***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

[archie mac]

Get rid of this third umpire crap

How slow are they going to make the game??????

 

[Atreyu]

I think this rule explains what Samuel Vimes mentioned earlier in the topic:

So it appears that if day two was completely abandonned, because the match had already started it would count as a day, but if day one was abandonned, the match would turn into a four day game with a follow-on mark of 150.

Confusing but I think thats the reasoning behind the follow-on mark remaining at 200.

Ah, i see. so that means without Follow on, its more likely to be a draw

First Batmen Challenge is taking ages

 

[99*]

So, what was he given out for to start with?

And might this cause umpires to give more out then before?

And Phil Gould would have gone out on the field and punched someone if this was league.

 

[Somerset]

Get rid of this third umpire crap

How slow are they going to make the game??????

Note that I posted as soon as Ramdin was dismissed at 3.24pm, its now 3.29pm and Ramdin's only now leaving the field. Given out in the end, controversial or what?!

 

[Zinzan]

Lol, and they still get it wrong after all that. Surely there was enough doubt the ball was hitting. Ridiculous tbh.

 

[archie mac]

Note that I posted as soon as Ramdin was dismissed at 3.24pm, its now 3.29pm and Ramdin's only now leaving the field. Given out in the end, controversial or what?!

Lol, and they still get it wrong after all that. Surely there was enough doubt the ball was hitting. Ridiculous tbh.

No Hawkeye?

 

[Matt52]

That was strange. Ramdin given out the second time but it didnt seem like it was going on to hit the stumps. Strange that 2 umpires with all that technology couldnt get that right.

 

[Somerset]

Ah, i see. so that means without Follow on, its more likely to be a draw

First Batmen Challenge is taking ages

Yeh I was taking the same view as you for the first three days of the match that the Windies' needed to score 216 rather than 166 to avoid the follow-on. Would be nice if the "expert" commentators could inform the viewers and make situations like this clear.

 

[Craig]

No Hawkeye?

No Hawkeye or Hotspot.

 

[Athlai]

Chanderpaul 42* anyone?

 

[Athlai]

Yeh I was taking the same view as you for the first three days of the match that the Windies' needed to score 216 rather than 166 to avoid the follow-on. Would be nice if the "expert" commentators could inform the viewers and make situations like this clear.

Seems silly that it has to be the first day.

 

[Somerset]

No Hawkeye?

They use hawkeye but only up until the point of contact, i.e. when the ball hit Ramdin's pad. The issue is that the third umpire does not have hawkeye technology for the ball projection if the ball had not hit the pad and gone on to hit or miss the stumps. Why you'd use hawkeye for some estimates (hitting in line for instance) but not for others (hitting the stumps) is a huge error, along with the lack of hot spot, for the third umpire.

Three fours for Chanderpaul too just now - Franklin taking some punishment.

 

[Precambrian]

**** Rudi, he can't get a decision right even with TV.

 

[roseboy64]

I'm right that it was 166 then? That's what the commies have said.

 

[Atreyu]

Seems silly that it has to be the first day.

Yeah it does, If you lose a full day then the game is a 4 day match anyway.

Franklin not looking hugely dangerous with the ball here

 

[Athlai]

Remember on Hot Spot how hot Styris's head was? Good times.

Chanders going for it now.

 

[roseboy64]

Hawkeye shows it just barely clipping the outside of leg stump.

 

[archie mac]

No Hawkeye or Hotspot.

They use hawkeye but only up until the point of contact, i.e. when the ball hit Ramdin's pad. The issue is that the third umpire does not have hawkeye technology for the ball projection if the ball had not hit the pad and gone on to hit or miss the stumps. Why you'd use hawkeye for some estimates (hitting in line for instance) but not for others (hitting the stumps) is a huge error, along with the lack of hot spot, for the third umpire.

Three fours for Chanderpaul too just now - Franklin taking some punishment.

A joke, if you are going to use the tech. then you must have the best and latest, surley

 

[Somerset]

I'm right that it was 166 then? That's what the commies have said.

Thats what they've said, but every second person on this forum has pointed out that an entire day has been lost, so I was just a bit surprised Sky didn't mention and highlight the law that I quoted on the previous page.

14 from the Vettori over - who says the WI tail can't bat!

 

[Athlai]

Thats what they've said, but every second person on this forum has pointed out that an entire day has been lost, so I was just a bit surprised Sky didn't mention and highlight the law that I quoted on the previous page.

14 from the Vettori over - who says the WI tail can't bat!

I do. Taylor and Edwards can slog a few though.