Whitey Flanagan in today's Age:
My good news story of the week? An interview with Harbhajan Singh as he was leaving. The Indian media's response to the one-day finals has not been encouraging — headlines such as "A Victory over Australian Pride and Prejudice" — but the Sikh who calls himself "a fighting cricketer" said he wanted to play again in Australia.
"It wasn't that everyone hated me," he said. "Whenever I went out, people would come and meet me." So that's how our summer of tumult ends. With Harbhajan Singh as the voice of reason.
Today's Herald Sun:
Harbhajan blasts Hayden, Gilchrist as rift widens
CONTROVERSIAL spinner Harbhajan Singh has further deepened the animosity between India and Australia, calling Matthew Hayden "a big liar" and Adam Gilchrist "no saint"...
Harbhajan said he was upset when Hayden and wicketkeeper-batsman Gilchrist both supported Symonds in the racial row.
"Don't talk about Hayden's credibility, he is a big liar," Harbhajan told the Delhi-based tabloid Mail Today.
"He (Gilchrist) is also not a saint. He, of course, pretends to be a saint - someone who doesn't say an offensive word on the field.
"But this is completely wrong. There are times when he doesn't let an opportunity go (to) waste," Harbhajan said, adding Gilchrist said nasty things on the field.
Next: A flat denial or extreme dudgeon at being so wickedly taken out of context, followed by a BCCI announcement that there's no case to answer.
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