Howe_zat
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I remembered when I was new to these forums - just before the 2010-11 ashes - and Burgey was posting about how Swann was England's best batsman and I kept trying to correct him
Then then i thought oh lawd
I've become old
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*Official* 2nd Test at Lord's
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Then then i thought oh lawd
I've become old
flibbertyjibber
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Root taking wickets is funny. Moeen toils for a day and a half and Root comes on and bang bang.
stephen
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The problem with DRS is that there is such a giant margin of error which favours the umpire. Margins of error should favour the batsmen.
And I think it's ridiculous to limit the batting side's reviews. At worst you'll get ten reviews but in reality you won't get anywhere near that many. No batsman is going to review a bowled or obvious caught decision. Especially if every wicket is automatically reviewed for no ball.
And I think it's ridiculous to limit the batting side's reviews. At worst you'll get ten reviews but in reality you won't get anywhere near that many. No batsman is going to review a bowled or obvious caught decision. Especially if every wicket is automatically reviewed for no ball.
mr_mister
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to be fair swann started off his test batting career really well iirc
Compton
International Debutant
Shane Watson suggests otherwise.
stephen
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
That's exactly the point. Why should reviews be seen as tactical weapons instead of ways of ensuring that the correct decision has been made? The technology should improve the accuracy of the game-impacting judgments.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
I was thinking similar thoughts. This could easily have been 600 for 4 at tea, but at least the scorecard doesn't look embarrassing now.
Remains to be seen how I'll feel when we've batted though.
Howe_zat
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They already do, massively.
missing by a fraction of a millimetre - always not out
hitting the middle of the stump - umpire's call
The problem is that the margin is so big in an attempt to give legitimacy to umpiring traditions rather than basing the size of the region on the laws or the accuracy of the technology
Swingpanzee
International Regular
Starc's ****ing useless with the bat
Hope Johnson scores a few more boundaries before tea, would get his confidence up for a nice destroyer spell
Hope Johnson scores a few more boundaries before tea, would get his confidence up for a nice destroyer spell
He legitimately cannot play offspin; this is actually hilarious
Swingpanzee
International Regular
wtf was that by root 
pretty smart actually
pretty smart actually
Australia will bat again.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
5 mins to tea...
Riggins
International Captain
no declaring now, which would trigger tea, would be wasted time.
stephen
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I would be very happy if the margin of error was dramatically reduced and any doubt went to the batsman. The current situation is perverse - Smith's call was so ridiculously marginal and so was Nevill's. Nevill should have been out and Smith not out. In another game a decision like that could turn the game. And yet the technology always favours the on-field umpire's decision.