dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Don't ever become an umpire, plz Georgy.
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The last Ashes without referrals – a running tally of umpiring errors
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PhoenixFire
International Coach
Thought Strauss was out first ball of today, turned out to be a gun decision.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Think it was Trott, tbf.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Very true.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Tbh, I'm not sure it was a "great decision" so to speak, it was obviously the right decision, but I wonder if the umpire (given all the other mistakes made in this match) just missed the ball clipping anything whatsoever...obviously I have no real reason to think this, but, this possibility did occur to me.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
I don't think so, the noise and deflection looked pretty obvious to me. As I said in the 5th test thread, I'd have had me finger up.
Although after the Clark decision I can understand why you might think that...
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I, on the other hand, wouldn't have given it, but that would have been a Shakoor Rana moment
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Yeah, I don't actually think it is what happened tbh, as like you say, there was a fairly obvious deviation of the ball mid-flight. But like you say again, the Clark decision from yesterday lingering in my mind meant that I did entertain the possibility.
James
Cricket Web Owner
Greg's article:
Referral, Not the Plan A
It doesn't matter who you support, England or Australia, it's a safe bet that supporters from both sides will agree the standard of umpiring this 2009 Ashes series has been nothing short of abysmal.
Referral, Not the Plan A
It doesn't matter who you support, England or Australia, it's a safe bet that supporters from both sides will agree the standard of umpiring this 2009 Ashes series has been nothing short of abysmal.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Interesting take on it.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
It's what the umpires have said publicly. And on that basis they were right not to refer it.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
I know that's what they said. Billy saying he saw it carry was what I was referring to as interesting.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah - a dreadful umpire but tbf he's got to call it as he sees it.
Neil Pickup
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I think Andre Botha, who was "caught" at bat-pad off Mohammad Sami in that Ireland-Pakistan ODI, would disagree with you.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
It's a shame there isn't footage of decisions against Gower and Lamb on the 82/83 Ashes Tour - those would blow everything else out of the water.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Clark's was practically on a par with that tho.
