Piers Morgan made a joke about euthanasia and Australians are very angry

West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle has been fined and told he may not return to the Melbourne Renegades next seasons after asking out a female reporter live on air.

Gayle was fined $10,000 by his Big Bash League (BBL) side after he told reporter Mel McLaughlin she had beautiful eyes and said:

Don't blush, baby.

Gayle has apologised for any offence caused by his behaviour, saying the interaction was a “simple joke”.

Following the uproar this week, the Guardian reports former Australian captain Ian Chappell said that Cricket Australia should not tolerate Gayle's behaviour in the interview with McLaughlin:

I wouldn’t have a problem if Cricket Australia said to the clubs, ‘he’s never to be contracted again in this country'.

And I also wouldn’t have a problem if Cricket Australia said to the ICC, ‘what we’re doing should be worldwide’.

Of course, what would any sporting debate be without a high-profile amateur wading in on the 72-year-old's opinions?

Of course. Well. That settles that, we guess.

Morgan's remarks went down as expected:

As this tweet about the infamous 1981 ODI between Australia and New Zealand shows, Morgan is never one to back away from the firing line...

Ok, well, sometimes he is...