The Human Element
Former Australian test cricket captain Mark Taylor just said that he agrees with Ian Healy in liking the human element with regards to umpiring decisions. This is topical after Symonds and Ponting were clearly caught out on day one (of the Jan 2-6 2008 Sydney Test vs India) but refused to walk.
I believe if Taylor is going to support the "human element", he should call for the players to do their part and walk when they know they are out. Why put ALL the pressure on the umpires? If Taylor and co. think that technology shouldn't be used to make decisions, shouldn't we insist on a more sporting stance from the players too?
In other news, the Australian team continues to be a bunch of over-aggressive, unsportsmanlike jerks (just watching Andrew Symonds abuse an Indian player on television a couple of minutes ago).
Update: Wasim Akram spells out how I feel: Australians hypocrites