I think it translates to, if I made sense, I would not be quoted by UD.

Are you sure he did not mean “at the same time chocolates are flavored by humans”

Methinks Navjot Sidhu had probably overdosed on chocolates before making this statement.You know, the best kinds of chocolate -liquor-flavored without the chocolate.

So Symonds has played the race card – surprise ! surprise!

Merely on the strength of his word against Harbhajan, and with no independent audio or visual evidence to back him up, the Indian spinner has been hung, drawn and quartered.

Of course, his (Symonds) defenders will say that he was backed up by Clarke (who waited to be given out despite an obvious nick to Dravid in the slips) and Hayden (that obstreperous Australian , the archetypical ocker, who has been the cricketing world’s leading exponent of sledging par excellence for a decade, himself not in the slightest bit averse to using the choicest of expletives and who rather incongruously ostentatiously crosses himself religiously – in supplication to the God of profanities, doubtless , whenever he reaches a milestone). Someone with Hayden’s propensity for foul-mouthed sledging would be better advised to leave God out of sport or perhaps he does not see the irony. So much for the integrity of the two Australians backing up Symonds.

The alleged incident when Harbhajan was supposed to have uttered the M-word occurred very conveniently for the Australians when Tendulkar and Harbhajan were in the midst of a dominating partnership. Desperate for a wicket, the ever devious, churlish and unsporting Ponting shrewdly orchestrated the ‘incident’ and like a whingeing brat ( ironically something the Aussies are fond of labeling the Poms as ) went running to the umpires (who incidentally had heard nothing and neither had Tendulkar ) to lodge his vehement protestations. The ruse worked as Harbhajan, who had hitherto been batting impeccably, was out soon after. This was one of the few instances when the assistance of the two umpires, Benson and Bucknor (who undoubtedly will be granted the Freedom of Australia for services rendered) was not required in order to obtain an Indian wicket.

Harbhajan has now been done in on a charge of racism without a shred of independent, corroborative evidence. This is patently unfair. It also implies that anyone can complain about anybody else without tangible evidence and the complaint will be upheld. This is a most unsatisfactory state of affairs.

Let us ponder awhile as to the credentials of the complainant, Symonds. Here is a man who was clearly out (for all the world to see except Steve Bucknor, the man in the white coat masquerading as an umpire of the elite panel, no less and who incidentally has similar West Indian antecedents as Symonds) when he was caught behind, off Sharma when on 30 . Symonds was allowed to carry on (with another 3 lives thrown in for good measure, 2 of them stumpings) his merry way to 162. If he had any shred of integrity, he would have walked but on four occasions, he stayed put, no doubt for the greater good and glory of Australia. He also appealed successfully for a non-existent catch (he could hardly fail with the doting Bucknor officiating) against Dravid in the second innings despite bat, gloves and forearm being nowhere near the ball, terminating the magisterial innings of a most disconsolate Dravid. The fact that he has been adjudicated Man of the Match does not say much for the deliberating panel and the knowledge that he is now being feted all over Australia speaks volumes about that benighted land.

It’s all a bit rich when Australians start accusing others of racism. Given their past and continuing record of none too generous attitudes towards the Aborigines, one would have thought they would be the last people on the planet to make such accusations.