**Official** 3rd Test @Brisbane (Ewwwww), 14th-18th December

[Daemon]

That was funny once but umpires should really start clamping down on this "bowlers randomly swapping the bails" nonsense; it slows the game down for no reason and there's really no justification for keeping it in the game as it's a naked attempt to distract the batsman.

It was funny twice wasn’t it

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Awkward height to be catching with fingers downwards. The Aussie style probably the better option in these conditions...obv can't do it on the fly against all your instinct.

 

[Starfighter]

That was very drivable. Proper half volley and he got nowhere near it .

Reckon it was a foot too short. With the ball swinging and the pitch fairly quick it's one of those ones you want to be right over, even discounting the cruddy footwork. Better footwork would certainly have helped though.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Missing for sure

Lucky prick.

 

[Qlder]

How horrible was that from Smith

 

[Starfighter]

Jeez, I thought it looked close.

 

[Spark]

Looks a poor review to me

 

[morgieb]

Looks tight.

 

[Spark]

Hahaha imagine if you'd been given out to that and it was upheld

 

[OverratedSanity]

Man that's unfortunate. **** this loser umpire.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

lmao **** safekeeping Siraj's sweaty towel.

 

[Alex0paul]

This is Travis Head’s best innings at the Gabba for some time

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

This is Travis Head’s best innings at the Gabba for some time

He looks surprisingly assured early on. Won't make many today

 

[social]

Head looks comfortable so probably going to fail

 

[Spark]

He looks surprisingly assured early on. Won't make many today

I think his last few attempts have been first ballers or close to it

 

[vicleggie]

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wth was this?
**** off Marnus with your stupid quirks, lol

 

[Shady Slim]

Why is the bowler even touching the bails in the first place?

well it was stupid and juvenile from siraj and even more stupid and juvenile from marnus to engage him
ftr i would've fired smith but only bc i'm really critical when it's no shot offered

 

[Starfighter]

well it was stupid and juvenile from siraj and even more stupid and juvenile from marnus to engage him
ftr i would've fired smith but only bc i'm really critical when it's no shot offered

Would you be one of those English umpires from before the nineties who usually turns down anything that isn't pitching between the wickets (as if the rule change in 1935 never happened) but fired anyone who padded up, even if it looked like it was heading nowhere near the stumps?

 

[Spark]

Would you be one of those English umpires from before the nineties who usually turns down anything that isn't pitching between the wickets (as if the rule change in 1935 never happened) but fired anyone who padded up, even if it looked like it was heading nowhere near the stumps?

Ah, the Dickie Bird school of umpiring

 

[Starfighter]

Ah, the Dickie Bird school of umpiring

Exactly who I was thinking of. I liked it when Fred Titmus said he thought he was a second rate umpire because he interpreted the rule incorrectly.