It’s disgusting to see Aussies escaping the ban or fine or punishment on slow over rates on virtually every day of this Test series. Even extra half hour extension isn’t good enough for them to complete 90 overs in the day ignoring the innings change. Ponting should consider himself very lucky in this regard that he has always escaped the referee summon. He has tend to show a lax attitude in dealing with the issue of over rates on the field. He has wasted times in talking to bowler or the field placements thus screwing up the over rate.
I am forced to presume that if India were in his place, then till now MSD would have got a 3 Test ban and perhaps AK would have got a Test ban. Not to mention cut in the match fees. Doesn’t this indicate that referees are biased ? Doesn’t this prove that BCCI are not misusing their so called power and financial clout to influence the decisions ? Had they been, Ponting would have been suspended for the rest of the series by now. BCCI hasn’t been proactive in taking ICC heads on, though it did react in a childish way for the Gambhir ban, but wasn’t the abusing and sledging by the Aussies overlooked by the referee.
