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*Official* First Test at the Gabba

NUFAN

NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
hazsa19 said:
Not sure it's Strauss' job to give batsmen out to balls hitting middle and leg halfway up
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Mate it's easy to give an lbw sitting back on the couch watching heaps of replays.

Strauss is a class act though so I think his wicket will be a key one in he second dig.
 
hazsa19

hazsa19

International Regular
Ausage said:
It's Strauss' job to make intelligent calls regarding when to challenge the umpires call. Well that and to make runs of course.
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Like Punter did? I'm sorry but it's not up to the captain to make the umpire give such obvious decisions.

Anyway they look blummin well set now 8-)
 
Debris

Debris

International 12th Man
This is getting into the territory of the great Ashes partnerships now, considering the circumstances when they got together.
 
NUFAN

NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
Prince EWS said:
Which is exactly why lbws should left to those sitting back on the couch watching heaps of replays.
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**** off to England :dry:

In all seriousness though the rule is how it is and their is no proof that Strauss would have referred it anyway.
 
Debris

Debris

International 12th Man
hazsa19 said:
Like Punter did? I'm sorry but it's not up to the captain to make the umpire give such obvious decisions.

Anyway they look blummin well set now 8-)
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The decision was not that obvious, LBW decisions never are. You have had the benefit on multiple replay in slow-motion and hawk-eye to help you make up your mind. And I would have had no sympathy for Australia either because they misused the referral system as well.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
NUFAN said:
**** off to England :dry:

In all seriousness though the rule is how it is and their is no proof that Strauss would have referred it anyway.
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He was out though. Or should've been. Referral debates are exactly why the system is poor - it shouldn't be Strauss's job to umpire. It's a much better system than not using the technology at all but it's still quite flawed.

And I'd quite love to **** off to England. Buy me a unit there pl0x.
 
vcs

vcs

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Some glorious strokeplay from these two in the last 45 minutes. What a sight to wake up to. :happy:
 
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treamcast34

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Prince EWS said:
He was out though. Or should've been. Referral debates are exactly why the system is poor - it shouldn't be Strauss's job to umpire. It's a much better system than not using the technology at all but it's still quite flawed.

And I'd quite love to **** off to England. Buy me a unit there pl0x.
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Last year in our backyard, Strauss claimed a catch that bounced, the Aussies were denied a few plumb lbws, Hussey was "caught" at Lord's when he didn't hit it...it goes both ways. Huss should've been in the sheds though, totally agree.
 
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