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Sulieman Benn Brad Haddin Mitchell Johnson Fight | Perth
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Super stuff for all of us wankers who can have our own opinions considering we’re not there in the middle. The clip starts with a little Ponting-Bravo jab yesterday just to warm things up. The last time there was a physical confrontation on a cricket field was when Gambhir elbowed Watson – interesting to see what the outcome of this one is, considering Stuart Broad’s dad is in charge here.
P.S. Just watching it again and again – Billy Bowden looked, well, handicapped (by his neutral-umpiring role)
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Dont worry about the outcome australians will always get away everytime making it look like the opponents fault everytime..they are the masters in doing this.!!
AUST TEAM IS GOING CRAK .
WESTIND i love u
ANS THIS BAD BAHV WITH VICRORY
Yeah these aussies are downright cowards.Look at Watson using the corner of his mouth to pour abuse.They don’t want to be caught on the camera.Pussies…
Obviously brewing up from the last test, where Benn was giving it some all day. Nice to see the Aussies getting a bit back for a change, they usually just pick on the little guys (Gambhir)…
he m aus mad see world mad and he m w.l work see life good ok. AUS ? see one vs try ok. the end try talk meet Aus see TV ?
you two are idiots. how was thus Aus fault at all?
PLEASE FOR GOD SAKE,CAN ANY one Tell me how TO PLAY THIS VIDEO I hav Clicked Play but nothin Appears PLEASE HELP
@ozi – it looks like nothing’s happening – just wait for a while – it’s actually buffering and will play after about 30 secs depending on your connection speed
If Benn was colliding with Johnson, what the hell Haddin has got to do with it, that too to the extent of pointing his bat?
If you remember the sydney gate, it was Symonds poking his nose when Harbajan and Lee were involved in a harmless incident.
I am not able to view the video. Has it been removed
No it’s there. Wait for a while after pressing play – Admin
Australin cricketers are cheaters
Good on you Benny Boy, as most of the other comments have shown, the world through knows just how guilty the Aussies truly are for this type of behaviour.
STAND YOUR GROUND BIG BENN
i not from Australia but we all have the video clearly with out any one editing it to make anyone look guilty or not but it was clear Benn went overboard in his anger he was furious and fuming it seems like he wanted to fight physically over some silly words with Haddin it should never get physical there where he was wrong it doesnt matter if your aussie indian or sri lankans no cricketer should be fighting that’s crossing the line
WHEN AUSTRALIANS SHOW LIKE THIS,SO
UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE GOING TO
LOOSE THE MATCH.IF BENN WOULD HAVE
WANTED,HE COULD HAVE SLAPPED THEY BOTH.
its benn who has done mistake …dnt always point out at the australians
We Australians are the Biggest F**king cheaters in the world cricket. We are very smart and we never get caught on the camera.
Do you remember the incidence between Gambhir and Watson? Who was punished? Of course gambhir was banned for one test match. This time Ponting has done the same thing to Bravo (punching Bravo) and he will walk away without any penalty.
We have learned this technique to irritate opponents and then back away. We irritate opponent up to that extent that the guy on the other side completely looses his control. We are the smartest guys on the earth!!!!
Steve.
This is not the first time happend ausies hate other players.. i hate ausies.
I am supporting Ben.. I don’t think he has done anything wrong. If the batsman had a problem he should have told the umpire. Why keep your hand in a snake hole and say the snake bit me and take it to the ICC for code of conducts etc. If at all there are any charges,it must be given to Aussies. But Stats say australians are good at sneaking away from every dispute and allegations. I don’t know why ICC also favors them !!
benn right, they alwas ret to get off with stuff because their are the most domine team i the world, but we in the caribean is more aggressive don’t take shit from non one, it could even been the billy bo he woud hav get it 2
I am from the W.I. and was a huge fan of Aus until this series began. I know Aussies are kings of trash talking on the field but they couldn’t handle it when England was giving it to them in the Ashes. Actually, I felt sorry for them then but right now they can go to hell. They were crying like babies in England and from day 1 they have been giving it to W.I. They are punks, cheaters and sore losers. I love Ponting but he is the worse hypocrite on the field. Brett Lee always talk trash but for him it is not personal. Also, Johnson has been trying to HURT Benn with the ball from the first test. Good for u Benn. Stand up to those punks.
