Aussie crowds don't boo a rival skipper, claims Ponting.Byline: ANI Leeds (UK), Aug.7 (ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting (born December 19 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australia national cricket team (for both One-Day International and Test cricket). has claimed that Australian crowds do not abuse or heckle heck·le tr.v. heck·led, heck·ling, heck·les 1. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger. 2. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. a visiting Test skipper skipper: see butterfly. skipper Any of some 3,000 lepidopteran species (family Hesperiidae) named for their fast (up to 20 mph, or 30 kph), darting flight. in the way he has been heckled in England, and added that he would be disappointed if they did so. "It is not as if I've done anything wrong against the crowd or against the English players. You would be disappointed if it happened in Australia," the Courier Mail quoted Ponting, as saying. "It doesn't need to happen, there is no need for it to happen. I've spoken to a few English journalists the last couple of weeks and they have said that they've been disappointed about it," he added. Security has been tightened for the Headingley Test amid concerns the abuse could reach new levels at the Leeds ground, which has a reputation for rowdy behaviour. England skipper Andrew Strauss Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and Test matches and One-Day Internationals for England. has urged fans not to cross the line but insisted it did not mean they could not continue to support his side in a raucous rau·cous adj. 1. Rough-sounding and harsh: raucous laughter. 2. Boisterous and disorderly: "the raucous give and take of American democracy" fashion. "We want the crowd to get right behind us. It's always a fantastic atmosphere here. The more supporters there are for us, the better to be honest. As cricketers, you want all your fellow cricketers to be treated with respect. But that doesn't stop them (fans) being supportive of us in any way," Strauss said. As crowd heckling becomes a major Ashes issue, Ponting is planning to use any further abuse to motivate him to big scores. Since blasting 150 in the first Test in Cardiff, Ponting has had little impact in the Ashes and has not passed fifty in the last two Tests. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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