It is very easy to only ever look at the negative, most of the news going around is bad news. But how good is the attitude from the England cricket side!
England graciously spared the Australians a major dilemma by allowing them to substitute Haddin with Manou. Ricky Ponting, had already submitted the Australian team sheet, which included Haddin's name, and team manager Steve Bernard sought permission from England team director Andy Flower and captain Andrew Strauss, as well as Jeff Crowe, the match referee to make the replacement. All acquiesced to the request.
"The first thing I thought was, 'How do we get to the match referee and then the English captain when they're probably walking out on the field to allow us to change the keeper?'" Nielsen said. "It was a fine gesture. We did it all honestly. We used the English team doctor to assess Brad's finger. The process went really well and for the game's sake there are eleven fit blokes on each team."
Haddin out with broken finger | Cricket News | Global | Cricinfo.com
They were within their rights to say no! Good sportsmanship is excellent. Let’s hope the weather will allow for a close contest and continue the good series!
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