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On January 10, 2021, 9News reported the brief halt called that day at the India vs Australia test match while spectators accused of calling out racial abuse were removed from the stadium.
On January 10, 2021, there was a discussion conducted between an Australia and Indian cricket enthusiast on Cricketbuzz Chatter during which it was argued that abusive behaviour at the cricket reflected only on the ‘idiots’ who perpetrated it and did not show that a country was racist.
On January 11, 2021, NDTV televised an episode of Left, Right and Centre which discussed the recent instance of racial abuse from spectators at the Sydney test between Sydney and India. The segment discussed instances of racism in cricket in Australia and India.
On November 27, 2020, Cricket Network televised coverage of players from Australia and India forming a barefoot circle before the first one-day international in Sydney in a powerful statement against racism and solidarity with Indigenous Australians.
On January 11, 2021, ABC News televised an interview with Indian cricket writer Bharat Sundaresan who currently lives in Adelaide. The cricket commentator expressed regret over what had occurred and urged all players to ‘respect each other’.
On January 11, 2021, New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian condemned racism at the cricket and more generally and argued that such behaviour was exhibited by only ‘a very small minority of people’.
On January 10, 2021, Xtra Time televised an interview with Australia’s head cricket coach Justin Langer in which he gave his views on abusive cricket spectators.
On June 9, 2020, Simbly Chumma posted a seven-minute segment in which she detailed ten instances of racial abuse in international cricket around the world.
On July 10, 2020, Sky News televised an interview with West Indies cricket great Michael Holding during which he revealed the distress caused by institutionalised racism.
On July 10, 2020, Sky News Australia televised a four-minute comment from Sky News host Chris Kenny in which he argued that there is no country in the world that ‘exhibits less racism than Australia’.
On October 17, TEDx Talks televised a speech given by Jonathan Sri in which he argues there is systemic racism in Australia and explains ‘Australia’s great white silence’.
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On January 28, 2021, The Spectator Australia published a comment by James Macpherson titled 'Who are you calling racist?' which uses the exoneration of the six spectators removed from the Sydney Cricket Ground for alleged racism to argue that the incident was in large part a beat up to promote by an excess of political correctness.
The full text can be accessed at 
On January 27, 2021, a Yahoo! Sport report by Chris Young titled 'Spectators cleared of racism in Aussie cricket controversy' detailed the findings of a Cricket Australia investigation into the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground which concluded Indian players did endure racial abuse from sections of the crowd, but cleared the six men escorted from the ground on day four of any involvement.
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On January 23, 2021, 7News published a report titled 'India fan details horrendous experience with racism during SCG Test' which detailed the allegedly racist treatment an Indian-Australian cricket fan had received during the India-Australia test played at the Sydney Cricket ground.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 17, 2021, The Tribune published a comment by Rohit Mahajan titled 'Up against issues of racism Down Under'
The report detailed the legislative efforts Australia has made to combat racism (including in sport) and the importance of cricketers' behaviour as role models of tolerance and diversity.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 12, 2021, 7News published a report titled 'Crowd video emerges after Indian player allegedly cops racist sledge' which refers to a crowd video allegedly containing evidence of the racist taunt 'brown dog'. Police found the video 'inconclusive'.
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On January 12, 2021, Gulf News published a report titled 'First-hand account of racist abuse at Australia v India third Test' which details the racism experienced by an Indian Australian spectator at the Australia vs India test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 12, 2021, Northern Beaches Sports Tribune published a comment from sportswriter Matt Cleary titled 'Monkeygate II: Defending the Dingbat Six' which, while acknowledges the frequent boorishness of Australian cricket spectators, argues that the accusations made regarding the recent Sydney test are unlikely to be accurate.
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On January 11, 2021, The Sydney Morning Herald published a comment by Rosalind Dixon, a professor of law and director of the Gilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law at the University of New South Wales and a former West Australian state cricketer. piece expresses disappointment and disapproval at the extent of sledging in Australian cricket, on and off field.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 11, 2021, The Times of India published a report titled '"Not acceptable": Australia's long battle with racism in sport' which treats the recent alleged incident at the Sydney Cricket Ground and also treats historic instances in other sports.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 11, 2021, Junkee published a comment by Merryanan Salem titled 'The Abuse Of Indian Cricketers Is Part Of An Ongoing Culture Of Racism In Australian Cricket' which argues that the recent alleged abuse forms part of a larger pattern of racial vilification.
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On January 10, 2021, the ABC published a comment and analysis by Russell Jackson titled 'Allegations of abuse towards Indian cricketers at SCG is Australia's embarrassment'. Jackson examines the recent allegations of racist abuse directed at Australian cricket fans and places it in the context of earlier such incidents.
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On November 26, 2019, The Guardian published an analysis and comment titled 'Abuse of Jofra Archer a reminder that racism remains ingrained in cricket'. The article uses the racial abuse suffered by Jofra Archer, a Barbadian-born English cricketer representing England, from Australian and New Zealand spectators during consecutive test series as a starting point for a discussion of the causes and consequences of racist abuse in cricket.
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On December 8, 2018, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack published a report titled 'Indigenous Australian cricket: Scrubbing away the whitewash' which examines the under-representation of the Indigenous population in Australian cricket.
On March 19, 2018, Daily Mail published an article titled '"They called me black, Paki, currymuncher": Muslim cricketer Usman Khawaja says racist sledges from opposition parents made him stronger as the sport star's wife opens up about converting to Islam'
which details the racist abuse faced by Australia's first Pakistan-born cricketer to play for Australia.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 5, 2017, ABC News published a comment by Catherine McGregor titled 'The Ashes: Sledging, banter or abuse? Australia's on-field talk is just part of the game' which defends the use of sledging in Australian cricket.
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In January 2015, The Cricket Monthly published a report titled 'Advance Australia diverse'. The report details the efforts currently being made by Cricket Australia to foster cultural and racial diversity within the game and the effect this is having upon South Asian immigrants.
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On March 26, 2015, SBS published a comment titled 'There's no place for casual racism disguised as "just sledging"' written by Saman Shad which gives instances of racism in several Australian sports, including cricket.
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On March 1, 2006, The Journal of Sociology published a report titled 'Representing Australia: Race, the media and cricket' which analyses the media treatment of two controversial instances of racial abuse in Australian cricket and argues 'that race is...a potent but contested symbol of both inclusion and exclusion within Australia.'
The full text can be accessed at
In 2006, the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission produced a report titled 'What's the score? A survey of cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport'. The report examined the Australian cricket's previous history of racial exclusion and the efforts currently being made to address this problem.
The full text of the report can be accessed at
In 2005, News24 published a report titled 'Aus left looking two-faced' which made a detailed reference to the instance of racial abuse in cricket involving Australian test cricketer Darren Lehmann. The episode occurred in 2003, though the article mistakenly claims it was 2001. The full text can be accessed at
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