Benn should a thump him inna him rass. They tried it with Samuels last series as well. Remember how they were talking trash to Xavier. Them lucky nuff yardman nuh on the side…like Powell and Samuels fi back up Big Benn.
very unprofessional
i saw the incedence and felt sorry for Benn poor fellow can not control himself.
perposefull interception of Jhonson while trying to field, formal alteration between Haddin and Benn could be ignored as part of game giving formal warning. Despite umpires advise Benn did not stopbut still I could have forgiven the cursing part if Benn stopped there. but approching the batsmans in offensive manner the touch incident atleast 2 match ban (personal thinking 5 match ban)
lol, well even though i think aussies are at fault here, you gotta give it to them! thye’ve got balls messing with a big boy like Benn. that dude is f**cking huge!
I am from Barbados. The aussies never thought that this was gun happen ya kno. Them really dont know Benn. Haddin thought that he was going to just roll over and even say sorry. Ya Mad. Benn dont really ramp or play ya kno. This aggression, both verbal and physical is what we have been missing for a long time. Think back and realise that all these rules and laws have be made to try to stop windies men from being aggressive. The truth is aussies really scared of our reactions cause day aint know how to depend it. Cricket is not just a game for use ya kno, it is a passion. Aussies want to be world bullies, but we winides men know how to really fight.
well done benn
The collision was accidental. The problem was haddin’s bat pointing that aggravated Benn. The punishment should be served to Haddin for his bat pointing, not Benn.
this is good news now they will taste there own way of talking ……
Unfortunitly I’ve been seeing this kind of attitude from Australia for that last 15 yrs and every time the opponent is blamed. Ricky is one of the best bastsman around but he is a very very poor cricketer. If i see him anytime i’ll spit n his face and tell him thats all u deserve. If u dig deep he will have a list of incidents longer than his good inning’s. few eg. Eng Vs Aus ashes is australia. Ponting was out cought at third slip and even after the umpire (David Shepherd) gave out he stood there for what? India vs Aus in Australia he cost India the match, by giving the umpires his decision of outs. everybody says BCCI is powerful but i don’t think its more powerful than CA. they they seems 2 get away with every offence they do. Poor cricket. Ricky and his them mates should be seveirly punished for their attitude.
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Well done Benn boy. Why does Haddin have to interfere? Coz Johnson is a scared little pussy. Haddin had no business to finger. Could someone remind him and those one-eyed commentators what Clarke did when Tendulkar was trying to run a single off him in CB series?
As for Ponting he will remain a hypocrite forever.
Typical Aussie behaviour. Am I surprised?
brilliant stuff!
Australians should know better than to mess with Benn, he should have decked him just for the fun of it. As he so eloquently put it “What de f*ck you expect me to do big man” (naturally the big man comment was just slang cause Benn makes him look like a dwarf).
You blokes are all on crack….Benn is a Sh*t Stirrer and has been talking smack all series……..do you blokes know how to write correct English let alone be objective……….LOL wankers!!!!
This is such a biased commentry from the commentators
HAHAHAHA. I love the comments mate, Poor old billy boy!
C’mon Aussie C’mon! Benn is a co*k he can dish out plenty but when it comes to taking some of his own medicine…
…he a pussy! lmao
Well done Haddin and Johnson. Two of my favourite players in world cricket at the moment along with the Akmal Brothers of Pakistan
Aussies are wankers, congenital wankers.
I cannot believe the commentators – unprofessional idiots.
Unfortunate incident but Benn did the right thing. He took a stand for all the other teams that are surprise by the behavior of the Australian and don’t know to react.
