***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[Spark]

sans words.

 

[Valer]

Droped!

 

[Guido Hatzis]

No; it's their unlucky day in terms on on-field umpiring decisions. UDRS is not a set of random numbers which favours one side or the other through luck, as much as you like to think it is.

tell that to India!

 

[Jacknife]

The dolliest of dollies.

 

[Flem274*]

South African batsmen don't feel like playing cricket this afternoon.

 

[Top_Cat]

Basically saying something daft then pretending it was a joke.

From the context it was clear what it meant.

Back to the cricket.

 

[TumTum]

Why does Hughes play at those, just leave it.

 

[robelinda]

Nah smack that crap.

 

[Flem274*]

Yeah okay I'm off to bed. Hope Australia gets killed and Steyn scores a century with the bat opening.

 

[Cevno]

No; it's their unlucky day in terms on on-field umpiring decisions. UDRS is not a set of random numbers which favours one side or the other through luck, as much as you like to think it is.

Agree with that except for the Predictive path of the Hawk eye(as has been proven before) and some misinterpretation by umpires. But don't want to have that discussion here.

In any case there is a luck element in the rest too, because when you review you are going on probabilities and no one is ever 100% right about the ball pitching just in line or just about hitting the bat before the pad or not, but today those marginal things are working for Australia in every decision.

 

[Furball]

It could be argued that none of those decisions overturned were shockers. Also you wouldn't complain about them being given. Something in favour of the bowlers can't be all bad though, except maybe for the caterers in house

They weren't shockers, but they were still wrong. This idea that UDRS is there to only eliminate obvious howlers is annoying.

 

[Ruckus]

Why does Hughes play at those, just leave it.

Easier said than done. Gotta play their shots here, no point staying around.

 

[Prince EWS]

My posts today have been a mix of bad predictions and being a massive ****; maybe I should just stop.

 

[Phantom]

Terrible miss by Smith, excellent bowling

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

**** these professors! Damn it!

On all those days when sides are piling runs on roads (that SSC deck, for instance), I am free throughout the day.

And on a day like this where there are wickets falling left right and centre, all the assignments pile up on my desk!

 

[Spark]

Oooooookay I think that's enough in this thread for UDRS for the time being.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Wow, just checked the score and can't believe what I am seeing. South Africa has some serious problems in the batting department.

 

[Sylvester]

Such a nothing shot and once again got himself in the wrong position. He just makes it so hard for himself.

 

[Prince EWS]

In any case there is a luck element in the rest too, because when you review you are going on probabilities and no one is ever 100% right about the ball pitching just in line or just about hitting the bat before the pad or not, but today those marginal things are working for Australia in every decision.

By this logic, not reviewing the Watson lbw was actually unlucky.

 

[benchmark00]

I don't think getting your reviews right is "lucky" though, especially since he wasn't talking about the actual reviews they've made given he cited the un-taken Watson one.

So if you review something even though you think it's probably out, but it turns out the bowler has overstepped or you actually did nick it and hotspot doesn't show anything and you've given not out there's no element of luck there?

kk.