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http://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-sportsmanship-new-zealand-ross-taylor-adam-voges-dirk-nannes/2015-11-16

[Wickets-then-runs]

Talk about poor sportsmanship shown by the Kiwis! Did you see them when Mitchell Johnson came out to bat? They formed two lines and made him walk between them (presumably to sledge him mercilessly one last time!). Poor form chaps! 

[Number4]

I read that as "dammit I have no video of Stuart broad as a comeback, let's call them all cry babies instead"

 

http://youtu.be/3EnEfYvEZ4s

[ProCricketer1982]

Lets just clear something up front, yes I'm an Australian and I'll admit a bias.

However, i think its worth just checking on something.

Do you sacrifice congratulating an effort of someone in your own team, just to rub the ego, sorry, shake hands of the guy who just got out after a big score?
The sub fielder took a pretty good, hard catch, in the outfield of the WACA yesterday. Should the Australians have ignored his effort, leaving him in the outfield all by himself and have rushed to Taylor instead, who on his own admission, was out of there as fast as he could?
Call it arrogant if you like, but my view is supporting the efforts of your team mates first and then the opposition second.

Having not played cricket anywhere other than Australia i can't comment to what other countries do.
However, there is an unspoken rule to play hard on the field, with the opposition being an enemy of sorts. While on the oval, there isn't being friendly. There is a line with language, offensive gestures and direct offence that you don't overstep.
But what happens on the field stays on the field.

At the end of the game, everyone shakes hands and 9/10 you share a few beers as one group, not as two opposing teams.

I guess what i'm trying to say, is just because you don't 'shake the guys hand' as he is walking off the field, doesn't mean you don't respect his innings, or value the contribution they have made.

Again, why do role think playing hard means open war, rudeness, sledging etc? As NZ show, you can be as hard and as competitive without any of that. That's why it's uncalled for and unnecessary. It's purely showing each playermformwhat they are, arrogant egos

[WalkingWicket37]

I agree with ProCricketer
I just wish more teams playing for club level realised that "playing hard" doesn't mean act aggressively or behaving like a bunck of helmets!

Our former 2nd team skipper always used to tell us "I have no problen with you getting stuck into the game, but don't even think about getting stuck into the opposition - cricket is more civilised than that".

[roco]

Having played against quite a few overseas players I think its just the Aussie way on the field

Most of the ones ive come across have been like this as that is the way they are raised to play the game we are raised to play it our way

We call them arrogant they call us wimps but we are more gentlemanly than they are

will say nearly all were different in the bar afterwards bit like Jekyll and hyde

Can't say I like it as more and more players starting to do it and it puts me off playing certain sides as I just don't need or want it at my age

[Number4]

Having played against quite a few overseas players I think its just the Aussie way on the field

Most of the ones ive come across have been like this as that is the way they are raised to play the game we are raised to play it our way

We call them arrogant they call us wimps but we are more gentlemanly than they are

will say nearly all were different in the bar afterwards bit like Jekyll and hyde

Can't say I like it as more and more players starting to do it and it puts me off playing certain sides as I just don't need or want it at my age

Have a cup of concrete and harden up wimp 

[roco]

Have a cup of concrete and harden up wimp 

Ahhhhhhhh that's why the Aussies have bricks for brains

Thanks for clearing that up

[dougydee]

The Aussie team is an easy target and it is a bit overblown. Not nearly as bad as they are made out to be.

[WalkingWicket37]

Ahhhhhhhh that's why the Aussies have bricks for brains

Thanks for clearing that up

Without naming any names, I think some Aussies (particularly thinking of one in England!) must have eaten feces instead of concrete... 

[roco]

Granted the most abuse I've had on the field was from South Africans so Aussies in 2nd place for me at amateur level

[Seniorplayer]

Ahhhhhhhh that's why the Aussies have bricks for brains

Thanks for clearing that up

Yet to play against an Aussie that  hasn't left his  brain and foul mouth in the Changeing  room.

[Number4]

Yet to play against an Aussie that  hasn't left his  brain and foul mouth in the Changeing  room.

Glad to see my boys are holding up their end of the bargain

[Bat and Ball Cricket]

Ahhhhhhhh that's why the Aussies have bricks for brains

Thanks for clearing that up

Aren't there two requirements to be an Australian cricketer or Australian cricket fan......:

1. A protruding lower lip; &

2. The ability to drag your knuckles on the ground behind you.

Pretty sure most of us aren't that long out of the trees 

[roco]

I thought the 2 things to be an aussie fan was

1. ability to swear like a trooper
2. ability to drink all day without falling down