Do Aussies have poor sporting spirit?

The relation between India & Oz is taking a nose dive.

Edited by Indradhanush - 14 October 2010 at 10:41pm

I think if we also lived in a country that had the highest concentration of venomous creatures (and I'm not referring to Ponting's men) in the world then we would also be edgy. Box Jellyfish, blue bottles, taipans, funnel spiders. Heck that country lost a Prime Minister strolling on the beach.

I'm not too concerned about Australia. I mean their only real claim to fame is deadly creatures. Its mostly desert and a giant fence with random interspersed pockets of civilization. Not a country I'd care to make friends with. I won't upset them though, they might drop box jellyfish in my pool.

Race relations in Australia have a long history and are complicated. Perhaps watching movies like Australia or The Rabbit-Proof Fence will give an insight into the fascinating history and society of Australia. Even The Thorn Birds does a good job at capturing life in the bleak and desolate circumstances and why Australians tend to be socially more aggressive and uncouth compared to the rest of the world. Bill Bryson's 'In a sunburned country' provides a humorous read into the land of Oz.

They are  bad losers and without the true spirit of sportsmanship .

They will be always agressive specimen from what  I know is that most of the initial western settlers were outlaws and criminals who were banished by various western governments. It is perfect genetic confluence of various aggressive people.

Cant be expecting much from a bunch of criminal descendants ! The way the australian cricket team under Ponting behaved , shoving an Indian Minister from the podium  for their photo shoot is still quite fresh ! Boorish in their win, scoundrels in their defeat thats what these bunch from the land of kangaroos are ! The Indian students ought to think twice before choosing australia as a destination fortheir higher studies. The numbers have shown a steep decline already !

You can't paint the entire nation for acts of few, similarly just because few members of Aus CWG team indulged in shameful acts does not mean bashing other Aus players also. But yes, the guilty players should be punished (which is not being done at the moment). They should be made to apologise and maybe banned from entering India for few years.

Are you aware of this SS

Its not just ordinary citizens of Australia who indulged in such misbehaviour at some random event but sportsmen competing at an international event. ! They represent their country in such events. When they win medals they win accolades for their country so when they misbehave they bring shame upon the country they represent at that very same event !