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Oh it’s crying time again ….. Tears will not wipe out Cricket Australia’s woes – An opinion by Aubrey Joachim The Musketeers have spoken. The first was heartbroken that his hard earned spot in the Australian national team was given away free to another player. The (former) skipper was saddened over the effect his lack of leadership and undisciplined weakness had on his ‘old man’ and mum, and the last and most truant musketeer was sincerely apologetic to his wife and two daughters. Of course there was the token ‘written-for-them’ apology to Australian cricket fans, the cricketing world, kids and so on. However, the genuineness of their remorse must be judged by carefully observing the point during each of those apologies when their voices choked and the flood of tears gushed. Were those tears for us the cricket fans, the gentleman’s game, the Australian nation or for their personal considerations? ...