Justin Langer

Australia say sledging is good, but abuse crosses line

Langer stressed that “banter” would not be allowed to descend into “abuse,” as captain Tim Paine promised Australia “won’t be silent” during five-match one-day international series.
After the ball-tampering scandal, there were concerns that sledging, or verbal taunts, had contributed to a toxic atmosphere between the Australia and South Africa teams.

By AFP · 06 June 2018