Australia in ‘rude’ behaviour after win

SYDNEY – Cricket Australia yesterday said it would investigate reports of rude behaviour by the Australian team after its Champions Trophy win in India last weekend.

Ricky Ponting’s men were taken to task in Indian newspapers yesterday for pushing Indian cricket chief Sharad Pawar off the presentation dais after Australia’s eight-wicket win over the West Indies in Sunday’s final in Mumbai. The Australians arrived home yesterday to prepare for this month’s home Ashes series with England.Cricket Australia (CA) spokesman Peter Young said the organisation would investigate the claims this week.”The players have only just arrived back in Australia and over the course of the next few days we will just be finding out what, if anything, did or did not happen,” he said.Young said the players were thrilled to have won the biennial tournament.Young said the players had talked about the importance of respect for players and officials at the pre-Ashes boot camp in August.Indian newspapers Tuesday front-paged pictures of Australian batsman Damien Martyn pushing Pawar with his right hand, urging him to get off the stage so the team could pose with the trophy.The picture in the Indian Express came under the headline: “This is how champions behave when they get the trophy.”Nampa-AFPThe Australians arrived home yesterday to prepare for this month’s home Ashes series with England.Cricket Australia (CA) spokesman Peter Young said the organisation would investigate the claims this week.”The players have only just arrived back in Australia and over the course of the next few days we will just be finding out what, if anything, did or did not happen,” he said.Young said the players were thrilled to have won the biennial tournament.Young said the players had talked about the importance of respect for players and officials at the pre-Ashes boot camp in August.Indian newspapers Tuesday front-paged pictures of Australian batsman Damien Martyn pushing Pawar with his right hand, urging him to get off the stage so the team could pose with the trophy.The picture in the Indian Express came under the headline: “This is how champions behave when they get the trophy.”Nampa-AFP