Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Hair Update



The controversy over the actions of cricket umpire Darrell Hair has really taken off. It even got a spot on NPR (which must be a first for cricket) and there is huge outrage in Pakistan, of course. Like the rest of the subcontinent, Pakistan is cricket-crazy.

Unlike most people unfairly accused of racism, however, Hair is not apologizing and says that nobody will force him into retirement. Details here

Update

Champion Australian cricketer Shane Warne has expressed amazement at the actions of the Pakistan team and said Hair was unfairly accused of racism.

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