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TROSaracen Nov 2021 5:32pm, 3 Nov 2021 24,151 posts	Quote Pin TROSaracen Ooooof, just seen it.
Oscar the Grouch Nov 2021 6:46pm, 3 Nov 2021 3,766 posts	Quote Pin Oscar the Grouch You forced me to read a Mail Online article. Doesn't get any better the more you read of it.
NDWDave Nov 2021 7:02pm, 3 Nov 2021 15,912 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave Saw the headline on google so didn’t need to click. Hopefully will the Daily Mail joining the pile on, things should finally happen
Chrisity Nov 2021 7:37pm, 3 Nov 2021 19,435 posts	Quote Pin Chrisity Oh, so the Mail was against it not for it? Nico, it's all Thatcher's fault for closing the mines. Mills is no Harold Larwood.
Derby Tup Nov 2021 7:41pm, 3 Nov 2021 52,528 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup The hypocrisy displayed on the Mail website on a daily basis is a reassuring sign of stability in a highly unstable world
Derby Tup Nov 2021 8:28pm, 3 Nov 2021 52,532 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup Cricketer regrets P-word ‘banter’ bbc.co.uk
Oscar the Grouch Nov 2021 9:25pm, 3 Nov 2021 3,768 posts	Quote Pin Oscar the Grouch Normally they only regret getting caught.
Bazoaxe Nov 2021 9:33pm, 3 Nov 2021 21,168 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe Their apparent friendship adds some complexity to the story. Still doesn’t make it right
TROSaracen Nov 2021 9:42pm, 3 Nov 2021 24,153 posts	Quote Pin TROSaracen Context: this use of the P word is just one incident; there were loads of others.
Oscar the Grouch Nov 2021 10:18pm, 3 Nov 2021 3,769 posts	Quote Pin Oscar the Grouch That friendship was described in the past tense as well. Otherwise, you'd be thinking there should be a long and heartfelt conversation about this, but that ship has clearly sailed. The Zimbabwean approach to race and understanding is also somewhat different to ours (as I understand it). Again, as Baz says, it adds complexity... and as TRO says, there's loads of others AND it clearly exists and was allowed to exist and persist in that club's culture without being called out. There's a tale of Justin Langer's time at Taunton in which a player (unnamed) is taking the p* out of and generally being unkind to Andy Caddick, who is and remains something of an odd fella. Langer not only called it out but pointed out in fairly graphic terms to the lad concerned that when he has 250 Test match wickets, he could start thinking about being on a level with 'Caddy' but until then, he could f* right off. That may not be the best method, but at least the attempt at bullying and humiliation was called out and addressed.