What are some epic responses to sledging in cricket?
Source : ScoopWhoopIt's called the gentleman's game but that doesn't stop cricketers from taking a dig or two at their opponents. Termed in cricketing circles as 'sledging', it is a ploy used by players to weaken the opponent's concentration by insulting or verbally intimidating them. Here are 21 classic instances of sledging from the world of cricket.1. Evidently, Ravi Shastri had the gift of the gab even during his playing days.2. Daryll Cullinan gets the better of Shane Warne.3. Mark Waugh asked for this one from James Ormond.4. You don't mess with Viv Richards as Glamorgan paceman Greg Thomas painfully found out.5. Glenn McGrath uses Dennis Lillee's classic line on English skipper Michael Atherton.6. English pacer Fred Trueman couldn't resist taking a jab at his teammate...7. Australians sledging was prevalent even during the times of Don Bradman...8. English spinner Phil Tufnell takes out his frustration on the umpire after his appeal against Dean Jones is turned down.9. Australian Ian Healy accuses Michael Atherton of cheating during England's tour of Australia.10. Eddo Brandes gets Glenn McGrath to shut the xxxx up.11. But McGrath will never learn.12. Parthiv Patel should know better than to mess with the great Steve Waugh.13. Rod Marsh and Ian Botham.14. Australian Merv Hughes was the king of sledging.15. Nobody could mess with Hughes. Javed Miandad tried.16. But there were some who gave it back to Hughes. Like English batsman Robin Smith.17. The Aussies figure out a way to get the Sri Lankan skipper out.18. Steve Waugh shows why he was appointed captain of the best sledgers in world cricket.19. Jamie Siddons tried to mess with Steve Waugh. And failed.20. Merv Hughes was so brave he got the better of Viv Richards too.21. Being Austrlian, I guess Lillee couldn't resist messing with the English skipper.Source: 21 Instances Of Sledging In Cricket That Will Make You Go LOLA/N: I hope the ScoopWhoop guys dont get annoyed for me using their article !!
Why were the New Zealand Maori seemingly far better treated than Australian aboriginals historically?
For 3 main reasons:Maoris are Polynesians so they have a “fairer skin” than Australian Aboriginals who definitely look “Black”. So it’s raw, but White people, at this period, felt Maoris closer to their view of humans than they did with Australian Aboriginals. Another example is the French colonization with Polynesians in French Polynesia and Kanaks (Melanesians so look “Black”) from New Caledonia. Both in the Pacific Ocean. The same issue.The distribution! NZ is a smaller country so Maori tribes counted more people than Australian Aboriginals, which made the things more difficult for White people to steal the natives. And as Maori tribes were closer in term of location, they could communicate more and faster while many Aboriginals didn’t speak the same language and didn’t get information early enough.Maoris were already a bit more “advanced” in term of technology like military rules and weapons. They had far better things to protect them against White people.Nowadays, even though it was a genocide of Australian Aborigines in Australia, they slightly start to take more place in the society. Still very low and close to nothing because the immigration has diluted them year after year. In New Zealand, The Treaty and Maoris aren’t in good situation. They hold all the worst indexes! And it’s getting worse.