*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[cnerd123]

If only the technology existed to automate front foot no ball calls

 

[Starfighter]

'Unaccustomary'. Neologism of the match from Punter.

 

[mr_mister]

We need to automate no balls. We have the technology

Also, Pants 18 off the first over after Lunch was ten overs worth of runs in one, going by the run rates seen this match

They've got plenty of time to bowl them out now and we'll be bloody lucky to even 223 let alone 323. Nothing to worry about for the tourists

 

[stephen]

That was a lovely square drive.

 

[Starfighter]

Third no ball not called. How is Dharmasena still umpiring internationals? He has been appalling this test. Not paying any attention to the crease and still not getting it right at the other end.

 

[Daemon]

That's a strange looking shot. Square drive on the front foot with the weight shifted back.

 

[trundler]

Glorious shot. Looked like one out of EA cricket.

 

[Burgey]

It's Australia's game to lose, 320 is not hard against this attack unless Ashwin finds his zone.

Stop pulling your pud. 320 is always a tough chase. Not as tough here as it would have been on the old Burdett decks, but it’s still always a tough chase.

 

[Starfighter]

Ashwin better replicate his 4th test vs England this year performance. Cricket needs it.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Third no ball not called. How is Dharmasena still umpiring internationals? He has been appalling this test. Not paying any attention to the crease and still not getting it right at the other end.

Was just going to say the same thing. I know we established that no balls were being ignored unless there was a wicket a long time ago, but the bloke has already bowled one for the wicket. It can't be that hard to have a look. I realise Australia will have bowled some that haven't been called too, but what happens when a team goes down by 2 or 3 runs, and there's a possibility the difference is the uncalled no balls? It's also unfair to the bowler as they have no indication they're doing something wrong until the get a wicket, which gives them zero chance to correct their approach beforehand.

 

[cnerd123]

Third no ball not called. How is Dharmasena still umpiring internationals? He has been appalling this test. Not paying any attention to the crease and still not getting it right at the other end.

Lol a lot more goes into umpiring a test match than no balls and decision making, as counter-intuitive as that may seem. For all we know Dharnasena excels at those areas and that gets him leeway on his actual decision making (especially since he almost exclusively stands in games with DRS).

Also keep in mind confirmation bias is a factor here - we only pay attention to his mistakes, and not what he gets correct. And the fact that he isn't watching the crease is very likely an ICC instruction and nothing to do with his skill.

 

[stephen]

Indian fielding everyone.

 

[Starfighter]

It's also unfair to the bowler as they have no indication they're doing something wrong until the get a wicket, which gives them zero chance to correct their approach beforehand.

Gonna have to pull you up here. Certain know-it-alls know that bowlers actually have eyes on the bottom of their feet and know where they are at all times (despite strong evidence to the contrary) and should be able to control their position to within a centimetre.

 

[Gnske]

If only umpires did their jobs as if they weren't refereeing the Hong Kong Blitz

 

[Starfighter]

Lol a lot more goes into umpiring a test match than no balls and decision making, as counter-intuitive as that may seem. For all we know Dharnasena excels at those areas and that gets him leeway on his actual decision making (especially since he almost exclusively stands in games with DRS).

Such as what? An umpire's job is to umpire.

Also keep in mind confirmation bias is a factor here - we only pay attention to his mistakes, and not what he gets correct. And the fact that he isn't watching the crease is very likely an ICC instruction and nothing to do with his skill.

That he gets so many overturned, even though you'd think the probability of having to make a decision is about 50/50 by end, is fairly good evidence that he gets a lower than normal proportion correct.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lol a lot more goes into umpiring a test match than no balls and decision making, as counter-intuitive as that may seem. For all we know Dharnasena excels at those areas and that gets him leeway on his actual decision making (especially since he almost exclusively stands in games with DRS).

Also keep in mind confirmation bias is a factor here - we only pay attention to his mistakes, and not what he gets correct. And the fact that he isn't watching the crease is very likely an ICC instruction and nothing to do with his skill.

Oh please. He's been abysmal by any standard.

 

[Daemon]

Lol a lot more goes into umpiring a test match than no balls and decision making, as counter-intuitive as that may seem. For all we know Dharnasena excels at those areas and that gets him leeway on his actual decision making (especially since he almost exclusively stands in games with DRS).

Also keep in mind confirmation bias is a factor here - we only pay attention to his mistakes, and not what he gets correct. And the fact that he isn't watching the crease is very likely an ICC instruction and nothing to do with his skill.

ah, so Dharmasena excels at making sure the players get down on time, makes sure everyone knows they're behind the over rate and tells players off when they're being naughty. Who cares about the less important stuff like making correct decisions.

 

[trundler]

Finch vs Rahul is the battle no one's talking about

 

[stephen]

That montage shows that Ishant was probably bowling one no ball in every four balls. And many of them were massive and really should have been called.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

The umpiring has been quite frankly substandard, Ishant very lucky indeed