Cricket has come under a lot of scrutiny this week with the Indian team’s refusal to play and Ricky Ponting’s controvery (I’m behind you 100% captain). Thankfully the Cricket blogs have once again provided an opinion on every possible side of this debate, and have given everyone some food for thought. In case you have missed some of this weeks posts, the highlights were -

Ottayan suggested that the sacking of Bucknor is a good precedent because it is a warning to other umpires that bad calls are no longer acceptable.

Dinnie has summarized the conspiracy well, and has put it behind him. “Thanks heaven, we’ll have some actual whacking bats around a cricket pitch.”

Swollen Pickles has seen the lighter side, and has provided a video that is well worth watching.

To try and end the arguments JC from Cricket-Blog.com has provided some easy to follow tips for bloggers and fans alike entitled The Spirit of Cricket-Blog.

And finally, to get away from the single point of focus this week, Harrow Drive has provided a clever piece of advice for all cricket players – 5 ways Ferris Bueller can improve your cricket

Remember – cricket is just a game, no matter how serious it becomes and it should always be treated as such.