Peace breaks out over Darrell Hair

Sorry, sorry, I imagine you are quite fed up with posts about Big Dazzy H and his long road back towards the white coat, but I found this article in the Melbourne Age interesting. The cricket boards in India and Sri Lanka have said that they would have no problem with Hair returning to top-level umpiring if he completes a six-month rehabilitation course to improve his man-management and communications skills. Pakistan are still intransigent about letting Hair return, of course, but six months is a long time in cricket politics and if Hair keeps quiet and keeps his nose clean, and if India and Sri Lanka keep their word, then there will be little to stop him returning. Seven of the leading Test nations must vote for an ICC proposition for it to be passed.

What would be interesting would be if Hair gets a glowing report from the rehabilitation course and his scores in the lesser matches hold up but the board still votes against him. If that were the case then the ICC management (Malcolm Speed et al) would surely have to resign on principle.

Comments

[Adam]

Only the dysfunctional ICC would put the men in white coats in charge of the cricket !

[Peter McGuinness]

Oh great idea.

Hair must undergo 'rehabilitation' for knowing the laws of cricket, and applying them dogmatically.

The clowns who oversaw the World Cup final clearly don't need help.

Hair needs rehabilitation so that the players find him more likeable, where as some 'popular' umpires who don't even know the rules are A.O.K.

Hate to sound illogical Patrick, but I think I'll take the arsehole who knows the laws of the game, over the convivial cove who doesn't.

Bring back umpires Venkat and Willey I reckon. Not that I blame them for giving the gig away. Who'd want to be called a racist for making cricketing decisions?

[Johnmc]

I would welcome Hair back on the international scene - having just seen Rudi Koertzen call a wide for a ball that hit the stumps I would suggest we are missing quality umpires