What is expected of him when Haddin threatening raise his bat in his face and the umpire did not rebuke him . I hope the WI cricket board would support Benn on this because it is clear he was only resisting the agressive constant abuse both physical and verbal.
This is not a Good Behavoir
Benn thinks he is better than he really is. As a crap player, frustrated by no wickets, he has to waste time attempting to provoke the other team. This is why Australia reacted. Get tired of some lanky tit wasting time, can’t keep his mouth shut.
I suppose you would be frustrated if you had only won a few tests and 15 years!!!
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incidents like this happens .i know benn cross the line but thing lookes real ugly for benn from icc prospective . remember wat clarke does to sachin in c.b final have a look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FonmI9eFRYk
what a racist blog! Why are subcontinetntals so racist and full of hatred all the time?
As for being bullies, it obvious who want to be one – and it isn’t the Ausitraians.
benn must need to hit ausies with ball.
I’m not sure if mitchel johnson is to be blamed for the incident with benn. but one can clearly see who’s at fault in the one involving ponting and bravo. ricky ponting is the biggest SOB i’ve ever seen on a cricket field. and i’m sure he’ll get away with it this time around as well as these aussies have on numerous occasions in the past. bravo should’ve punched ponting in the face. it’s really an insult to the likes of lara and tendulkar when ponting is compared to them. he’s a sore loser.
from darrell hair(the biggest mofo of all time) to ricky ponting, they are all bl**dy RACISTS!
I knew this ausie _________ will do such a things against all the test playing nations to grab the bullshit no. 1 spot…. …Next victim will certainly be pakistanians…
“fight” LOL oh my buddha!!!
Big Ben… toughen up, good to see his fellow team mates support him, oh wait, they didnt..
As for Hadden, he has a great bite….
As for past incidents, West Indies would have to be one of the most arrogant/dominant forces in the 80′s / 90′s, but lets not forget when Steve Waugh knocked over the big man curtley.. and dean jones firing up with a broken thumb! far as i can tell Aus. are very proud and good to see Windies with some heart….
Judging by the comments, seems idiot comments are from groupie chicks or idiots who havent played the game
The use of “Fight” is a search engine pleaser – Admin
Many comments here show how little many people understand the rules. A batter has the right to run from one end to the other without contact from any feilder. A batter is not expected to run around a feilder as they have limited space to complete the run.
Personally I am surprised at the hatred and poor languague used by the cricket followers on this forum.
You should be ashamed by your resentment.
Peace friends. Lead by example. Peace.
i am from Antigua and we west indies people very passionate in every thing we do an we nar go play round . ben is just asking him why did he point his bat at him for whats wrong with him you guys take every thing for a joke
I find it hilarious that all you from India, SL and Pak are having a go at the Aussies. Yes, the Aussies mastered sledging under Steve Waugh, but you look at any match these days – both teams are sledging each other constantly. The Aussies just know how to reign themselves in and treat it as part of the game. Except Symonds… Good on the Aussies for standing up to Benn – he’s just used to intimidating with his height.
As for comments about Johnson trying to hurt Benn with his bolwing, you’re blind if you don’t think it ALWAYS goes both ways. Cricket is more about psychology than any other team game. Each team is always trying to put the other off their game.
The big issue is making it physical as opposed to verbal. Benn lost it when he shaped up to throw the ball. It just shows his weakness. If he’s that tough, he shouldn’t need to throw the ball – just speak, or even better use his bowling to do the threatening.
WAY TO GO WEST INDIES THAT’S HOW YOU SHUT THE AUSSIES UP LETS HOPE OTHER NATIONS SPECIALLY THE SUBCONTINENT COUNTRIES FOLLOW THE WEST INDIES, NOT IN THEIR PLAY BUT AT LEAST THEIR AGGRESSION IN RESPONDING TO THE AUSSIES
You whinging, crying, pathetic Indians and West Indians on these forums (__________) are the saddest and sorriest excuses for life forms I’ve yet to encounter. Not half a brain cell between the lot of you. You probably think you’re with some hot girl as your b/f blows you. Don’t worry about reality, just keep spouting your moronic, cowardly, delusional shit. Because that’s pretty much all you’re capable of, isn’t it? That’s pretty much all you’ve got.
