Punter

[SeaJayPea]

Am I alone in believing that the habit these ar$es in the Barmy Army have developed of booing the Australian captain whenever he comes in to bat is absolutely not on?

[Kbud]

I remember the England players being booed when they came out to bat in Oz - it was a fair few years ago and I thought it was terrible.
As for your question - I think it's so unnecessary. We all like the banter, the little digs that the crowd has when an Aussie is fielding near them and the general feel of an Ashes test. Booing the Aussie captain however just feels wrong - and I'm no fan of Mr Ponting.

[jno]

I seem to remember the Aussie crowd jeering Simon Jones when he was injured during a match. So I don't really shed too many tears for Punter.

[Dudley]

I think cricketers have brought it on themselves. For the past 40 tears they've got significantly more childish, giving themselves nicknames like Both, Lammy, Harmy and Freddie etc which has rubbed off on their audience. What's wrong with Ian, Alan and Andrew? I don't imagine Don Bradman or Sir Len hutton would have allowed themselves to be given silly nicknames in their day. I say concentrate on being the best at what you do like they were and the respect will follow.