The day Australian cricket lost its integrity and a country reacted with shock and anger
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Article Title | The day Australian cricket lost its integrity and a country reacted with shock and anger |
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Article Category | Blog |
Authors | |
Author | Terry, Peter |
Publication Title | The Conversation |
Journal Citation | 26 March 2018, pp. 1-3 |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2018 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Web Address (URL) | https://theconversation.com/the-day-australian-cricket-lost-its-integrity-and-a-country-reacted-with-shock-and-anger-93945 |
Abstract | The public fury that greeted the premeditated ball tampering orchestrated by Australian cricketers Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and other team members in Cape Town suggests the incident is seen as diminishing the personal integrity of every Australian citizen. As a sport psychologist for more than 30 years, I have seen the best and the worst of athlete behaviour but even I felt personally affronted. The conspiracy to cheat, casually hatched by the senior playing group over a lunch break, reverberates well beyond cricket and even sport itself. Not only is the incident seen as tarnishing the baggy green and the legacy of Aussie test cricketers who went before, but more importantly it has removed any vestige of the country’s moral high ground. |
Keywords | cricket |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520107. Sport and exercise psychology |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4y30/the-day-australian-cricket-lost-its-integrity-and-a-country-reacted-with-shock-and-anger
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