i think from the contributions here - you can see that outsiders don;t understand cricket. i think at very least, this incident should be examined in detail. if there is any change to the rules that could have avoided this happening, they should surely make those changes.

i remember when Mike Gatting got his face knocked around by the relentless pace attack that seemed to give West Indian teams of that era so many victories.

the cricket matches of that era were ugly affairs, with the bowlers taking long run ups. the slowest over rate on record.the crowds yelling wind up chants as the bowler raced in, the air of fear - the air of hopeless defeat that the other team had.

its so easy for the fast bowler driven game to be orgies of intimidation. Compare and contrast with the the silence and respect that Shane Warne's bowling commanded.

for my own part , i think theres something about the fast bowler game that stinks. it needs looking at.