Greg Matthews lashed out at Ricky Ponting

Former Australia spinner Greg Matthews lashed out at Ricky Ponting for turning down Anil Kumble's offer of reconcillation on the racism row, when the allegations were still in the initial phase. Matthews said that such a thing would not have happened under Mark Taylor.

Matthews also added that entire issue would not have snowballed into a major crisis had anyone in Cricket Australia shown the leadership qualities of Taylor. But nobody tried to resolve the issue and showed arrogance and ego, which damaged the reputation of Australian cricket.