Ponting-baiting: the new national sport
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Some years ago, Michael Slater, one of the finest opening batsmen Australia have had, was going through a rough time in his career. His marriage was breaking up, his form was going, he was drinking and there were allegations of drug abuse, which he denied. There was also the ridiculous and unfair suggestion that he had fathered Adam Gilchrist’s child, which put further strain on him. Slater was suffering from depression and panic attacks and later admitted that he was bipolar. It was a tough tim