Good to see justice was done and that f*ckhead Benn has been rubbed out for a couple of matches. Pricks like that shouldn’t even be playing cricket. Someone carrying on like that wouldn’t even be allowed to play in the Australian team because they actually have some self-respect. Oh, but I’m sure it’s all some conspiracy to frame a non-Australian isn’t it you pack of retards?
hahaha Haddin and Johnson rock, why don’t the WI team go home and cry to mummy…
Wow – I can’t believe Nine Sports has the nerve to keep Ian Healy on as commentator. His bias is so overt it’s almost nonsensical…
Ha ha i would of loved to see Steve Waugh try that with Curtley Ambrose, While the Aussie do sledge now days there arrogance is crap especially that shown by there captain guess thats why we lost the ashes in how many years??? OH and yes i am an Aussie but Haddin pointing his bat is disrespectful in any culture….
I love these fights on field.. But Im not sure how bosudi aussie team get away from penalty with these all the time…even here jst see the last part when Johnson comes in the way when Suleiman is talkin to Haddin…and some crap commentator tryin to defend him…I call it cheap very cheap in fact
well done ben.that what cricket is all about,bajan
Chris Broad said ‘there was every chance he (Benn) would have received a lesser penalty had he pleaded guilty’. While, Haddin has been fined 25% of his match fee and Johnson 10%. When Haddin and Johnson are pleaded guilty and are fined then Benn should have been not guilty. I am confused….
Anyway Aussies have stinking attitude problems. Every series they play (home or away) with any country they have issues. Its proven…..
Yes, Mr Bucknor is racist. Against black people. Mr Broad is racist. Against anyone who plays the Ozzies (despite being English). This must be true because everyone is out to get anyone who doesn’t share their skin colour or culture. Despite Andrew Symonds (who certainly would go too far with the intimidation in my opinion) being black, he must be racist against black people.
Jeez.
If you could see yourselves – it’s racist to assume everything you don’t like is racist, don’t you realise?
The Australians are masters at the nasty sledge and I do believe they go too far – I believe the odd comment is fine, especially if it’s funny but some of the abuse is just not sporting, in my opinion. Mind you, the Windies give as good as they get and have done for many years. Still, the Ozzies consider it part of the game. Maybe it’s cultural? I think it’s unsporting to not applaud the opposition if they make a good shot and this is something I see in matches in India all the time. Cultural, I think but I’m still going to say that I don’t like this behaviour, not that it’s automatically due to the colour of the skin of those I disagree with.
Anyway, sticks and stones – surely that’s not limited to any culture, surely everyone’s mum told them some variation?
Mr Benn is rightly in more trouble here for threatening (badly and not very believably) to hit someone with a ball and subsequently denying he did anything wrong (not guilty). Pointing a bat is terrible manners but hardly likely to make someone fear they’re about to be hit from 30 yards away. Mr Benn also has form for attempting to trip a batsman when he should be out of the way – by any sporting definition, if not the rules, this is bad behaviour in a sport renowned for its sportsmanship. Worse than sledging.
Rickly Ponting is a streetfighter type and certainly goes too far, in my opinion, with the win at any cost stuff, but he’s not a cheat as such and I doubt very much that he gives a damn about where you are from or the colour of your skin. I give him the benefit of the doubt on that catch in the Ashes (watch it again, with objective eyes) but I don’t feel I can do the same thing with Mr Benn’s agressive finger pointing from 2 feet away. He’s a big boy and seems to be used to people being scared of him. Australian men are, for better or worse, taught to never back down – especially to someone bigger than them.
