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Perth Test: Watson charged with poor behaviour | Australian all-rounder Shane Watson became the fourth player to be charged for poor behaviour during an ill-tempered third Test following his unsightly celebration of the wicket of West Indian captain Chris Gayle on day four yesterday. Watson screamed maniacally and aggressively in Gayle
's direction after dismissing him before lunch at the WACA Ground. His actions
did not escape the attention of ICC match referee Chris Broad - the game's code
of conduct states that bowlers must not seek to humiliate a batsman after his
dismissal. Umpires Ian Gould and Billy Bowden charged Watson with bringing the
game into disrepute under clause 1.8 of the code, the same offence brought against
West Indian Sulieman Benn and Australians Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson . Australian
coach Tim Nielsen said he had already addressed the issue after Watson was spoken
to by both umpires after his over-exuberant celebration and then, at the umpires'
request, by Ponting. ''I spoke to [ Watson ] at lunch time and said I think he
needs to be careful about the way he reacts or celebrates his dismissals,'' he
said. ''I think that has been one of the things about this Test match that there
has been quite a bit of niggle between the playing groups out there and it's something
we are conscious of and something I am talking to the playing group about. 'We
are trying to maintain a pretty even keel as often as we can but at the same time
when people get emotional and it's hot and you're tired and there is a game on
the line you can understand some of those reactions are maybe over the top sometimes,''
the Sydney Morning Herald quoted him, as saying further. Asked what he thought
of Watson's histrionics when he bounded up and down and yelled in the personal
space of Gayle after taking his wicket for 21 during the second innings yesterday,
West Indies team manager Joel Garner said: ''I am not even going to entertain
the thought. The match referee is the man in charge and he will do whatever he
feels is best. I go back to Animal Farm days, George Orwell , they say all animals
are equal and later on in the same book they say some animals are more equal than
others. Maybe that applies in some cases.'' Garner, still seething about inconsistencies
in the punishments handed to Benn, Haddin and Johnson after the mid-pitch blow-up
on the second day of the Test, said yesterday the provocation of Benn started
long before the third Test. Benn was found guilty of a level-two offence and suspended
for two one-day internationals while the two Australians received fines for less
serious level-one offences. ''They slapped two fellas on the wrist and they killed
the other fella,'' the fast-bowling legend told the Herald. “I have a problem
with the way that justice is being administered,” he added. |
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