Australians get off easy??

[luckyeddie]

Once again you are not getting my point at all. My point is that a huge score by a batsman in the first inning doesn't guarantee the win and Adelaide test was just an example( I had no other motive).

A huge score by a batsman in any inning other than the fourth cannot guarantee a win anyway - surely that much is obvious? It doesn't necessarily make it any less valuable, though.

I seem to recall a similar ridiculous argument a couple of years ago when someone was criticising Tendulkar because he didn't make his big scores in the second innings. I don't think it made him much less of a player, though.

It could be argued that Lara's 400* was devoid of value because it didn't contribute to a test victory, but to an awful lot of West Indian supporters it was far more valuable than that because it went a long way towards ensuring that there would be no humiliation of a home series whitewash

 

[Beleg]

Batting in the fourth innings is only a 'tiny' component of the overall picture. To diss a batsman's worth based on it alone is rather ridiculous seeing as mitigating circumstances and exceptions may abound.

 

[Macka]

Did you get fined 50% of your pocket money for dissent?

Seriously, though, Warne's reactions are way over-the-top. He really does strike me as a little child who doesn't get their way.