*Official* Fifth Test at the SCG

[benchmark00]

Watto.

 

[benchmark00]

Use schnicko ffs. Hot spot is hopeless. Will be given not out but I reckon he hit it.

 

[JBH001]

Oooh, this is a tough one. Umpires call, is it?

Edit/ Watson bowled well in this spell. But why would Bell appeal it if he thought he hadn't nicked it?

Edit 2/ Interesting that Dar reversed his decision when the 3rd umpire said it was his call. I must say I thought it was out in real time.

 

[Burgey]

Surely he must know if he's hit that. Weird he waited so long to refer it.

 

[hazsa19]

Gotta say I didn't hear anything. Atherton thinks it should be upheld though...

 

[vic_orthdox]

Think that Bell might get a let-off here.

 

[James]

Long bow James, I'd be massively surprised if it's not either a England victory or a draw, then again, until the fat lady gets her vocal cords into action, you never know.

You and I as Kiwis know, you never write those Aussies off. They've stuffed us often enough.

I think this will finish up being an England victory though but I believe it will be a lot closer than what a lot of other people think. Perhaps a 3-4 wicket victory.

 

[Spark]

Bloody hell! This will be the faintest nick of all time...

 

[pasag]

If our batsmen had half the temperament and composure of Cook, we may have been competitive in this series.

 

[Zinzan]

Raced back home from work to watch Cook make his double.

Well played, Cook. Pity his concentration slipped to what was really an undemanding delivery, but you get that after 491 minutes at the crease. What a series he has had.

Agree, apparently batted over 32 hours in the series

 

[joels344]

Close, so very close.

 

[Bun]

A rare failure from Aleem Dar

 

[joels344]

Not out. Tough luck for Watson.

 

[Spark]

Wow that's a big noise. Why wasn't that replay used?

 

[benchmark00]

So there's something that shows up on hotspot with KP but it's given not out, nothing shows up on hotspot with Bell despite a noise and given not out. Weird.

Hot spot is flawed and should go. Stick with schnicko, more reliable for mine.

 

[hazsa19]

They didn't even use the normal replay, because on that it sounds like a very clicky edge...

We await snicko.

 

[Top_Cat]

So no mark on hotspot is enough to overturn an ump's decision now even if there's a noise on snicko? Kemar Roach wants a word. Or have I got the sequence of events wrong?

 

[Zinzan]

Lol @ Slater trying so so hard to convince himself there was a hot spot

 

[vic_orthdox]

Surely he must know if he's hit that. Weird he waited so long to refer it.

Reckon Bell might've heard the noise, but didn't really feel the ball hit the bat.

Snicko says it's out, IMO.

 

[Spark]

Oh god he's hit that. Nah, no doubt he's hit that. Very clear.