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Originally Posted by multiweb
I believe he copped a fair bit while touring in India a couple of years ago. At the time "the team" didn't stick for him neither did the Cricket Board for that matter. He became increasingly disillusioned with the people he works for. He's only human, probably a good bloke and an excellent player. Just went down hill from there on. I find comments from Ponting mentionning "he's let the team down" a bit ironic when they played down all the abuse he had to go through. Didn't "the team" let him down back then?  |
Ponting is an [insert choice of word, it's a common name for a Donkey]. If I'd been Symonds, I'd have been disillusioned with both the ACB and my team mates. Neither of them stuck up for him. Personally, I can do without "mates" like that.
As I said earlier, let's compare it to the likes of sex scandals in the NRL, glassings from well known AFL players, and so forth. They didn't get stood down with their contracts torn up. I see double standards from society here to be honest, and if there's one thing that I have an intense disliking of, it's double standards.
Dave