*Official* Second Test at Trent Bridge

[Spikey]

Have you actually been watching?

Only with the one eye

 

[fredfertang]

I wonder how much money is going to be taken on a recall - an opportunity here for a spot fix

 

[Stapel]

If I was captain, i would be never have withdrawn that appeal....not in a million years.

Not least against these bunch of ****s anyway...

If I were captain, I would never have made that appeal in the first place....not in a million years.

Especially against a bunch of ****s.

Why you think Ian Bell is a bunch of ****s, escapes me.

 

[Furball]

Then don't appeal when the ball hits the bowlers fingers and the non striker's stumps too,off a perfectly good straight drive.

Quoted out of sheer astonishment.

 

[NasserFan207]

You have to feel sorry for Bell, from his position on the pitch all indications were the ball had gone for four. I guess he shouldn't have wandered out of his crease anyway but it was still fairly ridiculous.

By the letter of the law however I think he's definitely out.

 

[Cevno]

You're not seriously comparing the two are you?

You said this -

In the end though it's not anything anyone wants to see. If you want Bell out, actually get him out via the normal contest between bat and ball, not via an honest, simple bit of negligence.

Fits into that statement.

 

[Spark]

I did. Cricket is a game where it's possible to get out in dumb ways. I'm gutted about it, but I also like that our favourite sport is ridiculous enough to allow this sort of thing.

I think it was Dan Vettori who withdrew an appeal in very similar circumstances - the batsmen had prematurely left his ground at the end of the over but was obviously not attempting a run, and someone threw the stumps down. It's something I'd like to see more of.

 

[dfx-]

How unsporting is it to claim the wicket of someone who was wandered out of their crease? India have played the game to its fair completion, Bell didn't.

 

[Cruxdude]

Have you actually been watching?

I ave been watching and he started running the fourth. Midway he started walking and Morgan made a point to see if he was in his crease. I will take the wicket.

 

[Xuhaib]

incredible logic from Cevno.

 

[Stapel]

Yeah this isn't cheating. MS has full right to claim the wicket, and as Nasser is saying England would have done the same, but I think many of us, as cricket fans first, not as fans of the teams first and then the game, don't really wanna see stuff like this.

Well said.

 

[Contra]

Ganguly is a hypocrite. Where did his morals go when he appealed for Vaughan's andling the ball. Bull crap.

Agreed. Ganguly of all people wouldn't withdraw something like that, no way.

Anyway I'm fine with it if Praveen simply stopped the ball and threw it back.

 

[Ikki]

Looks like the umpire was giving Sharma back his jumper and even he thought the over was done.

 

[Turbinator]

For those wanting Dhoni to overturn the decision - absolute bull****!

Hell no, it was Bell's fault and his fault alone for leaving his ground. Wasn't he the one who threw jelly beans on the pitch last time around, well son, karma's a bitch.

And right off the bat, the Eng-NZL incident comes to mind. It's unfortunate that he's out in such a manner, but rules are rules. In the spirit of cricket, batsmen should be walking too if they've edged it, but hey we don't see that much too often.

 

[Furball]

You said this -

In the end though it's not anything anyone wants to see. If you want Bell out, actually get him out via the normal contest between bat and ball, not via an honest, simple bit of negligence.

Fits into that statement.

You're a ****ing moron.

 

[GIMH]

Nah this is pisspoor from India and what a surprise to see Cevno condoning it

 

[Manee]

So unsporting from India but I hope we can take this opportunity.

 

[tooextracool]

according to cricinfo, the umpire apparently asked Dhoni if he wanted to take the appeal back retrospectively and he said 'no'. Not much more to say here.

 

[Spark]

You're a ****ing moron.

No need for this.

 

[Daemon]

No need to defend Dhoni, it's undeniable that it was unsportsmanlike. That being said, it was within the rules and literally anyone else in his position would have done the same thing.