For some, the recent axing of 4 of the Autralia's star cricketers can come as a shocker. But it is not anything new for CA. By refusing to consider Shane Watson, James Pattinson, Mitchell Johnson and Usman Khawaja for selection ahead of the Mohali Test, the Australian team management has once again shown that when it comes to discipline, it doesn't care about a player's reputation.
# In 1998, Ricky Ponting got thrown out of a disco in a Kolkata hotel for trying to gatecrash a party. He was also involved in a scuffle with guards and was fined by CA. Next year, after a day-nighter in Sydney against England, he broke the 1.30 am curfew and had drinks in a bar in a red-light area. A scuffle with a bouncer then left Punter with a black eye, a three-match ban and a fine.
# On the day that Australia were to face Pakistan at Johannesburg in their first 2003 World Cup match, it emerged that Shane Warne was to be sent back after testing positive for a banned diuretic. Cricket Australia wasted little time in sending the ace leggie back. He was also banned from all domestic and international cricket for a year.
# Australia were involved in an ODI series against Bangladesh at home in 2008 and stand-in skipper Michael Clarke and then-coach Tim Nielsen called for a compulsory team meeting on the eve of a match. Andrew Symonds, though, chose to go on a fishing trip instead, also missing an optional training session. He was promptly sent packing.
# It was Symonds turn again. After Australia beat New Zealand in a warm-up match at the Oval during the World T20 in 2009, Symonds went overboard with the celebrations and went out to watch a rugby game. He also indulged in a drinking session when under a no-alcohol contract. Skipper Ponting and the team management had no hesitation in throwing him out of the team and the tour.
# One too many for Symmo. Oncew again, Symonds was dropped for two matches after an all-night drinking session which saw him report for training completely drunk. Though Australia lost the game thanks to a wonderful 100 from Ashraful, they did not think twice about dropping their most explosive player.
# In 1998, Ricky Ponting got thrown out of a disco in a Kolkata hotel for trying to gatecrash a party. He was also involved in a scuffle with guards and was fined by CA. Next year, after a day-nighter in Sydney against England, he broke the 1.30 am curfew and had drinks in a bar in a red-light area. A scuffle with a bouncer then left Punter with a black eye, a three-match ban and a fine.
# On the day that Australia were to face Pakistan at Johannesburg in their first 2003 World Cup match, it emerged that Shane Warne was to be sent back after testing positive for a banned diuretic. Cricket Australia wasted little time in sending the ace leggie back. He was also banned from all domestic and international cricket for a year.
# Australia were involved in an ODI series against Bangladesh at home in 2008 and stand-in skipper Michael Clarke and then-coach Tim Nielsen called for a compulsory team meeting on the eve of a match. Andrew Symonds, though, chose to go on a fishing trip instead, also missing an optional training session. He was promptly sent packing.
# It was Symonds turn again. After Australia beat New Zealand in a warm-up match at the Oval during the World T20 in 2009, Symonds went overboard with the celebrations and went out to watch a rugby game. He also indulged in a drinking session when under a no-alcohol contract. Skipper Ponting and the team management had no hesitation in throwing him out of the team and the tour.
# One too many for Symmo. Oncew again, Symonds was dropped for two matches after an all-night drinking session which saw him report for training completely drunk. Though Australia lost the game thanks to a wonderful 100 from Ashraful, they did not think twice about dropping their most explosive player.
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