**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025

[GotSpin]

Didn't Cummins try to review a grounded catch decision last game?

Haha yeah

 

[SteveNZ]

To be fair to Joel he's ****ed either way. Australians are (rightly) pissed off and Indian fans would have cried foul if it was given.

In other news I can't wait to see Smith go into umpiring post career given how passionate he is about it, and how good he clearly thinks he is

 

[Kraken]

Mitch just bump him ffs

 

[Shri]

guys its kohli. he will give you another edge

 

[kevinw]

At home, I can imagine Josh Hazlewood asking "who the f*** is the third umpire?"

** incidentally, that was the correct decision in that Test.

 

[GotSpin]

Mark Waugh calling it straight here too

 

[Spark]

It's a joke because umpires have been trained for years to prioritise fingers under the ball over everything else because of the foreshortening effect. But Joel Wilson just throws that out the window because yolo

 

[Son Of Coco]

I think it grazed the turf but I think it shouldn't matter in general tbh. If it feels like a catch, it should be a catch

Pushing it up with his thumb is utterly unbelievable.

He was the NSW state marble champion in primary school.

 

[Prince EWS]

To be fair to Joel he's ****ed either way. Australians are (rightly) pissed off and Indian fans would have cried foul if it was given.

Should have just tried making the correct decision then, against his natural instincts as it is.

 

[Gnske]

To be fair to Joel he's ****ed either way. Australians are (rightly) pissed off and Indian fans would have cried foul if it was given.

In other news I can't wait to see Smith go into umpiring post career given how passionate he is about it, and how good he clearly thinks he is

Its either BCCI fly everyone home and put a death warrant on him, or annoy Australians for a day before we all forget about it.

I'd have done the same thing. Also in seriousness it's not that shocking a decision and pretty understandable how he came to it with the observable loss of control.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

India 22-2

@ashley bach

 

[Kraken]

In heaven, Richie is building himself up to erupt for a wicket at 2-22

 

[silentstriker]

Situations like this is why Gambhir wanted Pujara. Even if you don't score runs, getting through these periods and stabilizing is so important.

 

[smellcricketintheair]

Kohli on 100-watch

 

[SteveNZ]

Should have just tried making the correct decision then, against his natural instincts as it is.

Asking the wrong guy to do that. Didn't I see that he was by far the worst umpire for decisions overturned by DRS?

Its either BCCI fly everyone home and put a death warrant on him, or annoy Australians for a day before we all forget about it.

I'd have done the same thing. Also in seriousness it's not that shocking a decision and pretty understandable how he came to it with the observable loss of control.

Nah I agree with that last part. It could have touched the ground in the last movement

 

[King Kane]

Eventful first morning, India probably regretting batting first but it could have been worse for them if Joel Wilson didn't come to Kohli's rescue.

T thought Joel made the right call there though, there was too much grass on the ball to give that out even though it looked to be spectacular.

 

[Spark]

Too wide to Gill, have to get it full and straight to him

 

[Qlder]

Boland and Bumrah now both have identical 19.42 average

 

[silentstriker]

Four runs! Gill for Rohit already paid off.

 

[Skipper Pup]

Boland and Bumrah now both have identical 19.42 average

And only one has a legal bowling motion