In defence of 'Clicky Ponting': The unanswered questions in Saltburn scandal

PremiumOpinionOpinion byWinston AldworthHead of Sport·NZ Herald·30 Jul, 2026 06:01 AM4 mins to readWinston Aldworth is Head of Sport for NZME, working alongside New Zealand’s best sports journalists in the radio and publishing teams.‌The movie Saltburn features an improbably intense, murderous scandal inflicted upon a posh English family. Headlines of recent days would have us believe the scurrilous deeds of the Saltburn Cricket Club’s Second XI team have shaded the movie’s plotline for impropriety.

In the movie, a villainous young man lusts after

In defence of 'Clicky Ponting': The unanswered questions in Saltburn scandal

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