The 12th edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy promised much in terms of good behaviour, but what cricket fans have seen over the first three Tests in the Australian summer has been kind of boorish.

While the Indians are no slouches when it comes to giving it back, television footage indicates that the Australians have been the initiators of fury, something that their former players didn’t want to see, particularly in a series played against the backdrop of Phillip Hughes’ death.