***Official*** DRS discussion thread

[Black_Warrior]

I still support DRS as a system despite the howlers yesterday..
A system cannot be blamed for personal prejudice and bias in people.

DRS as a system still works and allows us to review and correct genuine mistakes.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

I also still support DRS despite the technical fault. However the third umpire should be reported for his inconsistency in making the decisions.

 

[Jono]

No point blaming BCCI or other cricket boards here.. you have to blame the original culprit - Ajanta Mendis.
If Mendis had not humiliated Indian batsmen in the 2008 series when the DRS was first tested, we would not be having this conversation today.

 

[uvelocity]

I still support DRS as a system despite the howlers yesterday..
A system cannot be blamed for personal prejudice and bias in people.

DRS as a system still works and allows us to review and correct genuine mistakes.

the system allows it hence the system is faulty

 

[uvelocity]

and another drs howler

 

[Jono]

uvelocity making good points.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Whenever the DRS "messes up" it's on borderline 50/50 calls which could easily have gone either way, so it's pretty damn inaccurate to call them howlers.

 

[Jono]

Its a howler to overturn something for no reason.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Here come the ****wits to argue bad umpiring legitimises the BCCI scumbags position.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I agree, but when has that happened?

 

[benchmark00]

It's trash. It ****s on so many fundamental aspects of cricket.

 

[benchmark00]

I agree, but when has that happened?

Ummm, like one second ago?

 

[Jono]

Here come the ****wits to argue bad umpiring legitimises the BCCI scumbags position.

Where?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Where?

Everywhere. See Cricinfo.

 

[morgieb]

Whenever the DRS "messes up" it's on borderline 50/50 calls which could easily have gone either way, so it's pretty damn inaccurate to call them howlers.

tbf in those circumstances they should stick with the umpires call.

Either that or speed up Snicko.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Its a howler to overturn something for no reason.

This the Thomas (non-)glove you're referring to?

I don't think there was enough to overturn either way, so the original decision should've stood.

My tuppence is he missed it, based on Wade's reaction tho. Strikes me as the kinda guy who goes up for absolutely everything, but only joined in the appeal when Starc asked the Q.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Ummm, like one second ago?

Yeah that's down to dumb**** execution by the third ump. I'll still take that considering the good it's done for cricket overall.

 

[morgieb]

Everywhere. See Cricinfo.

Yeah that's been ****ting me.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

tbf in those circumstances they should stick with the umpires call.

Either that or speed up Snicko.

Yeah I completely agree, that's supposedly one of the main underpinning ideas behind the DRS so I'm not sure what the **** is going on with some of these third umps.

 

[benchmark00]

Yeah that's down to dumb**** execution by the third ump. I'll still take that considering the good it's done for cricket overall.

I just don't get this. I don't see how it has enhanced the product for the viewer at all.