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the reaction to india's troubled tour of australia, and the suspension of indian bowler harbhajan singh because of apparent racist remarks, shows no sign of letting up - and the criticism has not been aimed solely at the indian team, who have suspended their tour. australia's cricketers, and in particular captain ricky ponting, were the targets for the aussie media on tuesday, their sportsmanship on the pitch in question in their home country. as for the indians, who should be in canberra for a tour match starting thursday, they found themselves on sydney's bondi beach instead, beach volleyball not cricket for this team. latest developments have gone in favour of the tourists, though - harbhajan will be allowed to play while india appeal his three-match suspension, the off-spinner still protesting his innocence through the indian team's media manager. soundbite: (english) "he's (harbhajan singh) quite disappointed too because it's something that, he has not said anything derogatory, and now this is happening." supercaption: dr. m.v. sridha, india's media manager. india have also succeeded in having controversial umpire steve bucknor, the man responsible for a number of blunders in that controversial second test, replaced for the third test in perth on january 16th - new zealand's billy bowden has flown in. it's thought that the tour will now go ahead, despite indian fury back home, with the australian capital still expecting to host thursday's match between the indians and an act invitational xi. bizarrely, at the sydney cricket ground, the scene of real drama just days ago, brett lee was involved on tuesday in the filming of a bollywood movie - apt considering the current saga has led to this tour being dubbed the 'bollyline series'.