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Bucknor DONE!!

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
The trouble with those is they count "correct decision" as saying n\o to a "howizat" when 1 fielder at slip goes up in a half-hearted lbw shout.
 

Anil

Hall of Fame Member
Actually while watching it, I was wondering just how the LBW was given for Dravid, then looked at the text banner which said c. Gilchrist!
might have thought that at the time it was given but it's been a while since the decision was given and i doubt if vic would make such a mistake...:)
 

johnperichon69

Cricket Spectator
jesus bucknor absolutely loves symonds, dravid dismissal and didnt wanna give Symonds out at all in the first innings, gotta feel for india as he has basically given the game away!! umpires shouldnt be having this much of an impact in the outcome of a test match!! its ridiculous!!
 

Slow Love™

International Captain
I won't defend Bucknor at present, as clearly he needs to be dropped from the International Panel immediately.

But I agree with Richard that he had actually umpired to a pretty good standard through the last couple of years. I certainly remember that there was a thread or two (and plenty of comments in the "official thread") as to his consistently high level umpiring during the last Ashes series.
 

bond21

Banned
in would rather Bucknor umpiring than some moron like Billy Bowden....

Taufel is by far the best umpire in the world, absolutely no doubt about it, and the guy cant umpire in Australia!!!

What a joke, hes got to umpire bloody joke SA vs WI matches where noone shows up.

Watch the Aus vs India series then watch the SA vs WI series, its like a completely different event.

Commentators in SA are so dull when they actually say something. Or they just read out text messages on air where someone is wondering why a batsman isnt given out when a ball is pitching a metre outside leg
 

jeevan

International 12th Man
in would rather Bucknor umpiring than some moron like Billy Bowden....

Taufel is by far the best umpire in the world, absolutely no doubt about it, and the guy cant umpire in Australia!!!

What a joke, hes got to umpire bloody joke SA vs WI matches where noone shows up.

Watch the Aus vs India series then watch the SA vs WI series, its like a completely different event.

Commentators in SA are so dull when they actually say something. Or they just read out text messages on air where someone is wondering why a batsman isnt given out when a ball is pitching a metre outside leg
If I was supporting the Aussie team, I would rather have Bucknor than even Ponting's mum to umpire.
 

dunfyguy29

Cricket Spectator
bucknor has been finished for years IMO,

never liked him doing any cricket i have seen on the tv, and have said for ages that he is not a good umpire.
 

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