*Official* West Indies Tour of England 2020

[Beamer]

Must say it really does feel like 11 v 13 I'm this game. Our guys must feel that if it hits their pad anywhere that's it.

 

[StephenZA]

Yeah that one wasn't dodgy imo but the ones before were questionable tstl. Especially the Archer non-no ball.

Thats nothing new regardless of bias...

But neutral umpires will be good, just so I don't have to consistently hear about bias along with bad umpiring.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

What a nasty delivery

 

[Spark]

Didn't this happen to WI in the WC game against Aus last year? Just one bad call overturned on review after another.

 

[Woodster]

Brathwaite can consider himself unfortunate there but the umpire on that occasion didn’t get it wrong. It looked more out than it was.

Missing the no ball is very standard stuff these days, umpires seem to barely check the front foot these days and if a wicket falls it’s get them out of trouble.

England haven’t bowled particularly well at all for me and then find a wicket out of nowhere. Struggling for someone to hammer away in the same consistent areas.

 

[morgieb]

Yeah that being out was fair enough but I don't think it'd have been given if it was an English batsmen recieving that...which is the problem.

 

[Burgey]

I like the idea of three reviews even if there’s neutral umps tbh.

 

[Spark]

I like the idea of three reviews even if there’s neutral umps tbh.

Yep. Would've been particularly useful last year, for one...

 

[Burgey]

Is Cottrell a LO pick only for the Windies? Left arm variety might be handy to have on tour if you’re playing four quicks

 

[trundler]

Everyone talks about how Stokes puts everything into it when he bats and bowls but imo, the constant struggle against the sun being that ginger is his greatest accomplishment. Red as a tomato.

 

[Flem274*]

when atherton said THEY ONLY TRAIL BY 64 i thought it felt like lollapse time so i hope im wrong

 

[Spark]

Is Cottrell a LO pick only for the Windies? Left arm variety might be handy to have on tour if you’re playing four quicks

Maybe he didn't want to come across? Comms mentioned that a few players, including Bravo and Hetmeyer, chose not to join the tour.

 

[Stapel]

I like the idea of three reviews even if there’s neutral umps tbh.

Why not 5 or 10? I don't think that would lead to watching review after review.

 

[Spark]

Is Cottrell a LO pick only for the Windies? Left arm variety might be handy to have on tour if you’re playing four quicks

Maybe he didn't want to come across? Comms mentioned that a few players, including Bravo and Hetmeyer, chose not to join the tour.

 

[Woodster]

All this talk of biased umpiring is fairly irrelevant at this point as every decision ultimately has been correct unless I’m forgetting any?

 

[Spark]

Class shot there

 

[morgieb]

Is Cottrell a LO pick only for the Windies? Left arm variety might be handy to have on tour if you’re playing four quicks

He's a really average red-ball bowler, average in WIndies FC cricket isn't anything special and did poorly in the two Tests he did play.

 

[Spark]

All this talk of biased umpiring is fairly irrelevant at this point as every decision ultimately has been correct unless I’m forgetting any?

This sort of logic annoys me so much. DRS is not a get out of jail free card for bad umpiring!

 

[trundler]

The set batsman getting out in a tad unlucky manner was rough but these 2 are looking good too. Just gotta keep the ones that dig in or lift in mind.

 

[Burgey]

This sort of logic annoys me so much. DRS is not a get out of jail free card for bad umpiring!

Lol indeed. The “haha you shouldn’t have burned your review” brigade completely ignores that whether you’ve got no reviews left or 50, if it’s three reds it’s ****ing out. Umpires getting let off the hook because a side has already used its reviews is crap.