[ashes] hi tech, instant-response assault teams

Explosive scanning devices, sniffer dogs, high-tech surveillance cameras, opening the gates two hours before the start of play to allow time for comprehensive bag searches, zero tolerance on poor behaviour, anti-terrorist exercises - cricket will never be the same. Is it all necessary? Zero tolerance of poor behaviour now. What - yelling out, ‘Bloody convict!’ or ‘Pommy bastard!’? Does this constitute poor behaviour and justify being dragged away for a few rounds of electro-torture and simulated drowning? The Public Safety Response Team will spearhead the security operation for the first Test at the Gabba which starts on November 23 and my understanding is that these are boys you don’t want to mess with.