Sack Ricky Ponting

Ponting has worn the brunt of the criticism levelled at the Australians, with some sections of the media calling for his sacking. People suggest the same in several polls conducted in Australia.

Below are the some of the POLL results conducted by major news agencies in Australia.

Should Ricky Ponting be sacked as captain of Australia?
Yes - 70% (10098 votes)
No - 29% (4200 votes)
                                - by Heraldsun


Peter Roebuck says Ricky Ponting should be sacked. Is he right?
Yes - 61%
No - 26%
Let's all cool down! It's only a game - 13%
                                -by Sydney Morning Herald


Peter Roebuck says Ricky Ponting should be sacked. Is he right?
Yes - 57%
No - 43%
                                - by The Age

Who is most to blame for the Sydney Test furore?
Blame equally shared - 11%
The Indian team - 12%
The Australian Team - 50%
The Umpires - 27%
                                - by The Australian

What do you think of the monkey sledging controversy?

It's not a racist insult - 12%
He should not have said it, but again he should not have been suspended - 8%
Australia has long used sledging. They can dish it out, but can't take it - 43%
It is a racist slur and it's right that he has been suspended - 11%
It was wrong, but Ponting should have just let it stay on the field - 13%
Any player who resorts to racist insults should cop a very severe penalty - 10%
Sledging is part of cricket, especially at the Test level - 3%
                                -by Sydney Morning Herald