Australia suffering from identity crisis?

[DesiChap]

Perth: It was strange day for the Ricky Ponting and his men in the field. Was it because of too much sun or the aftermath of the Sydney Test that almost brought the series to an end? Either ways, the Australians looked like pulling in different directions when it came to their conduct on field today on day one of the Perth Test. Shaun Tait is considered the wild bowler in the pack of four fielded by Ponting in this match. Yet when he appealed against Sachin Tendulkar who was on 22, he held up his hand in apology soon after. The 150 kmph plus delivery flew to wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist after clipping Tendulkar’s forearm. Tait immediately retracted his appeal and as seen mouthing an apology to the maestro. The Australian team is under the scanner for its on field behavior after it claimed questionable catches and its batsmen held their ground even after being clearly dismissed. Experts are worried about how Australia will deal with its own conduct in Perth after intense criticism from the public, fans and former cricketers. There were worries over the team suffering from identity crisis with former kipper Steve Waugh writing in his coloumn in the Herald Sun that,”They were not quite sure what to do or how to appeal and it was an obvious postscript to the scrutiny of the side's behaviour in the Sydney Test," Waugh said. Andrew Symonds, the player who started it all according to most, though showed a bad moment when he refused to take his cap from umpire Asad Rauf after his appeal against Tendulkar was turned down. However, the art of incessant appealing and putting pressure on umpires got Australia the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar who was given leg before to Brett Lee even though the ball was high and his feet were in the air in an attempt to play a shot. Just before he was sent packing to the pavilion, he had survived three vociferous appeals from Lee. Already the Australian media has started commenting on their team losing its aggressive face coming under pressure from all sides over its conduct. http://www.cricketnext.com/news/australia-suffering-from-identity-crisis/28980-13.html

[Guest dada_rocks]

Yes in morning they did come of as someone trying to redeem image after Sydney disaster but by the third session they were back to their umpire-bullying best