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***Official*** India in South Africa

silentstriker

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
So can no one here tell me about the pitch or what? Are there any major cracks? I can't see it from the telecast, not many closeups.
 
sideshowtim

sideshowtim

Banned
Slow Love™ said:
Interesting. As long as it's a genuine request that Smith could accept or reject (rather than an order), I don't think I have a problem with it. You would expect that this could only be the case though if the umpires were taking responsibility for the screwup themselves.
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It sounded like an order to me. Harper should've kept his mouth shut. It was up to Smith whether to decide to appeal or not. What Harper said definitely would've pressured Smith not to appeal. I mean how many of you would appeal after an official said that to you?

Smith was very entitled to appeal however Harper kind of pressured him out of it. Another piece of poor and irresponsible umpiring.
 
Jono

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
Ganguly leading run scorer now for India in this series.

Btw, anyone realise that whenever Ganguly is in, the run rate picks up and a 40-50 partnership occurs without anyone of us even noticing because it always looks like he'll go out.
 
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silentstriker

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
sideshowtim said:
It sounded like an order to me. Harper should've kept his mouth shut. It was up to Smith whether to decide to appeal or not. What Harper said definitely would've pressured Smith not to appeal. I mean how many of you would appeal after an official said that to you?
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I would.
 
Pratters

Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
silentstriker said:
So can no one here tell me about the pitch or what? Are there any major cracks? I can't see it from the telecast, not many closeups.
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A lot of inconsistent bounce, a few cracks and a bit of dust coming out as well. All in all, it should get pretty tough as the game progresses.
 
Slow Love™

Slow Love™

International Captain
Pratyush said:
However, does the rule book also state that the umpires should inform the players? Obviously I haven't learnt the rule book by heart so I do not know. Pat Symcox in the commentary box said - could the Indians have not figured out in 12 hours? Not sure if Symcox would know the rule book by heart as well though.
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Yeah, this will probably be clarified during lunch, maybe... And the South Africans might be able to clear things up as to their take on it all. I assume (without actually knowing for sure) that it's a bit similar to counting the balls in an over, and it's the umpire's job to keep track of these time issues, and notify the players specifically - the rules may not say that though.

BTW, was it Symcox in the commentary box with Jackman at the time? LOL, that's the first time he would have been the more moderate of a Saffie commentary duo. :p
 
adharcric

adharcric

International Coach
The rules do give the umpires the responsibility of allowing players back onto the field, so I'm assuming the umpires also have the responsibility of keeping track of and notifying them of the exact time when they can return.
 
Pratters

Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Slow Love™ said:
BTW, was it Symcox in the commentary box with Jackman at the time? LOL, that's the first time he would have been the more moderate of a Saffie commentary duo. :p
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Nah, different broadcasts and thus thankfully I have avoided the biased South African commentary talked up by the others.
 
adharcric

adharcric

International Coach
On that note, Ganguly and Tendulkar will open in the World Cup. Laxman, Yuvraj and Dravid to follow. Sehwag, Mongia or Dhoni (if Pathan is in form) to come at 6.
 
Nate

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
DaBombayDuck said:
Sehwag is also a disgrace....he should be dropped ffrom the test team plus the wc squad
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Who should replace Tendulkar, Ganguly and Sehwag then?

Haha. Hit me with the ways I`m biased SST. Ftr, my feelings for Bracken are mindless love, not bias. :p
 
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