The booing of Ricky Ponting

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Fair play to the boo-ers. Part and parcel of the game. Ponting, ferocious little bugger that he is, will be absolutely LOVING it. Especially as he has the ammo to ram the boos right back down the throats of the Barmy Army. It's like taking the piss out of Ronaldo. He loves the boos too, as it were. Boo the guy every time they touch the ball, but secretly you're just LOVING it and will be bragging in pubs for years to come of the day you saw Ponting score a century. 'One of the greats' blah blah.

For me, the only thing that stank to high heaven was Lords repeatedly showing Ponting's dropped catch in the second test. That showed a distinct lack of class IMHO.

 

[Jello]

I doubt today that the booing is from the official barmy army, more likely football fans that just want to join in chanting. A guy from Barmy Army was on radio 5 saying any members booing would be spoken to and may have memership revoked.
These are their guidelines or Hoggy's Rules
Have Fun - good, clean and entertaining
Be Passionate - about supporting cricket, win lose or draw
Show Respect - for all players, officials, fans and ground's rules and regulations
Give Consideration - to people's views, beliefs and cultures
Mind - your language!
Understand - that breaching Hoggy's Rules isn't what England's unofficial 12th man does, and can result in fewer tickets for all of us, less support for England and loss of your Barmy Army membership.