Stupid Cricket Rules

[SillyCowCorner1]

Add a few more fielders behind square on the leg side and it would be lit!

 

[aussie tragic]

Why not allow a 'double play'. Should be able to run out both batsmen if they're both standing in the middle of the pitch

 

[Lillian Thomson]

- umpires call for lbw, if it's hitting, it's hitting, there is no umpires call in tennis or soccer line calls

I'm not a fan of umpires call, but you can't compare LBW's to anything that happens in tennis or soccer. The system is predicting where the ball would have gone had it not been interrupted by an obstacle. That's not the case in tennis or soccer.

 

[GIMH]

Losing overs but only being allowed to make them up until designated cut off despite bright blue sky

Granted, as Cribbage would say mafia zoning restrictions also play their part in this nonsense

 

[Bijed]

I'm not a fan of umpires call, but you can't compare LBW's to anything that happens in tennis or soccer. The system is predicting where the ball would have gone had it not been interrupted by an obstacle. That's not the case in tennis or soccer.

I'm fine with the concept being applied to the predictive element, but I think umpires' call needs to be removed from the pitching/impact elements of LBWs

 

[Attitude]

So many.

But above all, Umpire's Call. Its either hitting or its not hitting. If it is hitting its out. Stop making this thing so fking confusing.

Think tennis line calls. Its either in or its out. They don't have any nonsensical stuff like, well if the Chair Umpire called it out, then more than half the ball must have bounced in for it to be overturned or its Umpire's call.

What does the ICC have to mess everything up and make it non-sensical.

 

[TheJediBrah]

If you catch the ball on the full it's out. You can't run to the boundary with it.

But if you catch the ball on the boundary then wander over it, it's 6 . . .

so where is the line drawn where you "can't run to the boundary with it"? 10 metres? 15 metres?

But above all, Umpire's Call. Its either hitting or its not hitting. If it is hitting its out. Stop making this thing so fking confusing.

Think tennis line calls. Its either in or its out. They don't have any nonsensical stuff like, well if the Chair Umpire called it out, then more than half the ball must have bounced in for it to be overturned or its Umpire's call.

What does the ICC have to mess everything up and make it non-sensical.

Why does this need to be explained so many times? There is no prediction in tennis line calls. It's either in or out. Completely different to lbws where a predictive pathway is projected.

 

[Greenlite]

I'm not a fan of umpires call, but you can't compare LBW's to anything that happens in tennis or soccer. The system is predicting where the ball would have gone had it not been interrupted by an obstacle. That's not the case in tennis or soccer.

Pretty sure drs predicts the ball's trajectory based on the release of the ball or the movement before hitting the obstacle

I am interested to find out if they to hawkeye in tennis for ball hitting the net then touching/missing the sideline

If you catch the ball on the full it's out. You can't run to the boundary with it.

If you field the ball along the ground then run to the boundary with it, it's the same as 4 overthrows

like TJB said if it's in the air and you catch it how many steps can you take before it's deemed a 6 and not out, like in Boult's case....wonder if it's like basketball you start doing the lay up get fouled, scores and points count...

 

[cnerd123]

It's a catch once it's clear the ball is under your control abd you're moving with it.
Read the laws guys come on

https://www.lords.org/mcc/the-laws-of-cricket

 

[TheJediBrah]

It's a catch once it's clear the ball is under your control abd you're moving with it.

Multiple times I've seen the ball clearly being under the fielder's control and they've wandered over the line and it's been called 6

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Not really a rule per se, but these dumb 15/16 a side warm up games are dire and should be dispensed with as soon as possible. If it isn't a genuine FC game it is little more than glorified centre wicket practice and therefore doesn't mean jack shite

 

[marc71178]

So many.

But above all, Umpire's Call. Its either hitting or its not hitting. If it is hitting its out. Stop making this thing so fking confusing.

Think tennis line calls. Its either in or its out. They don't have any nonsensical stuff like, well if the Chair Umpire called it out, then more than half the ball must have bounced in for it to be overturned or its Umpire's call.

What does the ICC have to mess everything up and make it non-sensical.

You don’t understand umpires call clearly as it is the predictive element that has to have a margin of error in and when it is umpires call then it isn’t certain that it was hitting or not.

Comparing it to tennis is totally irrelevant as tennis doesn’t have a predictive element.

 

[Burner]

IMO even if technology is not 100% it'll be better to just trust the technology completely and remove umpires call. It's going to be the same for both teams anyway. We'll get a lot more LBWs though. Might help with the so called balance between bat and ball.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

DRS turned Graeme Swan into a Test cricketer. Spinners from previous generations were just padded away all day. As long as the batsman got a long stride in they could never be given out (unless Darrell Hair got bored).

 

[sledger]

DRS turned Graeme Swan into a Test cricketer. Spinners from previous generations were just padded away all day. As long as the batsman got a long stride in they could never be given out (unless Darrell Hair got bored).

LT, if you and Darrell Hair were bored together, what would you do to pass the time?

 

[weldone]

IMO even if technology is not 100% it'll be better to just trust the technology completely and remove umpires call. It's going to be the same for both teams anyway. We'll get a lot more LBWs though. Might help with the so called balance between bat and ball.

I think it's also about trusting the technician (operator) who marks point of pitch, point of impact etc. as a small millimetre mistake can change a decision. So, the question is who do we trust more - 'the umpire' or 'the technician and the technology'?

 

[StephenZA]

Why is this debate going on in to different threads?

 

[Greenlite]

Why is this debate going on in to different threads?

It's a global issue dude, millions of people's mental health and cost of treatment depends on it, it can affect a nation's work productivity and stock market, and potentially end a nation overnight

 

[cnerd123]

Not a rule but those bails need to be lighter

About this - did anyone notice how the zing bails stopped being an issue as soon as everyone thought they would be a big issue?

 

[Greenlite]

About this - did anyone notice how the zing bails stopped being an issue as soon as everyone thought they would be a big issue?

Haha true, well hope they reflect on those stupid rules as efficiently as well

Would be hilarious if Carey got his helmet knocked off and land on the stumps, ta-da, bails stay.