Nah, the playing conditions were revised specifically to avoid these and its the third umpires' job to check every ball for the no-ball. I am afraid being dumb or incompetent does not really explain well enough here.
Maybe not, but neither does "the umpires are on their side". Australia are also missing out on runs for each no ball that is not called and doesn't result in a wicket.
Lol... I obviously meant that as a joke. As in, its hard enough to beat them as it is and now they have few more playing for them.
I just heard half statement on the C7 broadcast claiming (they were told) it's still the on field umpire's responsibility. Pretty sure that's bull****
Yeah you are right shouldn't use the nicknames
I'll admit the fact someone clued Stokes in that it was a no ball, and it was possibly the umpire, suggests they should have called it (and the earlier ones). I guess it's possible it was a fielder though.
Yeah it is. The playing conditions change was brought in officially AFTER this year's IPL though. So the only benefit of doubt I can think of is that they are not yet used to it. The earlier condition was that every dismissal had to be checked for a no-ball. But even then, these officials should be fired for gross incompetence IMO.
Yeah. Look, the right decision was made. There is no question about it. But how it came to that, leaves a lot to be desired. That is all. At best, even if it is just incompetence, it is a level of incompetence that should see them fired IMO.
The number of people that don't get this amazes me. Yes, it's possible he might not have bowled Warner if he was 3" further back, but whenever the deliveries surrounding wickets off no balls are examined it's almost always apparent that there is a systematic failure to call them.
