Symonds being precious: Mark Waugh, Border

MELBOURNE, October 15: Former Australian cricketers on Monday said all-rounder Andrew Symonds was being "precious" in alleging that he was subjected to racist chants during the One-day series in India and the issue was being blown out of proportion.
Mark Waugh suggested just making monkey noises did not amount to racism.
"What is Andrew Symonds complaining about - monkey noises?" Waugh said on 'Inside Cricket'.
"Does that come down to racism, without actually saying any words. I don't know."
Waugh, who made several tours of India during his career, said such taunts were part of the game.
"It didn't worry me. I don't know if we are getting a bit precious here, really," he said.
Former captain Allan Border agreed that the crowds always tried to irritate the away side.
"There has always been taunts from crowds, from as long as I can remember," Border said.
But the incident has been taken up by the Australian Cricketers' Association and the players' world union, the Federation of International Cricketers.
FICA chief executive Tim May said he would discuss the matter with CA chief executive James Sutherland.
"I will be quizzing James as to what happened and the positions Cricket Australia and the ICC are taking," May was quoted as saying by the 'Herald Sun'.