In knocking Warne, Samuels shows his double standards

I,m so sorry David Lord, but in my humble opinion this is one of the worst cricket related articles I've ever read. Surly a writer with your experience, can understand the simple quote he made. Or did u just make up stories for pure jealousy. I beg you to read the last few para's you've written alone by yourself. I bet you'd feel embarrass. Lol 'tanking when it gets tough " are u kidding me? He just played an innings of a lifetime, to win his NATION A WORLD CUP, and he did it TWICE. It's perfectly all right for sports writers to have opinions about sporting personnels, like I'm doing right now. But this is garbage, and clearly indicates that you know very little about cricket or Marlon Samuals as a person. You've just made false statements for the sake of it. Next time please do your research before writing articles like these. People who are close to him will prolly reveal his one of the best blokes in the cricketing world. Please don't judge people, just by looking at them. For example , that infamous night at MCG, ( when Shane Warne decided to abuse, pull his shirt, and hit him with a ball, for absolutely no reason) and he got hit on the eye which left him partally blind for two weeks. One would think after reading this article that he spent the 3 years after that dreadful night, getting back at Warner and his haters. But no! The eye injury that night inspired him to form his own charity foundation to support the blind and visually impaired. That's the real marlon Samuals for u. The bloke who will enter cricketing folklore for single handedly scripting two WORLD CUP FINAL WINS from absolutely nothing.

Not sure of the relevance Dirk. There have been spats between players, on the field, since cricket began but Ive never heard a commentator bag people out like Warne does. He obviously holds a grudge forever and is not clever enough to know what is and isnt appropriate. I really hope you are now "enlightened" Dirk but if you didnt see it before then I have my doubts you will see that now

"having survived a caught behind decision from the third umpire on 27. It was arguably a match-winning reversal or the Windies would have been 4-37." Sure but it is worth noting it was an obviously grassed catch and it was shocking for Buttler to appeal for it... especially knowing there'd be a video review!

Since when can moderators change what I was saying?

David, Warne has been pursing an irrationally bitter campaign against Samuels for several years now for god knows what reason. We all know Warne has zero class, but his pettiness really is astonishing, and so frankly Samuels is well within his rights to return serve and what better time to do it than when you've just conquered the world?

Oh really? Can't recall Warne being involved in the spat between Samuels and Ben Stokes. Please enlighten me jacko.

"Warne cops sledges and criticisms against him.." I had to check the date on the comment, April 5th. He's still whinging about getting dropped, more than 15 years later, when we won the test match he got dropped for. Ask Waleed Aly how he reacts when he so much as anticipates criticism. Great cricketer but very poor bloke. It's a shame that Samuels bothered to mention his name.

Speak for yourself.

There is a difference between genuine criticism and Warne using his position as a commentator to continually heap scorn upon a guy who stood up to him on the field.live ten sports

This is so true - yet another example where you're left wondering how this guy David Lord ever gets a gig ! In my first post (and tthe first post I said... "Well . . . does it really matter ? – any of it ?" - thinking this was just another Lord puff piece, but what I missed, and the Flanker did'nt, borders on gross mis-representation ! Roar editors take note

No idea why you are defending Warne. He is just as big a knob as Samuels. The Australian cricket team has displayed poor behaviour for years and yet we make no apologies for it. Yet when Samuels displays the same poor behaviour we are only too quick to point the finger.

Guess it's a generation thing . Can't imagine anyone under 60 being bothered to take sides when some non Australian ,rightly or wrongly ,slags off Shane Warne . Warne is such a tabloid cliche after all . But I am aware that there were once people who would automatically go to the defence of a fellow Australian when there was a Australian vs Foreigner dispute no matter the rights and wrongs of the issue . Just thought that all those people had died off .

Warne going the same way as Greg Norman's public persona, we are slowly beginning to forget his cricket exploits.

Well that just means he can do practically anything in your eyes then Jameswm. Sporting idols and there fans are a real real weird lot, each to there own I guess.

Well said, when Australia sledge it's "tough cricket". When the rest of the world do it it's disgraceful and not called for. Can you not see when it comes to cricket why Australia with there arrogance through fans and commentators are so disliked. It's so bloody transparent!!

A humorous take on the whole episode: http://maketimeforsports.com/2016/04/05/marlon-samuels-what-he-said-really-meant-and-definitely-didnt/

Being a commentator is not about using his position in front of a mike to personally attack players. Calling a batsman a coward for backing away in a T20 is rather stupid and very incorrect. All sucessful T20 players use the crease well and backing away to give yourself room is pretty much standard. Every Australian player that stays in for long enough backs away to hit over or thru the off side so are they all cowards??? No of course not.

Warne is a tasteless, xenophobic buffoon who happens to have been an incredibly gifted bowler. We need to stop giving the man airtime.

makes a bit of difference when its the last step.

Not true. Warne is a common denominator as well and we hear Samuals reacting not instigating