Crucket

Pakistan don’t like to be out of the headlines for long. However, the Clarke–Bingle circus had captured everyone’s attention so thoroughly, it was going to take huge story to get any traction. But the Pakistani management were up to the task. They have made a big splash by eviscerating their team. They have banned Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf indefinitely and banned Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan for a year, while fining three other players millions of rupees.

However, despite this monumental effort, the world’s attention remains on Michael Clarke’s private life. The sorry fact is, no amount of Pakistani self-mutilation surprises us any more.