**Official** Pakistan v New Zealand in the UAE 2014

[BeeGee]

umpires call should be officially referred to as 50/50 imo

But anything could happen then.

 

[Prince EWS]

Azhar bowls a bit in domestic cricket. Leggie.

Yep. Taufeeq is also not a terrible bowler; bowls both offies and leggies I think.

 

[Howe_zat]

umpires call should be officially referred to as 50/50 imo

Why not be accurate and say 'out, but keeping the traditional bias towards the batsman to make umpires feel relevant'

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Playing in the v to wicket to wicket bowling. Good stuff

 

[OverratedSanity]

Because roads make the bowlers jobs really tough.

Bit rich coming from a Pakistani. You ****s never gave Miandad lbw.

 

[Prince EWS]

Why not be accurate and say 'out, but keeping the traditional bias towards the batsman to make umpires feel relevant'

This, so much.

 

[Hurricane]

Watch that back foot cover drive with it not spinning Tom.

 

[Blocky]

Great timing by both batsman so far - loving the intent from Baz too.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

More consistent bounce and no turn. 400 is on..

 

[Athlai]

This, so much.

Tbf umpires call when about 5% of the ball is fair enough. But yeah little doubt that particular one was hitting.

 

[Zinzan]

perhaps not a bad review despite the ump's call. On pitches like these the benefit of doubt should go to bowlers

Feel your pain, I detest those ones going against NZ. Really reitirates how much influence umpires still have on LBWs with DRS. Bowlers seem to be robbed of 5-10% of the stumps when an umpire gives it not-out considering those clipping.

 

[smash84]

Baz to get out to yasir shah before lunch

 

[Howe_zat]

Tbf umpires call when about 5% of the ball is fair enough. But yeah little doubt that particular one was hitting.

My beef with it isn't that an 'umpire's call' outcome exists, it's that the only time they think to employ it is when it's both close and out. If it were really due to inaccuracy then 'umpire's call' would also be for when the ball is narrowly missing the stumps. As it is, the job it does is to keep alive the maxim of 'give the benefit of the doubt to the batsman', which isn't and never has been part of the rules.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

scrap drs for lbw all together imo. Keep it for edges only.

 

[Hurricane]

Baz to get out to yasir shah before lunch

This looking likely based on that last ball

 

[Hurricane]

This looking likely based on that last ball

Don't plunge forward Brendon

 

[smash84]

This looking likely based on that last ball

nopes, I am just hoping my prediction before the start of the game turns out right for baz to get out cheaply

 

[BeeGee]

My beef with it isn't that an 'umpire's call' outcome exists, it's that the only time they think to employ it is when it's both close and out. If it were really due to inaccuracy then 'umpire's call' would also be for when the ball is narrowly missing the stumps. As it is, the job it does is to keep alive the maxim of 'give the benefit of the doubt to the batsman', which isn't and never has been part of the rules.

It is actually...

Law 27 Appeals
6. Consultation by umpires
Each umpire shall answer appeals on matters within his own jurisdiction. If an umpire is doubtful about any point that the other umpire may have been in a better position to see, he shall consult the latter on this point of fact and shall then give his decision. If, after consultation, there is still doubt remaining the decision shall be Not out.

 

[hendrix]

If it were really due to inaccuracy then 'umpire's call' would also be for when the ball is narrowly missing the stumps..

This x1000.

If it were a proper margin of error it would go both ways. But it's not.

 

[Hurricane]

OK two deadly deliveries survived by going back Brendon. Keep it up.