***Official*** England in Sri Lanka 2012

[Migara]

The Mark on hotspot for the Roof's one was one of the largest I've ever seen. As I've said Dilshan may have been trying to manipulate the system and the lack of hotspot.

Mate, you don't see red marks on the hot spot. There was no hot spot here. So the mark must be on the bat to be seen by naked eye.

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah I understand the advantages, but it still remains that it is a very rare shot. I mean, how many times did KP actually play the shot during his innings? I didn't see it, but it was only a couple of times wasn't it?

Played it quote a few time actually. Probably about 5 times. It's the most times I've ever seen someone play it in a test innings.

 

[Ruckus]

I'm not sure if the risk is that big. I mean, get your body in the way and you should be outside the line, and you should be fine field-wise, so it's just top edging it or totally ****ing up your body movements.

Hmm yeah it would be actually interesting to hear what either of those players think of the shot in terms of risk and how confident they are in playing it etc. (because I obv. don't know), but I would imagine a top edge could be quite easy. Surely would be pretty easy to lose your balance.

 

[Ruckus]

Played it quote a few time actually. Probably about 5 times. It's the most times I've ever seen someone play it in a test innings.

ah ok, wow that's quite a few. Did he get boundaries off most of those?

 

[Cabinet96]

ah ok, wow that's quite a few. Did he get boundaries off most of those?

Nah I think only 1 or 2 were boundaries, the rest were paddles fine for two's. He did fake to play the shot once, which resulted in Dilshan dragging it down and Pietersen clubbing him for six.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Mate, you don't see red marks on the hot spot. There was no hot spot here. So the mark must be on the bat to be seen by naked eye.

The hotspot he was referring to was the one when Maharoof nicked it in England.

 

[Spikey]

The commentary pairing from hell

 

[Jono]

Lol spikey so true

 

[Spikey]

I mean, I really don't mind Greig. But he likes to drag himself down to the level of his team mate.

 

[Furball]

Exactly

When a guy who has the benefit of umpteen replays, etc cannot tell whether it's out or not then it is farcical to stay with the original decision

No it isn't.

It would be farcical to overturn the original decision when there is no evidence that the original decision was incorrect.

Benefit of the doubt going to the batsman has absolutely no place in DRS. The whole point of the system is that you are challenging a decision that the umpire has made.

 

[Migara]

The hotspot he was referring to was the one when Maharoof nicked it in England.

I know. But I am referring to the "red mark" on Dilshan's bat that Sky has seen. Changing the focus to hot spot of Maharoof's bat is nothing but diverting the attention.

 

[Migara]

No it isn't.

It would be farcical to overturn the original decision when there is no evidence that the original decision was incorrect.

Benefit of the doubt going to the batsman has absolutely no place in DRS. The whole point of the system is that you are challenging a decision that the umpire has made.

+1

The benefit goes to the umpire in DRS and that is a very fair practice.

 

[Furball]

I want to see proper switch hitting - ie Pietersen playing left arm spinners as a lefty.

 

[uvelocity]

I know. But I am referring to the "red mark" on Dilshan's bat that Sky has seen. Changing the focus to hot spot of Maharoof's bat is nothing but diverting the attention.

erm, I think it's providing a similar example ftr.

 

[Cabinet96]

The commentary pairing from hell

I know they want someone from each country, but I'd much rather Grieg was with someone like Atherton.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I know. But I am referring to the "red mark" on Dilshan's bat that Sky has seen. Changing the focus to hot spot of Maharoof's bat is nothing but diverting the attention.

No, it isn't. it's an example that suggests that either sometimes batsmen don't feel healthy edges or they're trying it on. Contrary to your assertion here:

Dilshan would have felt if he has hit it, especially if there was a red mark, must have been a healthy nick. Then it would be foolish to review when you know you have hit it, or you are a top class idiot. Dilshan is an idiot, but. even an idiot of his class wouldn't have reviewed if he has hit it.

Some players are just bad reviewers; Dilshan is one of them.

 

[Spark]

Didn't Dilshan review one that showed up a massive hot spot at Cardiff as well?

 

[MW1304]

Dilshan would have felt if he has hit it, especially if there was a red mark, must have been a healthy nick. Then it would be foolish to review when you know you have hit it, or you are a top class idiot. Dilshan is an idiot, but. even an idiot of his class wouldn't have reviewed if he has hit it.

Remember during that horrible collapse in Cardiff last year when Dilshan reviewed one after he'd gloved it straight back to Tremlett. He was convinced as well. The **** is certainly stupid enough.

Edit: FFS.

 

[Spikey]

SL move into the lead still with a couple of good batsmen in the sheds. The move to open with Prasad the reason imo

 

[MW1304]

Getting hard to watch now. Tense as anything out there.