The recent series in England re-introduced the notion of acceptable cheating. In other sports, such as rugby and soccer, cheating appears to be quite acceptable.
There were quite a few examples of people defending rugby players cutting themselves to achieve a benefit. In soccer, it seems that diving is not only acceptable but also encouraged. Given the money, it might be impossible NOT to dive if a player wants to keep their place on the team.
But these are on-field matters. Is it acceptable for people off the field to interfere with matters on the field?
Take for example the third cricket one-day international between Australia and India. Australia turned up to find that the groundsman had deliberately watered the training pitches, destroying any chance of Australia training. This is blatant cheating, and it will be interesting to see if the ICC has enough influence or will power left to do something about it.
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