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    Third Umpire

    "You might also want conclusive proof that the umpires not on the Elite panel are better." Changing the umpires are not necessarily the only option. (Except perhaps in the case of Hair and Bucknor). I am talking about measures like: - allowing referral to technology on all decisions (e.g...
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    Third Umpire

    Of course bad decisions are not all crucial in the context of the match. However, sometimes they are, and this needs to be recognised if the ICC are to be jump-started into action. The technology is available to achieve little improvements. But then the whole system needs careful thinking...
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    Worst Decisions by an Umpire...

    "Ntini being given out lbw" That shouldn't be that important in the context of the game, as the Proteas are down and out if they need Ntini to bat through. However, doing that to Kallis, Smith, Rudolph AND Ntini in one innings, as Bucknor did at Kingsmead, OR to Rudolph AND De Villiers (both in...
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    Worst Decisions by an Umpire...

    Worst decisions by an umpire? Darrel Hair comes to mind, taking the route he did in the infamous test, and in no-balling Muralitharan - medical evidence and lots of investigation proved that he was wrong. However, the worst performance by an umpire is Steve Bucknor at the Kingsmead test between...

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