***Official*** Pakistan and England in UAE

[BoyBrumby]

50 for Adnan.

I just don't get the third ump. That wasn't a technology failure so much as idiocy.

 

[Black_Warrior]

DRS naysayers to have a field day.

In my objective opinion of course, he middled it.

This

Hit the cover off it.

Shocker, some idiots just can't use the technology properly.

Its not the technology's fault..if people are dumb, they will be dumb even with technology.

 

[sachin200]

DRS provides selective justice (as shown by the latest example) thats the problem with it

 

[Vroomfondel]

Pakistani dressing room informs Akmal that they aren't ready to declare just yet.

 

[Black_Warrior]

DRS provides selective justice (as shown by the latest example) thats the problem with it

No. Problem is always that people can't use it properly.

 

[Howe_zat]

How do we know it didn't hit the back of his bat

 

[Xuhaib]

Pakistan robbed 20 runs there. I guess 140 above is better then 140 deficit I back Pakistan to chase anything around 180 so we need to bowl England around 300.

Come on Pakistan!

 

[GIMH]

How do we know it didn't hit the back of his bat

Must have done tbh

 

[BoyBrumby]

Lol. Apparently because Hot Spot wasn't available for Ajmal's review Pakistan still have a review remaining.

It gets worse. Surely it's a review whether Hot Spot's there or not?

 

[Black_Warrior]

The cricinfo commentary is so blatantly biased

Atleast the TV commentators pretend to be neutral. These guys don't even do that.

 

[social]

So he was given out because there was insufficient evidence to prove that it wasnt out

How about the fact that there was **** all evidence to suggest that it was

Just another area where the DRS laws need overhauling

 

[GIMH]

Meanwhile the lead approaching 150. Tall order for us. Akmal has played a blinder.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Pakistan robbed 20 runs there. I guess 140 above is better then 140 deficit I back Pakistan to chase anything around 180 so we need to bowl England around 300.

Come on Pakistan!

How do you know? He may have been out next ball anyway.

 

[dfx-]

Trust me, you're preaching to the choir here, but I imagine it will be dragged up as evidence of why DRS sux in the future.

So it should, it should (and will) be played in any discussion on the system, a big huge neon sign attached to it.

What's the point of using technology if it still depends on an idiot or idiotic interpretation or idiotic bias to the umpire. Whatever inconclusive evidence of what the ball did it (maybe it hit the backside of a leprechaun's pet unicorn), it didn't hit the bat..

 

[Xuhaib]

going the way he was batting he looked good for another 8-10 runs to his score its all hypothetical ofcourse.

 

[Spark]

So it should, it should (and will) be played in any discussion on the system, a big huge neon sign attached to it.

What's the point of using tehnology if it still depends on an idiot or idiotic interpretation. Whatever inconclusive evidence of what the ball did it (maybe it hit the backside of a leprechaun's pet unicorn), it didn't hit the bat..

Do you suggest we invent a supercomputer to spit out "out"/"not out"? Someone still has to look at the replays ffs.

 

[Vroomfondel]

So he was given out because there was insufficient evidence to prove that it wasnt out

How about the fact that there was **** all evidence to suggest that it was

Just another area where the DRS laws need overhauling

Nah, I don't think the rules are to blame. The more 'human judgement' you bring into it, the more inconsistent the decisions will get. I will let you come up with your own scenarios.

(in this case, 'human judgement' would have worked -- but in other cases, who knows? And that's why the rules are the way they are)

What is needed is better technology: get some wider angle hotspot cams and/or a hot-spot stump cam. I'm sure the technology exists.

 

[r3alist]

How do you know? He may have been out next ball anyway.

He may have, but it wasn't looking that way was it?

 

[uvelocity]

Do you suggest we invent a supercomputer to spit out "out"/"not out"? Someone still has to look at the replays ffs.

bot maybe?

 

[Ruckus]

Do you suggest we invent a supercomputer to spit out "out"/"not out"? Someone still has to look at the replays ffs.

Is it really too much to ask?