Well you would miss out on a great experience, I have been going to Test matches since the 70s and I am still yet to hear any racist abuse (maybe in a very general way, but nothing at all in the last ten years). Monty was treated like an icon here last series. But yes your choice
I think Murali will tour this time despite the small amount of racist stuff he gets, because he is well aware that Australia by far and away is the Ultimate cricket loving country and the majority are genuine cricket lovers and he needs to play this time to erase the rubbish he has had thrown at him in the past.Well you would miss out on a great experience, I have been going to Test matches since the 70s and I am still yet to hear any racist abuse (maybe in a very general way, but nothing at all in the last ten years). Monty was treated like an icon here last series. But yes your choice
Yup, it's more than just 'getting a hard skin.' Considering the amount of criticism he gets on a daily basis, and has been getting for 15 years, he wouldn't be around if he didn't have thick skin. I find calls of him getting tougher a bit rich, considering the type of abuse that he gets is not something anyone should be expected to 'take on the chin.'
Yeah, as I've said before, you don't find the crap coming from the cricket fans generally imo, rather the bogans who love going to the cricket to get trashed and have what is in their eyes a great day out at the cricket. These idiots have chosen that cricket be their sport where they do this, probably because of the length and because it's in the summer quite unfortunately for the rest of us.
Its a bit presumptuous of you to say you wouldn't enjoy your experience in Australia. Personally, I would love to watch a match there as the atmosphere seems absolutely electric.
Why is it so ? Why is it presumptuos If he thinks that he will not enjoy watching cricket stadium where racist abuse is thrown at players ? If these drunk racist can racially abuse players, it is very much possible that they can abuse someone who is sitting next to them in the stadium and is of difference race. Infact I personally wont enjoy that either and would rather not watch cricket at all.
Wow. I feel sorry for you if you think that's how your cricket watching experience will be like if you travelled to Australia..
Some people just like to live in denial.
I doubt you would get racially abused just because you're Asian if you went to a game of cricket in Australia....surely
Yes and some people like to live life agreeing with just 1 report from a year and a half ago and not experiencing things for themselves..
I agree with that but I think I mught be subjected to abuse (racial or otherwise) If I celebrated Murali overtaking Warne or even just showed my admiration to Murali.
There are 100s of reports on the internet, I am least bothered to post each one of the links here on this forum.
It depends how you went about it. If anything was said it would be as a joke at Muralis expense not yours in most circumstances.
Good for you. Your absence to the game will be your loss and only yours..
Best for me not to comment on Murali, but that's got nothing to do with race and it probably hasn't for most people who abuse him at the grounds
I remember during the World XI vs Australia ODIs they had a couple of years ago there were some guys behind me shouting 'no-ball' and all the usual crap when Murali was bowling. I just looked at them, didn't even say anything, and had to put up with a torrent of abuse including racial abuse just for that. They were clearly drunk, but it doesn't excuse the behaviour and it wasn't the first time I'd experienced something like that. Luckily there was a very nice older English bloke who gave them a piece of his mind and they left me alone after that, but it was pretty poor especially considering I was there with my family, not just with friends my own age who are used to that sort of thing.
Have always found it a heap better at Tests.
Yeah I don't even bother with ODIs anymore, just going for the Boxing Day Test this year and that's it, and although it's better it still has a hell of alot of improving to do till I can actually sit and relax and watch the cricket as opposed to worrying about the elements around me in the crowd.
You an MCC member?