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Gavaskar is pissed as well now - "Benson had taken Ponting's words. So why does Benson trust the word of a batsman who didn't walk when on 14 while he is fielding. If you have to take the fielder's word, why not take the batsman's word."

The same Ponting that called Dravid back when he was walking off in the first innings?

Sunny is an idiot I'm afraid

 

[Turbinator]

Imagine last ball 6 needed, 9 wickets down, Dhoni on strike. What would he do?

 

[Nate]

Ahh, but you mentioned the previous wicket and his first innings batting effort in said post.

Sorry, don't get what you're trying to say.

 

[Evermind]

The ball was very clearly on the ground in the act of taking the catch. The pickup was inconclusive, but in the process of rolling over, Clarke was supporting his body weight on the ball! That's pretty blatant, and I'm quite astounded that they would've claimed that.

Pretty incredible, the umpiring in this game. If it was a farce on the first day, it's beyond that now into.

 

[Speersy]

Good cricket all round in this game, way much better than all the crap everyone is talking about

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Imagine last ball 6 needed, 9 wickets down, Dhoni on strike. What would he do?

Probably follow a short-and-wide one.

 

[duffer]

Look seriously all this trolling makes me sick, if some people here don't like Australia fine than that's fine and if some don't like India than that's fine too, but don't just keep on ranting about everything that goes on out there, from whatever replays i saw i can that catch was clean but some guys just don't wanna listen.

If Benson clearly saw and was 100% certain that he saw that being taken cleanly then fair enough decision.

If he's taking the word of a guy who's already hoodwinked him in the first innings and a guy who stood his ground when belting it to slip then it's ridiculous. To me it looks like the second happened.

 

[roseboy64]

Its can not be anyone's case that the umpiring has been biased or that the umpires have been cheats. But it can not be anyone's case either that the umpiring has been of acceptable standards and that includes the poor decisions that have gone against Australia too.

Lets leave our silly nationalism aside and discuss a very serious matter with the seriousness and objectivity it deserves. The umpiring in this match has been amongst the most terrible in memory. The fact that its not because of any bias or cheating on the part of the umpires doesn't mean a damn thing.

I dont care who the bad decisions favour. The two biggest shockers in this game have just happened to be against India. Even if both of them would have been against Australia, the fact that they are shockers wouldn't have changed.

Grow up guys. This is about bad umpiring and not about which team you are supporting. By obfuscating the main issue with your team loyalties and misplaced nationalism you are only reducing the level of debate on a terribly important issue.

Gun.

 

[Nate]

If little brown Indians, my countrymen, had any ****ing testosterone in their bodies, they would have choked Bucknor and broken Ponting's back.....racist bastards...they hate the way indians are.......and it shows in their body language....did anyone see how that ****** ponting was showing how clarke caught it...when he probably didnt even see jack....mother****er..........he was so racist in his body language....i think it is time for cricket's financial super power to show who is the boss......we can financially and militarily kick aussie ass and no reason for india to take this ****ting in their pants like sissies....time to stand up ....show who is the ****in boss....IF I WAS KUMBLE I WOULD SAY NO MORE CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA WITHOUT REFERRAL SYSTEM ....AND BUCKNOR BE FIRED RIGHT NOW....

Word.

 

[Smudge]

Now, I haven't seen the catch, but let's be honest - if the ball lands within six inches of Clarke, he's going to claim it. Take a look at his hatchet job on Hopkins last month for a hint of his previous.

I was a big fan of Clarke up until the last couple of months, but his lack of respect for the traditions of the game and even the remotest sense of fair-play have seen him plummet dramatically in my estimations.

Not that he'd care, I'm sure.

 

[Perm]

Oh what a joke. Shut up everyone. That was a clean catch, plain and simple. If that happened in any other match where the umpires hadn't been so poor, no one would say a thing.

