Sledging gets milder and milder but is it still too much?

Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head's on-field banter sparks debate on sledging in cricket, highlighting the fine line between aggression and sportsmanship.

As they watched Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head have a go at each other during the Adelaide Test, there must have been more than a few chuckles in the commentary boxes at the stadium. We could’ve imagined it but it wouldn’t exactly have been out of character for the send-off and the retort were little more than child’s play to them.

India's Mohammed Siraj, right, celebrates after the dismissal of Australia's Travis Head, centre, during the day two of the second cricket test match between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, on Saturday. (AP)

After all, to many around the world, Australians getting outraged by sledging is probably an all-time classic joke; the