South African Cricket - Proteas vs Pakistan 2007

The South African Cricket side the Proteas managed to win the first test in Pretoria by seven wickets.

Unfortunately this victory was marred by verbal abuse against some of the Protea players and you can always rely on Herschelle Gibbs to provide the entertainment. He has now received a ban of two tests for his part in the altercation.

The press has been quite quite about the remarks but here they are ;

" The two comments that formed the basis of the complaint against Gibbs by the Pakistan Cricket Board to the ICC were: “These f…ing animals, they should all be sent to a zoo” and “these f…ing Pakistani animals”.

Gibbs will appear at an internal Cricket SA disciplinary hearing this morning arising out of the same incident.

As usual South Africa leads the way in these matters and at times it appears as if we are the only ones who do so. In this case I refer to our last tour to Australia where racial remarks were made against South African players and no real punishment handed out.

The next test is to be held at St George's Park at the weekend an with the return of Shoaib Akhtar, cleared by the Pakistan Board of any wrong doing after failing a dope test and allegedly incontravention of WADA. Well again different rules for different players, Remember disgraced former now deceased Hansie Cronje, while others get away with similar offences.

Herschelle, some days I don't agree with you or your behaviour, but I support you on this one!!!!!!!! The spectators get out of hand most of the time and expect to get away scot free, also it appears as if you came to Paul Harris's defence, well done, although the language and racial remarks are not acceptable, challenging the hecklers is.

Give them a hiding on the weekend.

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