1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[SillyCowCorner1]

Another piss poor decision

 

[NotMcKenzie]

More **** umpiring, more **** review-usage

 

[Spark]

Farcical.

 

[trundler]

That was 100% down leg.

 

[Spikey]

Hussey's shot was worse in that innings anyway

FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE!!!! it was an absolute shocker and never got the **** it deserved. at least everything was already ****ed when haddin went for it

 

[Spintolose]

He's like a ***y Phil Jones.

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Oh mama!

 

[Spark]

This is just substandard umpiring. Like, review it etc etc but this is just not acceptable in an international game.

 

[Starfighter]

That is shocking batting. Paine is woeful cricketer.

He was Tassie's third choice keeper and just about to retire when he was recalled on the basis of a single first class fifty. He has only scored one first class ton, and that was in 2007.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Can they reach 150?

 

[NUFAN]

Is Steve Smith the only batsman in our team who knows where the stumps are.

 

[trundler]

Is Steve Smith the only batsman in our team who knows where the stumps are.

Mate, it looks like he's the only one who knows which end of the bat to hold.

 

[stephen]

What a pathetic performance this is. Relying on TPC from the moment he's back in the side again.

 

[ajdude]

that's kinda third man-ish yeah?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Valuable tail-ender runs

 

[Starfighter]

This is just substandard umpiring. Like, review it etc etc but this is just not acceptable in an international game.

Yes, people are going to say that it should've been reviewed, and they have a point, but that's the sort of decision that just shouldn't be even made. It's like he's judging the line for a left armer bowling over, not a right armer bowling very wide around.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Is Steve Smith the only batsman in our team who knows where the stumps are.

Has a better idea of where they are than the umpires that's for sure

 

[GoodAreasShane]

He was Tassie's third choice keeper and just about to retire when he was recalled on the basis of a single first class fifty. He has only scored one first class ton, and that was in 2007.

TBF Paine was clearly vastly superior with the gloves than Jake Doran was, is, or ever will be.

 

[Spark]

Yes, people are going to say that it should've been reviewed, and they have a point, but that's the sort of decision that just shouldn't be even made. It's like he's judging the line for a left armer bowling over, not a right armer bowling very wide around.

Right like at a basic level, it's not actually a batsman's job to make a full judgement of whether he's out or not when he's hit on the pad, it's the umpires, and there have been literally been more wrong major decisions than right decisions today unless I'm forgetting a few.

 

[mr_mister]

We need to have a serious discussion about removing on field umpires and relying on technology for every decision

If you want a glorified hat holder a hat stand is cheaper

 

[GotSpin]

Woeful umpiring