Ricky Ponting and the Australian cricket team would be well advised to take a detour to Melbourne on its way to Perth for the third Test against India.
While in the Victorian capital they could take in a significant statue near Olympic Park and the Vodafone Arena. The monument is simply known as "sportsmanship" and it depicts one of the greatest moments in Australian sport.
It took place during the Australian one mile championships in front of 20,000 fans at Olympic Park on Saturday, March 26 1956, just before the Melbourne Olympics.
John Landy, who was the world record holder, lined up against the world junior record holder at the time Ron Clarke who in later years went on to become one of the greats of Australian middle distance running.
The first two laps went without incident then, with one-and-a-half laps to go, Clarke clipped the heal of another runner and fell to the ground. Landy, who was in the pack just behind Clarke, was forced to hurdle Clarke.
In doing so, Landy clipped Clarke with his running spikes. Landy then stopped running and went back to see whether Clarke was okay and apologised for spiking him, even though there was little he could do in attempting to leap over the fallen athlete.
With the rest of the field well and truly away, Landy then gave chase and took the lead with 100 yards to go to win the race in a time of 4min 4sec. If John Landy hadn't stopped he would have broken his own world record. Landy had sacrificed his own personal glory to help another athlete. Fittingly, during this current era of win at all costs this unprecedented act of sportsmanship was judged by the Australian sporting hall of fame as the most significant moment in Australian sport in the 20th century.
The reason why this event has endeared itself to many over the years is that it wasn't manufactured but it happened in the spur of the moment. Imagine it happening these days.
The Australian cricket side's ability to dominate other teams is admirable but is there any reason to be world champion sledgers at the same time?
Historically, cricket has prided itself on being a gentleman's game but the way it is being played at the moment it is anything but.
I have written in the past about Australia's so-called mental disintegration of the opposition and whether this is in the spirit of sport. To my way of thinking, the Australian cricket side has been walking a fine line since the days of Ian Chappell. Surely the idea of sport is to be the best sportspeople you can possibly be and that must take into account the way you behave towards the opposition in defeat and success.
It was interesting to note one of the supporting voices for the Australian cricket team has been Lleyton Hewitt. He was also in the news this week after giving the umpires a spray during the Sydney International.
Is that what sport has come to in that part of the game is to give somebody a spray?
Having been in New Zealand for the past fortnight, let me tell you there has been very little sympathy for the current plight of the Australian cricket team when it looked as though India was seriously considering pulling out for the remainder of the tour.
Talkback radio was jammed with callers venting their spleen about Australian players crying foul over sledging, saying it was a bit rich considering Australia invented the practice.
This is practiced alongside the constant appealing and the building of pressure on umpires.
The images that appeared on New Zealand television included - you guessed it - the underarm delivery and Bodyline, which of course was perpetrated by England but none the less raises a valid point about the spirit of cricket. In the wake of Bodyline it was thought cricket had reached a low point with respect to sportsmanship. It may be drawing a long bow but is there a difference between that series and the current "winning is everything" approach?
Admittedly, the Australian cricket side is not breaking the rules but at times it pushes the boundaries with an uncompromising approach and it has to be questioned whether this is in the spirit of the game.
Ponting, for his part, is reported as saying he needs to lift his game, saying he stayed at the wicket too long after being given out in the first innings of the second Test and that he shouldn't have thrown his bat in the dressing room.
Perhaps this could be the sign of a change in mind set within the Australian team.
For the time being though the John Landy/Ron Clarke story should be reiterated to all children to counter the behaviour young people see from their current sports heroes on television. The hope is that it will lead to a new breed of sportspeople who understand that winning isn't necessarily everything.
Tim Gavel is a long-time sports commentator on ABC radio in Canberra
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