I thought there was enough doubt about the catch to give Ganguly the benefit of the doubt, but the replays weren't very conclusive either. Still, I think the umpires shoud have referred that to the third umpire.

As always, Indian fans don't think it was out, while Australian fans think it was.

 

[duffer]

If little brown Indians, my countrymen, had any ****ing testosterone in their bodies, they would have choked Bucknor and broken Ponting's back.....racist bastards...they hate the way indians are.......and it shows in their body language....did anyone see how that ****** ponting was showing how clarke caught it...when he probably didnt even see jack....mother****er..........he was so racist in his body language....i think it is time for cricket's financial super power to show who is the boss......we can financially and militarily kick aussie ass and no reason for india to take this ****ting in their pants like sissies....time to stand up ....show who is the ****in boss....IF I WAS KUMBLE I WOULD SAY NO MORE CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA WITHOUT REFERRAL SYSTEM ....AND BUCKNOR BE FIRED RIGHT NOW....

Enjoy your ban mate.

 

[Turbinator]

Probably follow a short-and-wide one.

The best end would be him following a short and wide one, and getting out in the process, only for it to be actually a no ball, but then Bucknor not realizing it, and Aussies winning. The perfect end to this game, esp. with all the no ball problems so far for both teams.

 

[Perm]

Imagine last ball 6 needed, 9 wickets down, Dhoni on strike. What would he do?

Go for the 6, what else? It would be the right option too.

 

[pup11]

The Aussie now really need to dig in and be relentless because picking up these last four wickets could be a lot harder than many think.

 

[Trossa]

If little brown Indians, my countrymen, had any ****ing testosterone in their bodies, they would have choked Bucknor and broken Ponting's back.....racist bastards...they hate the way indians are.......and it shows in their body language....did anyone see how that ****** ponting was showing how clarke caught it...when he probably didnt even see jack....mother****er..........he was so racist in his body language....i think it is time for cricket's financial super power to show who is the boss......we can financially and militarily kick aussie ass and no reason for india to take this ****ting in their pants like sissies....time to stand up ....show who is the ****in boss....IF I WAS KUMBLE I WOULD SAY NO MORE CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA WITHOUT REFERRAL SYSTEM ....AND BUCKNOR BE FIRED RIGHT NOW....

Typical fanatical Indian fan.

 

[Pratters]

Sequel to the following DVD will be highlights of the second test between India and Australia:

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

I thought there was enough doubt about the catch to give Ganguly the benefit of the doubt, but the replays weren't very conclusive either. Still, I think the umpires shoud have referred that to the third umpire.

As always, Indian fans don't think it was out, while Australian fans think it was.

Its more like the majority of people believe it was inconclusive and lean one way or another - whilst a select minority believe it has bounced three feet in front of Clarke, Ponting raised Benson's finger for him and proceeded to run off the ground after Ganguly shouting 'you are out, you ****er!'

 

[Perm]

If little brown Indians, my countrymen, had any ****ing testosterone in their bodies, they would have choked Bucknor and broken Ponting's back.....racist bastards...they hate the way indians are.......and it shows in their body language....did anyone see how that ****** ponting was showing how clarke caught it...when he probably didnt even see jack....mother****er..........he was so racist in his body language....i think it is time for cricket's financial super power to show who is the boss......we can financially and militarily kick aussie ass and no reason for india to take this ****ting in their pants like sissies....time to stand up ....show who is the ****in boss....IF I WAS KUMBLE I WOULD SAY NO MORE CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA WITHOUT REFERRAL SYSTEM ....AND BUCKNOR BE FIRED RIGHT NOW....

Post reported, just incase anybody else hasn't.

 

[Captain Cricket]

If Benson clearly saw and was 100% certain that he saw that being taken cleanly then fair enough decision.

If he's taking the word of a guy who's already hoodwinked him in the first innings and a guy who stood his ground when belting it to slip then it's ridiculous. To me it looks like the second happened.

You have this strange obsession with umpiring decisions don't you?