Grow up guys, make your arugments with reason and calm and you do your country proud. Continue to go on with this race rubbish and you damage, if ever so little each time, the enormous goodwill that the world (including me, my wife is part Indian) holds for the Indian people and culture – with all it’s faults and greatness.
Steve Waugh is probably one of the godfathers of the ‘mental disintegration’ (rudeness, in my mind) but he loves India and its people – at least he always says so. He spends time and money helping, I believe, orphans over there. There are many problems in Australia but he chooses, despite everything, to help in India. I don’t believe he’s being paternalistic (Australia can hardly claim to be father-like to India, even though some Poms may wrongly feel this way), I don’t believe he wants to show anyone up – he just saw a problem and thought he could help. Remember, this started before India had become the powerhouse it is now becomming so it’s a perfectly reasonable, moral and good thing to do.
Despite the gutter press on both sides, Indian people are enormously popular in Australia. Mr Sewhag is considered almost a god by some people (slightly tongue in cheek) and everyone absolutely loves Mr Tendulkar. Mr H Singh not so much but he’s obviously a bit of a knob – just look at the Sreesanth episode. Mind you, I probably would have slapped Sreesanth myself. Sorry, that’s bad taste and wrong but Mr Sreesanth is as annoying to people as Ricky Ponting is.
Anyway, my point is that it’s racist to tar all people with the same brush just becuase they come from a particular place – that’s sort of the definition. I’m Australian but I’m not white. Well, a bit of me is (I’m a proud mongrel) but of course I’ve seen racism in Australia. However, the vast majority of people find this abhorrent, which is why they get upset and start to look at themselves when they are called racist. Perhaps this is ‘mental disintegration’ of a whole culture? Hang on, then it starts to become, yes, racist!
BTW, I checked out the attacks on Indian students in Australia (I live in the UK now), being appalled like most people and horrified that someone from my country would behave this way. You know what? Most of the attackers reported aren’t descended from English white people anyway. Many of the ones that were identified in the reports came from or were descendants of people who came from – Somalia, The middle East, Greece, Italy and other non western European places. Sort of like me, actually. Race is unlikely to be the issue, more that the unfortunate Indian students felt they were in a safe place when Australia, despite being safer than many places, still has arseholes who will mug you if you look like an easy target. Particularly in some of the areas they were attacked in. I, or any of my white friends, would be unlikely to walk around some of the places they were attacked in at the times they were attacked without a police escort!
To finish, Jeez. Argue by all means, I love a good discussion about sport – even the unsporting bits – but don’t fire off the race card all the time. When do you come across appalling, evil racism people might just think you are going off again and not give it the attention it deserves.
Whew.
By the way, just becuase Mr Haddin and Mr Johnson were guilty (as they pled) doesn’t mean Mr Benn must therefore be, ipso facto, innnocent. The fact he claimed to be when obviously he was at least as bad, if not worse than the others is, in itself, a mutiplier of his guilt here.
In any court of law with any pretense of justice it’s more than feasible that people on all sides involved in a bar brawl can be guilty of behaving like idiots.
In my estimation the offences were –
1. Mr Benn intefering with Mr Johnsons’ run. Anyone who thought this was accidental is fooling themselves and Mr Benn has form.
2. Mr Johnson pushing Mr Benn during this inteference. Akin to diving in football, I feel.
3. Mr Haddin being rude with his bat. It would have been much worse if he raised the bat to make a hitting motion but pointing is also agressive, if a bit less so.
4. Mr Benn crowding the mid-pitch gardening session and Mr Benn pointing with his arm inches from Mr Johnsons’ ear in an agressive manner.
5. Mr Johnson swatting away Mr Benns arm. I don’t believe this was accidental either although I’d be a bit worried with an angry Mr Benn shouting and pointing this close to my head !
Evens, I think on both sides. Except there was only one Mr Benn and as I said earlier, he denied any wrongdoing.
