1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[Starfighter]

No it doesnt, but saying its a bad decision on that occasion was a stretch.

Not, it's not a stretch. Not at all.

 

[BSM]

That is where someone like Prior was perfect, he would get the majority of calls right from behind the stumps and was about the only person able to reign in Broad who would review as often as Shane Watson if he could. Bairstow isn't in the same league as Prior was, Haddin was decent at it. Not seen enough of Paine but that wasn't a good one.

Yeah Bairstow is also usually pretty bad himself in calling for a review. Sometimes convinces Root to go for one when it was never really close

 

[OverratedSanity]

Does any team have good openers these days? I'd be overjoyed if we regularly had 22 opening partnerships.

I rate Markram and Elgar. All the other combinations suck immensely.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeah Bairstow is also usually pretty bad himself in calling for a review. Sometimes convinces Root to go for one when it was never really close

He is either brilliant or terrible, if we are on top he is good but if it is tight he goes for a punt too often.

 

[vcs]

Kind of an unwanted consequence of the system that knowing when to review becomes a really, really important skill for keepers. What Paine just did is the equivalent of dropping a sitter.

I hate the fact that we're evaluating keepers on this.

 

[Starfighter]

Slips really need to stand a bit closer.

 

[trundler]

Should have been 2 down by now.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I hate the fact that we're evaluating keepers on this.

All part of the package now though. 25 years ago we weren't discussing how good a bat they were and basically becoming a 7th top order player but we take it for granted now.

 

[morgieb]

Funnily enough I've seen Paine go for some brilliant reviews. Has had a few clangers though.

Weird Lyon was hooked so early on.

 

[Starfighter]

Should have been 2 down by now.

All the cruddy luck and hair tearing stupidity seems to happen when I'm watching and all the brilliance when I'm not. Perhaps I should watch the football.

 

[Uppercut]

I hate the fact that we're evaluating keepers on this.

It's kind of the opposite of what happened in baseball, where technology revealed that the most important skill for a catcher was catching the ball in a way that made the umpire think it was a strike.

 

[trundler]

Pattinson getting the wobble

 

[trundler]

Good shot from Burns off Siddle

 

[Starfighter]

It's kind of the opposite of what happened in baseball, where technology revealed that the most important skill for a catcher was catching the ball in a way that made the umpire think it was a strike.

Jeez, can you explain more how this works, please?

 

[vcs]

Why can't they just have stumps in baseball

 

[91Jmay]

Jeez, can you explain more how this works, please?

Called "presenting" I believe, basically angling their glove/body to make it look like they caught ball inside strikezone.

 

[Starfighter]

What the **** are they delaying over?

 

[trundler]

Stop fiddling about ****s

 

[ImpatientLime]

watching root is quite painful at the moment

 

[trundler]

That was a preposterous delay