well i dont seem to agree with what ur saying shaunx....its difficult sometimes to ignore when people make racist taunts...i mean i've been a victim of racism plenty of times while studying in US. its hard coz people make stupid comments insulting religion, culture and u wanna lash out but u know its stupid to even try to explain to these guys and ur better off ignoring them. i can just about understand how andrew symonds felt in india when people made those monkey gestures, i mean i dont even know if many people in india know he's of west indian descent and just thought he was a "baboon resembling" white guy. when things were made clear before the series as to what was acceptable and what wasn't... i hope bhajji's comment was misheard and misunderstood by the aussie players and irrespective of the outcome of that hearing on jan 29, i really hope harbhajan didn't make racist comments as he claims. well when it comes to the integrity of Mike Proctor, i think he's missed the bus when it comes to fair arbitration...to claim that the aussies wouldn't complain unless it was serious, is a load of crap to me. i think we also need clarity on whether sachin had heard bhajji or whether sachin went up after the altercation. i really do think the manager chetan chauhan is inept and flip-flopped on the whole issue by saying monkey is not an offensive word in india, the truth is if he said it along with sufficient proof he deserves to be punished otherwise he needs to be let off.