do it sober even worse!
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