*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

[irfan]

Is the x-axis on snicko time?

 

[Bushranger]

I appreciate your Aussie bias. However, when going on the road of "Broad made 25 runs too many and Haddin was robbed", one might wonder why you left out Ashton Agar's runs after he was ruled not out of a stumping, which I thought was out.

Just to point things out: I'm neither Pom nor Con, so I only care for good cricket and a tight series. I really hope the skies will be clear enough for the Aussies to take 10 wickets.

But when considering the TB Test, it is my opinion England were far better than Aus. The only reason it got to a tantalisingly close finish, was two major 10th wickets partnerships. I won't say that was just luck, yet it won't happen again any time soon.

But my whole argument to all the fans of England was that I think they think that there better than they actually are.

My whole basis was around that. Look at there lineup compared to ours and the same happened when they played New Zealand.
Plus take out the South Africans and there not actually that good at all. Haha. you watch them Bite.

Go Siddle he's a Victorian. Haha

 

[Swingpanzee]

What's the prospects for rain?

 

[Cabinet96]

Are you genuinely serious? Don't know how much more you need.

Dem creaky bat handles.

 

[Stapel]

There is no need for hot spot. It is a waste of money.

Hot spot's only use is showing if the ball hit the middle of the bat. Nothing that hot spot can pick can't be picked up by snicko.

The problem with snicko is that it has shown some clear 'edges', when a simple regular old-fashioned TV-review shows the ball has been nowhere near the bat. Sound might come from just anywhere. Even a snap of a finger at slip, for that matter.

Wouldn't it be a simple way to say that if hotspot does not pick up anything, the verdict should be not out? This would only rule out the really faint edges, that shouldn't have been given out in the first place, as there is some doubt?

 

[dermo]

England to either win it or lose it. Without rain, I don't think they'll survive the day.

Unless Bell proves me wrong.

ha, no way England are scoring 300 more runs especially without KP

 

[Uppercut]

80 overs left, 7 wickets in hand. Barring rain (although that seems unlikely) Australia will walk IMO.

They'll have a good chance but I definitely wouldn't say they'll walk it. England's tail has saved a LOT of tests in these situations.

 

[James]

Trouble is snicko takes way too long to get through.

Does anyone know why that is? Not an issue I don't think if it takes 5 minutes to see all the options that technology provides on a review.

 

[MW1304]

Good plan.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Clarke's bowling wtf?

 

[Son Of Coco]

Holy ****!

 

[Swingpanzee]

England got to be wary here. 6-9 deserves respect.

 

[andyc]

Yesssssss Clarkeh

 

[benchmark00]

The problem with snicko is that it has shown some clear 'edges', when a simple regular old-fashioned TV-review shows the ball has been nowhere near the bat. Sound might come from just anywhere. Even a snap of a finger at slip, for that matter.

Wouldn't it be a simple way to say that if hotspot does not pick up anything, the verdict should be not out? This would only rule out the really faint edges, that shouldn't have been given out in the first place, as there is some doubt?

Nope, this is a really poor idea.

 

[grecian]

If only we had some sort of system to review umpires' decisions

Crazy I know

He bloody edged it Howe, give it up.

BTW the snicko thing taking too long is just seeming assinine when they're taking eons over every decision.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

What's the prospects for rain?

On BBC forecast lots, on others very little to lots. Not sure which one to believe.

 

[John73]

Trouble is snicko takes way too long to get through.

In most countries, light is not an issue until at least 60 minutes after the scheduled end of play - let's make a day go 7½hrs + 30 mins overtime instead of 7hrs+30mins overtime. Gives plenty of time to make use of snicko. And in countries where it does get dark towards the end of a days play, let's just start the game 30 mins earlier?

 

[Burgey]

If Clarke gets Bell here I'll be like an overturned Mr Whippy can.

 

[benchmark00]

He bloody edged it Howe, give it up.

BTW the snicko thing taking too long is just seeming assinine when they're taking eons over every decision.

Yeah people keep trotting this out, but it's just not true anymore. Real time snicko is available now.

 

[Cabinet96]

Trouble is snicko takes way too long to get through.

As UpperCut was saying the other day, test cricket isn't for the impatient. I'd rather have more right decisions than worry about losing five minutes every day through waiting for snicko, which can easily be made up by better overrates.