Whew Terumo – that’s the longest comment ever posted here
Sorry, I just get upset at the racism stuff. Being mixed race myself I have found people in Australia to be (generally) less racist than many other places I’ve been – but that’d be stereotyping, wouldn’t it?
racist = ar*ehole
ar*ehole (doesn’t necessarily) = racist
ahah nice. although I have to admit it’s both benn and haddin’s fault. Haddin wasn’t even in this – he should’ve just left benn and johnson alone.
Yes it was because of Haddin the whole show down started. But i still do say that Benn should not be charged at any case. It’s not because i am an West indies fan, South african or an Indian fan. My religion is cricket and follow whole heartedly wherever good cricket being is played.
I request ICC to take a step on this and give aussies a warning. They (Aussies) are representing their country and millions of people around the world are watching. And one must act & behave like professionals. And i feel pity for those Aussies who support these kind of incidents. This speaks about their culture and for God sake what is Autralian board doing. The Team is following the Captian’s footsteps. He (Ricky Ponting) himself is leading from the front. It was rightly commented earlier in this blog that Ricky Pontings Incidents (rude behaviour & stinking attitude)are more than his good innings.
I believe aussies seriously need some help…. They need a doctor…
And i would appreciate if a panel is formed in ICC, which inludes all major cricketing countries as members in the board unlike only two or three country members who can control & govern the board , which always give an biased decisions for Aussies.
I remember Arjuna Ranatunga.. A fearless captain cool of SL team was giving a hard time to Aussies.. I liked him a lot. Same manner.. Benn I am in your side.. ________________ (removed)
Let them know bajans don’t stand for foolishness – I bet they would not have tried that with Garner and Marshall years ago. For years those aussies getting away with foolishness – I know I couldn’t play this game professionally, because I wouldn’t last long as a WO player. Straight-up bredren!!
greatest website ever.
Aussies are the kill-joys of cricket. When they are playing, it gets more like a war than a game! It is sick!
Great to see you DO notice these casual things that happen on the field (which are thrilling to watch
and are uploading them for us.
Thanks man.
It’s nice to see the Australians pleading guilty and admitting that what they did was wrong. But what does Benn do? Plead not guilty. The arrogance of the wanker. If there are any WI players in the team with any sense of decency or pride in their collective country they should smack Benn around the head – he seems to be in considerable need of it. Talk about highlighting the difference in sportsmanship between Australia and the West Indies. Perhaps the WI players have the same sort of delusional attitude many of the morons posting on this site have – that everything their side does is right and that everything the Australian side does is wrong. Just look around the world at which cricketers are getting banned – Indians, West Indians, Pakistanis…. Notice, no Australians, no Kiwis
And with the typical bias of Cricinfo, Benn wasn’t abusing or sledging or arguing, he was “remonstrating”; when Benn went to hit, poke or shove Haddin “there appeared to be some incidental contact”; but then it was Johnson who made it ugly when he “pushed Benn away”; followed in their story by Gayle’s lie (surprise, surprise) about it not being Benn who made contact; and then the excuse for Benn that he’s not really a bad guy, it’s just that he has a “competitive nature”. F**k I hate the bias on Cricinfo – they’re worse than tabloid journalists.
Damn… Test cricket needs some action like this… good to see…
The first collision is a wash in terms of blame.
Benn was provoked by Haddin (pointed bat). Benn was justified in defending himself verbally. Despite the bad language, it was actually a plaintive plea from the aggrieved party.
After the last ball of the over, the aggressive pretend shy at the stumps by Benn is within the rules. It is the consciousness of guilt on the part of the batsman that led him to react as though he was being threatened. He was showed up to be, well, a c**t.
Benn was again aggressive in advancing toward Haddin pointing his finger. But the aggression was verbal, not physical. It was Johnson who actually committed a physical assault against Benn.
