Bans should be permanent
CRICKET CHEATS
WHILE being paid millions of dollars to represent Australia on the world cricketing stage plus receiving even more millions representing sponsors, including our international airline Qantas, these cricketers made a conscious decision to cheat. As they have brought the good name and character of each and every Australian sports person into disrepute, the only real penalty is to permanently sack them.
Un-Australian
AUSTRALIA is, always has been, and will continue to be an outstanding sporting nation despite the stupidity of a select few with a “win at all cost” mentality defying the unbelievable consequences of their actions and ramifications to their homeland. It is difficult to turn a negative into a positive with this totally un-Australian act of ball tampering. Aussie cricket is in crisis and we are making international headlines for all the wrong reasons. understanding of what is moral and right, and what is immoral and wrong. It’s time this changed and we got back to the good and decent basics of life.
Priorities
A CRICKET ball is tampered with and square metres of newspaper space is dedicated to the topic. Innocent lives are being destroyed, not just tampered with, on Nauru and Manus and there is not a square centimetre. Politicians of both parties remain silent while Australia is guilty of crimes against humanity. Bring on the Royal Commission into the Abuse of Legal Asylum Seekers. has, there was no need to cheat, yet these three decided that cheating was the only option, so they have to suffer the consequences. Between them, they may lose millions in match payments and endorsements, already some player sponsors have dumped them. No consumer product will want to endorse or associate with cheats.
These three will be allowed to play Shield and grade cricket during their bans. That means players from those teams may be dropped to allow a cheat to play. How will that go down? Even playing alongside these three will be hard, knowing that there is a cheat in the team. The bans may seem harsh but these players have to suffer the consequences of what was not only an attempt to win a cricket game but also put Australian sporting integrity at risk.
Onya Rosalie
CONGRATULATIONS Rosalie Woodruff for retaining your Green seat in Franklin. The people of Bellerive and neighbouring areas caught up in the whirlwind of overdevelopment appreciate your care and support.
Muttonbirding
IF Aborigines think they will endear themselves to mainstream whites by ripping the heads off little birds, they are sadly mistaken.
Unfair
THERE are few other things beggar belief, Mr Turnbull, including the notion that Australia is playing a “fair game” with refugees seeking asylum in Australia.