Chris Gayle remains unlikely to reappear in the Big Bash League next summer despite an apparent climbdown from the Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland when discussing the board's capacity to bar the West Indian opener from returning.

Sutherland had been an outspoken voice decrying Gayle's behaviour following his inappropriate on-air exchange with the former Channel Ten broadcaster Mel McLaughlin when playing for the Melbourne Renegades last summer. The head of the BBL Anthony Everard had also stated that CA reserves the right to veto the overseas recruits of their clubs.

However, Sutherland retreated from taking a position against Gayle's possible return when asked about it this week. "No matter what anyone at Cricket Australia thought at management level, board level, I think you're on a slippery slope if you start making judgements on players who could or shouldn't be playing in the Big Bash League or in our domestic competitions," Sutherland told the Daily Telegraph, "Because, when does that ever end?

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

The truth is that the thing which got Gayle in trouble was the third of the three words, Baby.

"Don't blush," by itself is fairly innocuous.

But the addition of Baby puts him in deep waters. For it is suggestive of a tender relationship (which might or might not have existed) And if it did, she might not have wanted it revealed.

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In reply to Ewart

Genius.

In reply to black

Captain Obvious?

In reply to Priapus & black

You both know the story about Columbus, don't you?




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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Playing cricket in Australia is no different than playing in apartheid SA. Lets see what Mr Gayle's peeps on the WI team say or do now. He, Chris Gayle should have resigned from RCB the day they signed Watson.
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