TT Boy
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Sunday looks likely to be a washout and thunderstorms expected tomorrow afternoon.
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*Official* England in South Africa
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TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
According to Aussie (the poster) you don't need a spinner in South Africa. 9 wickets so far...
kingkallis
International Coach
kingkallis
International Coach
Take a look @ the scorecard and you'll feel that difference between both teams would be Jacques Kallis's knock...
No Pom managed to get a ton despite getting some starts!
No Pom managed to get a ton despite getting some starts!
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Bit of controversy there. Correct decision in the end, bit of a hissy from Broad, but there probably needs to be a time limit for a referral
jboss
Banned
Haha very rich! I remember time wasting in the ashes and Strauss very unsportsmanship refusal of a runner but having worst fielder substituted in the CL match vs SA.Saffa cheating again
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
One of things that would concern me about reviews is I don't believe there's any factor for how far forward a player is, or if you've got someone like Murali ripping them and you just pad it away a foot outside off a few feet in front of the crease.
For a human eye there would be a lot more doubt there than simply if the ball would be going on to hit a significant portion of the stumps. The system does not differentiate between one like that and one which is hit with someone hit on the back leg by a yorker or some such which is much easier for an umpire to predict on.
For a human eye there would be a lot more doubt there than simply if the ball would be going on to hit a significant portion of the stumps. The system does not differentiate between one like that and one which is hit with someone hit on the back leg by a yorker or some such which is much easier for an umpire to predict on.
jboss
Banned
Don't believe what the commentators are saying as I saw boucher saying behind the stumps they must refer it qithout even looking at the dressing roomReferred by the dressing room, just like that catch last year at Headingley
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Firstly, he wasn't being serious. Hence the smilie.
Secondly, even if he was being serious, he never said that England didn't cheat as well, so your reply is irrelevant.
Thirdly, you're now officially the only one who still cares about that runner incident. Get over it. I can just imagine you in forty years telling your grandchildren about the three biggest controversies in cricket - bodyline, underarm and a fat **** being denied a runner in a one dayer.
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Prince EWS
Global Moderator
That's actually a good thing IMO. I'd rather see a new era of batsmen actually being given out lbw when they are out than continuing on the current system of letting them get away with it just because they're on the front stool for no other reason than it always having being like that. Technology allows for less doubt in decisions which will invariably make the occasions where the batsman is given the benefit of the doubt fewer.. I don't see this as bad for the game at all though, there's just a bit more definitism about it all.
jboss
Banned
It does not matter if it is consistent which it is.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
In a way yes it's good. But you get a situation where Murali is ripping it in and you could just make speculative calls on when to review it. It would become rather random, like gambling then. Is it going to hit enough of the stumps? Is it going to miss altogether? In situations like that it is virtually impossible to judge, but you know if it's say a Kallis and you've got the tail with him then it's worth throwing the dice.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
I reckon we should play one bounce one hand, but we're not, so it's irrelevant