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Sydney – Former Australian captain Michael Clarke vehemently rejected suggestions that he had helped to create a culture that had led to the ball falsification scandal, calling a prominent broadcaster "cowardly chasing titles".
The war of words stems from the comments Clarke made on Wednesday in which he criticized attempts to improve the image of the cricket team as a result of the series of cheating in South Africa this year, insisting that they "will not win a match" without their infamous abrasive attitude.
"Australian cricket, I think, must stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected," he told the commercial radio.
"Play Australian cricket, whether we like it or not, it's in our blood."
Clarke's longtime rival Simon Katich blasted him for "once again … missing out on the basics", saying the team had been caught "flagrantly cheating" and "our behavior is an important part of it." ".
The current skipper, Tim Paine, who advocated a more sympathetic approach, also said that the friendliest way to play the team was not so much to be loved, but to know when to get in touch with them. shelter from the aggression.
But it was the reactions of journalist and sports writer Gérard Whateley, in Melbourne, that provoked a scathing response on Instagram from Clarke late Wednesday.
"Clarke's interpretation of the difficult situation in which the Australian men's test team is located is breathtaking," Whateley said.
"The fact that he continues to press on the line – the fiction that his teams and subsequent teams had the habit of apologizing for all kinds of rude behaviors – could be the most great absurdity of the last nine months. "
Clarke said that he would not stay tuned while "my leadership, my integrity" was under attack, insisting that his conduct as an honest and rule – based captain did not allow him to. had never been in doubt.
"Gerard Whateley insinuates that I am responsible for the falsification of the ball only makes him a coward in pursuit of headlines" Clarke wrote.
"If you think that the current No.1 cricket team currently places the fact of being loved more important than being respected and playing to win in the rules of our game you are also delusional than misinformed. " "
The scandal of cheating involved Australian players using sandpaper to alter the theft of the ball during a test match against South Africa last March in Cape Town.
Coach Darren Lehmann resigned as a result of the controversy. Captain Steve Smith, MP David Warner and drummer Cameron Bancroft were banned for a long time.
The case also claimed the scalps of Cricket Australia's general manager, James Sutherland, and President David Peever.
The Australians have been in desperate straits since defeating 17 home games in all formats, ahead of a series of home matches pitting India in first place starting December 6th.
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