*Official* Fourth Test at The Oval

[centurymaker]

it's become a dustbowl

need tons of luck.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

1 more tonight will do but that means 2 anyway with Raina next in.

Swann should be happy after this test having played a part. only thing he'd done before was the partnership with Broad at TB and a decent display at Lord's.

 

[Cevno]

Apparently no conclusive Snicko on the Rahul Dravid dismissal because of Background noise.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Apparently no conclusive Snicko on the Rahul Dravid dismissal because of Background noise.

First time i've heard that as an excuse. Sounds dodgy.

 

[ankitj]

Seriously? After all that guff about Morgan at Lord's, you're coming around to this now?

But Morgan's decision wasn't reviewed!

 

[Daemon]

I hate these commentators with a passion. All I want is Ganguly and Hussain, the rest can just **** right off

 

[ankitj]

I hate these commentators with a passion. All I want is Ganguly and Hussain, the rest can just **** right off

Agree. Shastri and Gavaskar have become embarrassing really. I can do without such supporters of Indian team.

 

[Cevno]

Agree. Shastri and Gavaskar have become embarrassing really. I can do without such supporters of Indian team.

Waiting for Gavaskar to draw his traditional link with the Ian Bell recall somehow.

The rhetoric gets so irritating after a while.-*-

 

[SJS]

Apparently no conclusive Snicko on the Rahul Dravid dismissal because of Background noise.

Thats not right. No snicko allowed to be used in UDRS thanks to the Indian set ups objections to it. Now we have Bhogle saying like the wise old sage that he becomes on such occasions, "Even if snicko is not allowed to be used why shouldn't the umpire have used it in Dravid's case if it heps give the right decision"

Well Mr Bhogle we cant decide when we want snicko and when we dont - thats why.

 

[SJS]

Why not, in the case of a review, show the replay's, snicko and hot spot results all on the big wide screen and let the umpires on the field decide whether they want to stick to the decision given or change it. Then they would have factored in both the technology and the human angle. I also think this is a more respectful way to treat on field umpires than the 3rd umpire using the technology and imposing HIS interpretation of the findings.

 

[Cevno]

Thats not right. No snicko allowed to be used in UDRS thanks to the Indian set ups objections to it. Now we have Bhogle saying like the wise old sage that he becomes on such occasions, "Even if snicko is not allowed to be used why shouldn't the umpire have used it in Dravid's case if it heps give the right decision"

Well Mr Bhogle we cant decide when we want snicko and when we dont - thats why.

No snicko allowed to be used by the umpire, but the Broadcasters were still showing it as it takes time to load.

But on this occasion have come up with that excuse. Presumably coming from Sky as they are the host feed and broadcasters.

 

[Cevno]

Technology working a treat there

 

[Athlai]

Why not, in the case of a review, show the replay's, snicko and hot spot results all on the big wide screen and let the umpires on the field decide whether they want to stick to the decision given or change it. Then they would have factored in both the technology and the human angle. I also think this is a more respectful way to treat on field umpires than the 3rd umpire using the technology and imposing HIS interpretation of the findings.

Well for one the clarity of those images would be pretty poor and for another they would also find it harder to control what particular images they wanted to see. They'd have to ask the 3rd umpire to rewind to a certain scene and freeze on a certain spot and it would be incredibly clumsy.

 

[Cevno]

And they not they show Snicko and it shows nothing.

Though it is coming with a rider that it may not be accurate due to a lot of background noise.

 

[Jacknife]

SKY have just showed Snicko and there is a noise when it goes by the bat but there is a fair bit of background noise.

 

[Cevno]

SKY have just showed Snicko and there is a noise when it goes by the bat but there is a fair bit of background noise.

There was the same waves throughout on the one they showed on Star cricket and then one big one when it hit the pads.
No real difference when it passes the bat at all. Presuming it's gotta be the same.

 

[Jacknife]

There was the same waves throughout on the one they showed on Star cricket and then one big one when it hit the pads.
No real difference when it passes the bat at all.

Not on the one they just showed on SKY, noise past bat and then pad but there is other interference as well, that's not my opinion even though that's what it looks like but that's what the comms have just said.

 

[Cevno]

Not on the one they just showed on SKY, noise past bat and then pad but there is other interference as well, that's not my opinion even though that's what it looks like but that's what the comms have just said.

Has to be the same replay surely? There was no major difference at all when it passed the bat.

 

[nsniks]

What a ball!!!!

 

[Contra]

Well..