The travesty here is that the two Ozzies were charged with Level 1 offences, while Benn was charged with a Level 2 offence. The evidence shows more guilt on the part of the Ozzies — the initial provocation by Haddin, the later assault by Johnson. Benn was the aggrieved party. His only “crime” was to take the matter into his own hands, and to stand up for himself in a verbal way. That crime could not have been consistent with a Level 2 charge, given that the more guilty Ozzies were charged with Level 1 offences. Under those circumstances, I support Benn in pleading not guilty.
Whether he had pleaded guilty or not, he would still have been penalized more heavily than the more guilty parties. He is a victim of racial bias. Or maybe it is the fear, _______________ (removed)
jaztech: There is a reason everyone feels this is a travesty. Aussies are the foulest mouths in the world, but no one is getting banned. If you see the video, the aussie batsman pushed Benn on day 1 and clearly, there was no provocation. That batsman should be banned. And, the match referee should be banned for neglecting these offenses.
Australians can be aggressive and sledge anybody but no one should do the same to them, most of the fights in cricket has Australians involved
Jaztech – Haddin and johnson had to plead guilty because they were the culprits and they knew it. If the had not been pleaded guilty then would have been axed more games than Benn. As you also know that the game was in such an wonderful situation and bowlers are bowling their heart out and these kind of stupid things happening in the ground, man trust me no body can take it. So I believe benn did right thing.
As you can see by yourself that the issue got resolved or not watson comes into the limelight, for good or bad? You very well know what his emotions & expressions the field is not called as aggresiveness, which is beyond that !!
@tan: You need to learn to spell before you start criticising intelligent West Indians.
I am not in favour of any type of violence in the game, but in the cases in the video, Bravo should’ve retaliated and not taken that obvious shove which looked really nasty and racist…. As for Benn, the umpire should’ve intervened, because what the Astralian did was totally inappropiate.
The bat pointing was done in a threatening manner, Benn used his voice, and retaliated when hands and bats were raised at him.
The idiot that suggested a 5 match ban needs to go and hide his racist self too. I hope you realise that I am clearly implying that the issue is totally RACIST, and not merely a battle of sportsmen…
i can’t understand ben ?
@Mandy: Punter’s shove was racist? How do you come to that conclusion?
Seems like just beating an Indian or Windian in a cricket match is racist to you clowns.
Just face the facts, even after all the Oz legends have retired and we’re struggling to get a fully fit team on the ground we can still beat you time and time again. Racism’s got nothing to do with it.
You’ll know when it’s racist, believe me.
Yes, it’s always race, isn’t it? Can’t anyone see that people can behave like knobs without it being race-related for goodness’ sake?
And words are always less serious than actions.
Pointing with a bat from 30 yards is very different to lifting a bat from nearby. There is no way any supposed threat can be carried out. Pretending to throw the ball at someone is different, no matter who does it. I’ve heard that a couple of Australians do this as well, in my opinion they should be sanctioned. I don’t agree with OTT sledging but it’s verbal. There is a line between verbal and physical and it’s actually racist to assume only white people know where this line is…
BTW, I think Ricky Ponting should have been sanctioned for that shove, even though Mr Bravo was on the pitch. Once again, he becaume physical which is the line, in my estimation, that should not be crossed on a cricket pitch.
Most of these comments are a bit strange – conspiracy theories against Australia and all that. Look the ICC Umpires have a review board – if anyone’s making unethical decisions, they’ll get pulled up by their peers and won’t be umpiring too long if they favour one team. I think it’s all sour grapes personally – Australia was on top for a long time and others wished they were. You reference decisions where Australia got away with something – I bet there are plenty of other decisions where other teams got away with stuff – but then it suits your agenda to only point out 1/2 the story right?
As for the Bravo/Ponting incident – there wasn ‘t much in it. Instances like that happen regularly in international cricket. All you Ponting haters shoulds show some objectivity.
