I love this …so its acceptable to abuse a player’s mother but racism is totally unacceptable?
And this is supposed to be the “gentleman’s game”

so its acceptable to abuse a player’s mother but racism is totally unacceptable?

Good point. Seems to me like the media does view one form as more acceptable than other. Not saying it’s right but that’s how it is currently.

And this is supposed to be the “gentleman’s game”

I think the Brits themselves destroyed that notion with the Bodyline test series of the 30s.

I think the Brits themselves destroyed that notion with the Bodyline test series of the 30s.

There was a great BBC series called “Bodyline” on that test series that was telecast quite a while ago on DD - I woudl heartliy recommend it to anyone who is even mildly interested in cricker

There was a great BBC series called “Bodyline” on that test series that was telecast quite a while ago on DD

Is that the one that aired in India back in the 80s? The guy who played Douglas Jardine ended up in Matrix as Agent “Mr. Anderson” Smith.

The guy who played Douglas Jardine ended up in Matrix as Agent “Mr. Anderson” Smith.

Yes the 80s. And thanks - I always wondered why Hugo Weaving seemed so familiar ! He also acted in Lord of the Rings as Elrond.

[...] We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to have a cheap laugh at Loren’s sake. “Bharat Mataki”??? Bharat mataki… what? Obviously not being well versed in Hindi, the term “Bharat Maa” (Mother India) and “Bharat Mataki Jai” (Long Live Mother India) seem to have formed into a politically incorrect but amusing nonetheless “Bharat Mataki”. Luckily, for Loren, Indians are not Australians, or they would’ve misheard it as “Bharat Maaki” and accused him of racism. [...]