But because everyone is at it doesn't make it acceptable. It simply underlines the moral confusion existing in the modern game. In other words he draws the line between a fielder claiming a catch he knows to have hit the deck and a batsman not walking when he knocks the cover off the ball. In fact, both involve skulduggery and the perpetrator is a cheat. Cricket has two major problems, one of which can only be solved by the players themselves, and is likely therefore to remain a problem.
Poor umpires are easier to remedy.
This would immediately improve matters short-term and in the long run would be a simple matter of sensible recruitment, proper training, rigorous supervision and regular assessment. However, even with the best umpires in the world operating, the ultimate responsibility for the game must rest with the players. What we saw in Sri Lanka was confrontational and ugly. Looking for solutions, you begin to feel like some old buffer in a club tie counting ghosts at Lord's. They should know it requires greater character to do the right thing and that cheating is the preferred choice of the weak and spineless.