Cricket : India Vs Australia

Andrew Symonds

Harbajan Singh

Selective Information Processing.

The recent matches have led to a flury of media coverage. The Indian media reporting a bias and Aussies accusing the Indian side of

'racism'. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i9OQ6MJBTDkBkNWbstcQRjX52bEg. Andrew Symonds from the Australia team.

For more on the controversial cricketer Harbajan Singh view : http://www.groundreport.com/Health_and_Science/Harbajan-Singh-is-likely-to-be-suspended-for-ten-I

There are also reports about Aussie teams hostility by ex Kiwi Captain: http://www.cricket365.com/story/0,18305,6575_3542067,00.html

There are always two side to a story. And in this story, it is not clear if Aussies were being Bully Boys or the Indian side badly behaved.

Hostile Media phenomenon comes to play here. We will read what we want to read, rest we dismiss as Racism, Bias, Jealousy...etc etc.