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  1. Slow Love™

    Australia's Dominance

    Is Australia's dominance lessening the entertainment value of cricket? I would say yes. I'm surprised that so many have argued otherwise, but it seems like the question is being interpreted in the sense that for things to change, Australia's standards would have to drop, and we would be...
  2. Slow Love™

    ***Official*** India in Australia

    I saw it - I imagine it was a bit of commiseration and sympathy from Symonds, given the flak (and I'm not saying it was undeserved at all) Bucknor has taken over the last few days, with obviously Symonds being a major beneficiary (though he's clearly had a hard time of it over this test also...
  3. Slow Love™

    How Do We Improve Umpiring Standards?

    Yeah, some good suggestions, particularly circulating budding umpires through different countries and different conditions (one thing that occasionally comes up is LBW calls by subcontinental umpires on bouncier wickets overseas, when balls that might ordinarily knock over the stumps will likely...
  4. Slow Love™

    Australia didn't play the Sydney test in the true spirit of the game?

    Thread closed.
  5. Slow Love™

    ***Official*** India in Australia

    -truncated for clarity- A good summing up of the match, and congrats. Exactly same thing happened to me four (uh, closer to five) years ago (as in, having to give up the ciggies on hearing the good news). Happy about it now, though. :)
  6. Slow Love™

    Harbhajan reignites racism storm

    It might be plausible, but Harbhajan certainly didn't help his cause by expressing such confusion about what the Aussies might possibly be offended by when he was apparently saying nothing and "just trying to play well and win the match". Myself, I don't really know what the hearing is for...
  7. Slow Love™

    Andrew Symonds as a Test cricketer?

    Definitely. Got to be one of the (if not the) most maligned players on this forum, and although anybody has the right to dislike him, some of it's excessiveness (and I suspect, some of the reasoning) is a little off-putting for mine. I'm not really a purist though, and I can see why his sheer...
  8. Slow Love™

    Why not use TV technology more?

    I don't really like the idea of referrals, myself. I think there will be social pressure not to use them (maybe this happened in the UK trials?) and I think they will create ill-will between the teams. It seems to me a very simple and minimal touch would be to allow the third umpire to...
  9. Slow Love™

    Bucknor DONE!!

    I won't defend Bucknor at present, as clearly he needs to be dropped from the International Panel immediately. But I agree with Richard that he had actually umpired to a pretty good standard through the last couple of years. I certainly remember that there was a thread or two (and plenty of...
  10. Slow Love™

    ***Official*** India in Australia

    Obviously I've been a longtime advocate of using technology more effectively as an aid to umpires' decision making, so I agree with much of what you've said. When it comes to a third umpire using replays, I do believe that any argument against that revolves around accuracy has no validity...
  11. Slow Love™

    ***Official*** India in Australia

    All the talk of Kumble not shaking hands with Benson - does this mean that he DID shake hands with Bucknor? :confused: FWIW, I agree, it is poor form, and it almost certainly alleges/implies that the umpire deliberately made incorrect decisions in order to favor the other team. Although I can...
  12. Slow Love™

    ***Official*** India in Australia

    On the bright side for India, I think they make a compelling case for being the clear second best testteam in the world - and obviously they are more than capable of competing with Australia in their own backyard. Regardless of the end result of the series, hopefully that will continue to be...
  13. Slow Love™

    ***Official*** India in Australia

    Thanks for the welcomes, guys. Just when I think I'm out, they drag me back in. (Actually, it's been more a question of lack of time and a tad less interest in recent cricket.) Great stuff from the Aussies at the end, but I agree with SS, this result really exacerbates the consequences of the...
  14. Slow Love™

    ***Official*** India in Australia

    Over.
  15. Slow Love™

    ***Official*** India in Australia

    Whatchu talkin' bout Willis? :p I've never hoped that the opposition would hold on for a draw before now. A very strange feeling.
  16. Slow Love™

    Group D - Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland

    With both teams having faced 20 overs? I don't think so. Anyhow, par D/L score at this stage is 69.
  17. Slow Love™

    Group D - Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland

    Dunno the figures, but I'd think that Ireland would be ahead.
  18. Slow Love™

    Group B - Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda

    6 to win now from 26 balls.
  19. Slow Love™

    Group B - Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda

    It's 184/5, no huge dramas. Maybe a slight chance for a sixth wicket caught in the outfield just now, but it died in front of Harbhajan.
  20. Slow Love™

    Group D - Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland

    Bloody obnoxious appeal, too.

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