***Official*** Australia in Sri Lanka

[uvelocity]

Its fair enough to go back the decision, having that standard makes sense. Should probably not lose your review when its that close though.

should have been out. forget hawkeye look at the replay

 

[uvelocity]

One other thing I haven't heard mentioned, they talk about this margin of error for hawkeye, that's why they have the allowance. They don't seem to recognise there is still a line. If hawkeye was wrong by 1mm to the offside, copes was robbed even with the current playing conditions.

 

[mono]

I don't understand why people are pissed at DRS, if they didn't have DRS it would have been not out anyway.

 

[NasserFan207]

should have been out. forget hawkeye look at the replay

Maybe, but ten years ago this would've been a total non-factor.

 

[Oscillatingmind]

How is that ump's call?

Huh.

Confused atm.

That was such a pile of nonsense. If most of the ball is hitting most of the stump, how can it be ump's call?

It's like they've taken off-stump pretty much out of the equation. Nuts.

well

should have been out. forget hawkeye look at the replay

Was referring to the confusion with regards to the referral. Not if it should have been initially given out or not. & within the rules accepted prior to the match it was the right call by the third umpire.

 

[mono]

One other thing I haven't heard mentioned, they talk about this margin of error for hawkeye, that's why they have the allowance. They don't seem to recognise there is still a line. If hawkeye was wrong by 1mm to the offside, copes was robbed even with the current playing conditions.

Hawkeye does have a margin of error but it's far more sensitive than the naked eye or any other method cricket has at it's disposal at the moment.

 

[SamSawnoff]

I don't understand why people are pissed at DRS, if they didn't have DRS it would have been not out anyway.

What's not to understand? It's because of DRS that people are pissed off. Umpires make errors from time to time fair enough, but what is DRS there for?

 

[uvelocity]

****

 

[Johnners]

Clarke really needs to be more patient with his bowlers (and needs to **** off out of the slips, but that's another matter)

 

[Spark]

I give up.

 

[mono]

What's not to understand? It's because of DRS that people are pissed off. Umpires make errors from time to time fair enough, but what is DRS there for?

It's there to decrease the margin of error.

 

[Nate]

maybe the 3rd umpire thinks Aleem Dar couldn't be wrong

 

[SamSawnoff]

It's there to decrease the margin of error.

So they need to keep refining their guidelines for use then.

 

[mono]

So they need to keep refining their guidelines for use then.

That, and improve the sensitivity & accuracy of the technology.

 

[pup11]

Clarke really needs to be more patient with his bowlers (and needs to **** off out of the slips, but that's another matter)

The reality is he is now our best slip fielder and that somehow is proof of how much the quality of our slip cordon has fallen in the last few years.

 

[Noble One]

Copeland > Clarke in the slips.

Entertaining cricket at the moment. Batting is compact and bowling is probing.

 

[pup11]

Hate to say this but Watson at this rate is likely to join the injury list pretty soon, his bowling workload for an opening batsman is getting pretty ridiculous.

 

[Spikey]

Luckily his batting workload for an opening batsman has lowered

 

[Howe_zat]

Nice fightback from Sri Lanka.

Can we score some runs though, while I'm actually watching, please?

 

[uvelocity]

averages so far this series

batting
watson 16.5
hughes 19
ponting 32
clarke 25.5
haddin 15
marsh 111
hussey 92.5

wtf

bowling
johnson 50.25
harris 14.54
watson 16

wtf