Re the Benn incident – well the bloke is a trouble maker. He’s been chirping away all series – he was giving Watson a hard time last test. You can’t expect to behave like that and not have it come back. But really there wasn’t much in it till he came up to Johnson/Hadding end of the over and pointed his arm and followed through and brushed Johnson’s shoulder – that was the first out of line action in my opinion. Johnson responded in kind – when he probably shouldn’t have – but seriously how can of you say Haddin started it all with any objectivity? Haddin doesn’t back down from a fight, but the whole bat pointing incident was pretty non-eventful – if you went based on the comments here you’d think he was inches from Benn’s face. Stop being babies and spinning the incident in a method that supports your Aussie hating agenda.
A bit of passion is good for the game! Stupid fans with biased comments aren’t.
Brad Haddin had no business to interfere. And who gives a sh*t if he is or isn’t proud of it. After the way he “bowled” Neil Broom from “behind the wicket”, he has no right to say/do anything at all EVER again. Nobody has ever cheated as evidently as Haddin did in this match: http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/351689.html
He should always come out on to the ground with his mouth taped tight. He’s a disgrace to sports.
F**king Johnson and Haddin, mother of all F**k Ponting. In all the three occasions it was aussies who F**ked, in the end it was Benn who face penalties.
F**k the match referee Chris Broad, for giving one sided decision again favouring Aussies, like they’ve done nothing. They have clear video proof, F**k ICC if they did nothing about it.
windies never had a chance in the series. what kind of series between nations does not have television commentators from both nations?? what about roach not touching the ball and being given out by the third umpire. windies never had a chance and ofcourse big ben is wrong after all the aussies are always right just listen to the commentators.
That’s a hell of a lot of f*cking you’ve nominated yourself for there inz. You sure you’ve got the equipment to be setting such ambitious targets for yourself?
Better get back to Mrs Palmer young fella before you hurt yourself.
F*ck the entire ICC? Hooweee, make sure you get some video and post it to youtube.
Just for clarification, are you doing the f*cking or are you getting the f*cking?
I’m betting it’s the second option.
Pointing is GAY…LOL, cant stop laughin
Wondering how much money Chris Broad makes always favouring OZ Loosers! LOL
Seriously? are guys all freking blind morons? ‘Big Benn’ has a history of mad behaviour ,he has been known for trying to trip batsmen at the non strikers end and carry on like a complete idiot at times! Did any of you slagging off the aussies actually watch the video? or any of the test for that matter? Benn was a complete dick all game! he was the one that grabbed at Johnson on the shoulder, admittedly some contact will be made in these instances- but that doesn’t justify trying to actually grab someone and muscle them out of the way. Haddin hardly even raises his bat at Benn, and very briefly. To top it all off, Benn continues to mouth off to both Johnson and Haddin before finishing his over and THEN gets involved in the mid pitch discussion between batsmen, threatening Haddin, and elbowing Johnson! Seriously you guys saying it’s all australia’s fault are dimwitted fools. Either way, not a glamourous occasion for cricket, but definately not Australia’s fualt either.
On a scale of 10… 9 out of 10 Cricket playing nations have had a bitter experience at one time or the other. I don’t say all Oz’s are bad, but only this team under the leadership of Ponting (Moron) is bad, its not just my observation, even one of the reputed OZ Journalist once said after that bad incident of Harbhajan during the Indian Team’s tour of Australia he said, I quote, “Ponting has turned the 11 players into some kind of criminals” it was something like this I don’t remember the exact wordings though. But the message is Damn clear. If I remember correctly, some of his team mates didn’t agree with his decisions, and some either took to retirement or just quit his team… OZ’s are the real trouble makers they wont leave a single opportunity to start trouble.
We are not talking about individuals here, we are talking about 9 out of 10 cricket playing nations, they have serious issues with this OZ’s team. Bullying used to work, but not anymore.
Things dont end here, we all know how the umpiring decisions are influenced in their home ground matches, that’s totally another debate needs some critical thinking on this topic too.
If i were Benn, i would have hit those two idiots on the head with the bat without thinking the future of my cricket.