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Mohammed Siraj in an altercation with Travis Head© AFP
“I think that’s the bad look for him and the game.”
“I love his exuberance, I love his competitive nature, I love the fact we’ve got a really good series going on but there is also the respect of the game that needs to be upheld. I think a little word from one of the senior players would go a long way.”
Siraj has develop into a subject of debate after his temporary showdown with Travis Head on day two of the Adelaide Take a look at, which Australia received by 10 wickets to stage the collection 1-1.
Head had struck a splendid 141-ball knock of 140 earlier than being castled by Siraj, who went on to offer him an aggressive send-off following an trade of phrases. The Indian endured booes from the Adelaide crowd following the confrontation.
Each gamers have been handed one demerit level every on their disciplinary data with Siraj additionally receiving a wonderful of 20 % of his match price.
“I love the combative nature of Head and Siraj, but it has to be kept in check because the last thing we want to see in this game is that developing into a batsman maybe whacking a bowler.
“They get shut collectively in that kind of scenario and you do not need to see that. So the directors must maintain a examine on that, and so do the 2 captains,” Taylor added.
Former Australia batter Simon Katich felt Siraj had a “mind fade” moment, which the Indian regretted later.
“It is a disgrace that Siraj had a little bit of a mind fade…there isn’t any want for that within the recreation,” Katich said SEN Radio.
“He would remorse that Siraj… it was all spur of the second and when he received Mitchell Starc out not lengthy after that he was fairly sheepish.
“You don’t know what head space some of the players are in at times… he was probably disappointed with his performance and something like this can happen,” he added.
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