When I was in the Army anyone with a difficult to pronounce surname was known as "Wheelbarrow with a (insert first initial of poxy name)".

Blokes with hyphenated surnames were always known as 'two-dads'.

I'm still mates with heaps of Wheelbarrows-with-a-C and Two-Dads, none of them seems in the slightest damaged by the bit-of-fun monikers.

It's harmless; unless you want to get self-righteous and up yourself - or unless you smell compo, fame or money.

Now Warnie's in the shit over it.

Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara played for Yorkshire in the UK, where he was nicknamed 'Steve' because Wheelbarrow with a C has too many syllables.

Warnie's doing the commentary on the Adelaide Test for Fox - and Warnie calls him Steve.

Cue the Global Outrage Industry, hundreds of people on Twitter, many who wouldn't know how many quarters there are in an afternoon Test series are hooking in to Warnie for his 'casual racism'.

Smitha Nair works for CNN, surprise surprise!

I've suggested Smitha takes up a course in How To Speak Australians for Indians.

She'll be happy to know that 30% of Australians are casual racists, which makes the other 70% full-time!

Cheteshwar Pujara