Everything in sport is fair game but only when it's on-field related. If you wanna poke fun at his performance, or the way he runs..etc go ahead, but I think once you delve into the personal then you, as a fan have crossed the line. Think back to the Andrew Symounds issues when the Aussies were in India (or Sri Lanka was it?), that was personal which was pretty disappointing from a fan's perspective. I'm all for the fans and players alike sledging each other but only when it's right. Don't cross the line because that's just unsportmanlike mis-conduct!

Each to their own, sledge away if that's what you like, you've paid the entry fee so please yourself. If you don't want to sledge then so be it, but don't get on your high horse preaching.

As for Clarke, I reckon he's handled it pretty well. This was the woman he was going to marry after all, can't be an easy time but he went home, sorted it and now he's back fronting up for the team. That deserves respect. But I'll still hope like hell he gets a pair. C'mon Kiwis

#6 - actually Sinclair wouldn't have much room to talk, his career's had more up and downs than the XT network.

Sam #44

"90% of People would want to clip you". I reckon 60% will probably laugh with the guy yelling (Or maybe at). See what i did there?

On a serious note. There is nothing wrong with a bit banter from the crowd at the cricket. These guys are paid to play the game, they should be tough enough to handle a bit of abuse hurled from a drunken fan.

Final thought: I couldnt care less of what the Australian cricketers think of our crowds.

Athletes and sportsmen have become the Clergymen of a secular society - their personal life is judged and the expectation to be a role-model is sickeningly apparent.

A professional sportsman is made by choice; a natural progression of a birthed and well nurtured talent - which is no different then someone excelling in academics and rising to own a multi-million dollar corporation. Yet it is only these sports-stars who are critised and judged for being 'less-then-holy' with little to no room for argument.

Simply put, they're human like everybody else. They didn't choose to play a professional sport to consciously acknowledge themselves as being a leading example within society - so enough with the worship and hype, and lets give them a break!!!

Mac#51

What are you smoking?

Think you need to get up to play with the discussion here concerning Clarke.

Insignificant as a person and a player?

now I don't support the Aussies, but we are talking about a 28 year old, multi millionaire whom lives in a $5million pad, goes out with models, drives sport cars, and is well liked and doesn't sledge - as a person

As a cricketer, vice captain of the best team in the world, has a test batting average of over 50, which Macca, suggests he's pretty handy and you think he's insignificant??

Macca, you must be one hell of an overachiever in life I trust!1

I'm sure Clarke will lose a lot of sleep over you not sleding him.

What a nasty little world we live in that being hateful to others has become a public sport.She is a young woman who has made mistakes(havent we all)and is facing Australasian scorn from the bored pathetic public,and as for Michael fronting up in person (it shows hes a real man)when things were obviously critical for their relationship.Sorry sport OCDS peoples, sometimes LIFE gets in the way of your TV sport & Beer & Chips. Leave them alone and grow up all of you. The one that needs to be reviled I believe is the tacky married EX.

Of course he will get sledged - NZ teams get absolutely torn to shreds by the crowd in Aussie so why should it be any different the other way around. Will say at least Clarke has spoken out about it, alot quicker than a certain Tiger

@ Bertram the Knowledgable #55 - oh yeah he gonna get it

Bertram

I think I love you!!! im no longer gonna tell people to ignore you, I mean 257!!! You must be right lol