The Anglosaxons are known for their hypocrisy but this time they seem to have crossed all boundaries of shame and decency. The outcry against the handball by Thierry Henry, the French football captain, in the World Cup qualifier against Ireland has taken on the proportions of a witch hunt. Henry was the captain of Arsenal and played in the Premier League in England for many years and would have seen innumerable cases of cheating including handball and diving to earn a penalty or to get an opponent sent off. The most shameless is the Australian Daily Telegraph which said that Henry had ' outplayed some of the greatest scammers, hoaxers, match-fixers, ball-tamperers and blatant rule benders ....' The writer has clearly forgotten the Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting claiming a fair catch to win a match against India when the ball had clearly bounced before he caught it. In fact the Australians are systematic cheats in cricket where they continually abuse a batsman to make him lose concentration and get out. They call it sledging and shamelessly insist that it is a legitimate tactic. Not one Australian batsman walks if the umpire mistakenly refuses an appeal for a catch behind. How is Henry's action any different? It is the age old hatred for the ' frogs.' Disgusting.