Shane Warne has been fined $4500 for his on-field fracas with West Indian Marlon Samuels. Watch the incident as it unfolded.
Shane Warne does not play cricket in the spirit of the game, Malcolm Conn says. Picture: Jay Town Source: Herald Sun
ANYONE still wondering why Shane Warne never captained Australia's Test team should take at a look at the long list of charges produced by Cricket Australia yesterday.
Even by Warnie's dodgy standards it was a major meltdown from the Stars' Big Bash captain during Sunday night's Melbourne derby against the Renegades at the MCG.
And sadly it took the focus from a record Big Bash crowd approaching 47,000, which will be almost twice as many as Friday's one-day game between a cobbled together Australia and heavily defeated Sri Lanka at the same ground.
Warne's heated run-in with Renegade and West Indian Marlon Samuels was a disgrace for someone who carries delusions as the best captain Australia never had.
Leadership goes way beyond setting the field and changing the bowling and Warne has fallen at the first hurdle.
If Warne spent less time thinking about himself and more timing thinking about the good of the game he might get it, but at 43 years of age it is probably way too late for that.
Samuels, who has also rightly been charged, started all the nonsense by grabbing David Hussey when he was attempting to run between wickets.
This ridiculous behaviour was for the umpires and the match referee to deal with.
Warne carrying on like a schoolyard bully, a role he plays so well, only inflamed the situation and set a dreadful example for the thousands of kids at the match or watching on Fox Sports.
Do those kids now think it's okay to disrespect opponents and umpires because Warnie does?
We suspect Warne has written more books than he's read. Clearly he has never read The Laws of Cricket.
If he did he would discover, at the front of the book, 'The Preamble – The Spirit of Cricket'.
Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its laws but also within the spirit of the game.
Any action that is seen to abuse this spirit causes injury to the game itself. The major responsibility for ensuring the spirit of fair play rests with the captains.
The key word is responsibility. Warne does not understand the concept.
He was the greatest player of the modern era. His performances were phenomenal, his achievements amazing.
His greatness has done more for the game than anyone since Bradman and his presence in the Big Bash has given the revamped competition the kudos it desperately needs.
None of this excuses his appalling behaviour.
The Big Bash needs Warne so there was no point banning him for one match.
And he's a multimillionaire earning half a million dollars to play in this Big Bash alone, so fining him $4500 is like grounding a naughty kid for roughly two minutes.
More thought needs to go into a suitable punishment. We recommend:
*Banning Warne from Twitter, hair studios and cosmetic surgeons for the duration of the tournament;
*Seeing if he can do what The Fonz never managed and say he was wrrro...;
*Make Warne memorise and recite the Spirt of Cricket preamble to team mates, opponents and school children around the country.
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