I love whinging about umpiring decisions tbh. And rugby referees. It's all part of the fun
But you've got your tongue-in-cheek half the time (I think). It when people start seriously on the 'we wuz robbed' that it annoys me. The rest of the time its just something we disagree about I guess.I love whinging about umpiring decision tbh. And rugby referees. It's all part of the fun
Thanks...I'm over it
It's more the frustration at the lunatics who run the game who refuse to fast-track the use of the technology that's already there. All that happens now is the umpires end up looking like complete dip****s. That's what pisses me off. I realise people make errors but the technology could so easily be implemented and hence this issue avoided ...now.But you've got your tongue-in-cheek half the time (I think). It when people start seriously on the 'we wuz robbed' that it annoys me. The rest of the time its just something we disagree about I guess.
I love getting upset at umpires in AFL, but in cricket I reckon they're actually pretty good and that genuinely poor decisions are both rare and even out in the course of a game.
But you've got your tongue-in-cheek half the time (I think). It when people start seriously on the 'we wuz robbed' that it annoys me. The rest of the time its just something we disagree about I guess.
I love getting upset at umpires in AFL, but in cricket I reckon they're actually pretty good and that genuinely poor decisions are both rare and even out in the course of a game.
EDIT: BTW mate, sorry for cracking it with you a couple of weeks ago - you do annoy me sometimes, but I was a bit stressed with some other stuff as well, so you were the poor sod who said the wrong thing at the wrong time and copped the spray...
Australia didn't do as bad as you think. They have 337, add another 50 runs because of the slow outfield and with one more wicket to go, it's 400 +.
Word out, very good to see India putting up this sort of challenge on day 1 in many ways even though 400-2 wouldn't have been a solid platform no doubt
. But this morning had that feel of past series shockers to Australia i.e Lord's 2005, Mumbai 2001 as Slater said the other day Australia have been so dominant if you catch them off guard they with a challenge they don't seem to be a plan B, they just keep coming at you refusing to like accept that you are ahead of them in whatever weakness you may have found in them & has proven in the Ashes & in India 2001 it is to their detriment.
Yeah, exactly, that's just simply not giving the bowler enough cricket. Australia pride themselves on attacking cricket, and every so often, it's going to come unstuck.
Nah, I disagree. Don't see the Indians having that much problem on this pitch in their first inning. India to pile on 600 runs according to me. Then, with a crumbling pitch, unleash Harbhajan and Kumble to try and enforce an innings victory. That should be the aim. Even if we win with 7-8 wickets in hand in the second inning, I wouldn't mind it too much. The good part is that there is a lot of time left in the game. So, Australia might need to make a fair few runs in their second inning to get them out of trouble. Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman are the key for India in that order to set the foundation for a big total.
Fantastic day it was, loved it. I reckon India have done pretty well to restrict Australia, and I don't think the pitch is that hard to bat on. It seems like the sort of wicket where you can stay in for a long time with relative ease but scoring runs isn't the easiest thing to do.
Yeah agreed. Batting was hard for an hour and it's certianly not a road, but it's a 400+ pitch for a strong batting side, especially batting first. It might be pretty tricky to bat on at the end of the match though.
