***Official*** South Africa in Australia

[Pratters]

I thought it was once it hits you on the full inline?

Are you Aleem Dar?

 

[Dissector]

Symonds was clearly not out. It looked not out on first glance and Hawkeye confirmed it. That was just a bad decision. Anyway, with only McGrath and MacGill left, South Africa has a half-decent chance of enforcing the follow-on. It will be a big test for Gilchrist.

 

[aussie]

Worst decision I've ever seen was definitely Simon Jones not being given LBW at Edgbaston to Lee.

haha, that was a silly Billy classic , but i think the caught behind Sheperd gave to Jacobs of Lee in Antigua is a bit worst than that

 

[Arrow]

THat's with spinners...if the ball hits you on the full in line with the stumps, the umpires have to assume the ball is going straight on the line of the ball (i.e. disregard any spin that may have occurred had the ball pitched). Symond's LBW was hit in line with leg and clearly the line of the ball was taking it further past leg-stump....although the Aussies can't be too unhappy about that, quite a few very poor decisions have been to their advantage.

Ah ok ta.

 

[aussie]

Australia are in s****, they need a similar lowe-order resistance similar to what happened at the MCG or else they will have to play out of their skins to save this test. God if this series finishes 1-1 i'll be very annoyed.

 

[parttimer]

Both of these umpires have no idea what constituents an LB. Hussey and Ponting both should have been out earlier and now Dar puts Symonds career in jepardy. Disgraceful.

 

[howardj]

Dont tell me that they just went off for bad light! What a joke. It's 3:30pm and the lights are on. How precious are some of these guys?

 

[andyc]

Dont tell me that they just went off for bad light! What a joke. It's 3:30pm and the lights are on. How precious are some of these guys?

Are you protesting the umpires offering the light, or the batsmen taking it? Cause of course Australia are going to take the light, as they don't mind getting a draw.

 

[Prince EWS]

Both of these umpires have no idea what constituents an LB. Hussey and Ponting both should have been out earlier and now Dar puts Symonds career in jepardy. Disgraceful.

Symonds should have been given out earlier though, anyway.

Justice really.

 

[Josh]

Disgusting decision by Aleem Dar. An absolute disgrace. Worst umpiring I've seen in a while.

I've always thought Dar was pathetic this just confirms it. Woeful. Boggles the mind.

 

[parttimer]

Didn't see that one, damn power was out..

 

[Pratters]

Both of these umpires have no idea what constituents an LB.

Agreed

and now Dar puts Symonds career in jepardy. Disgraceful.

Actually it was likely Symonds would have been out on one of the two shouts Langeveldt had against him earlier and he was lucky to survive beyond that over.

 

[howardj]

Are you protesting the umpires offering the light, or the batsmen taking it? Cause of course Australia are going to take the light, as they don't mind getting a draw.

Umpires offering it, that's what grates.

 

[aussie]

Australia got to harden up this middle-order soon, all these collapses aren't good at all or else they wont win the ashes next year.

 

[howardj]

Disgusting decision by Aleem Dar. An absolute disgrace. Worst umpiring I've seen in a while.

I've always thought Dar was pathetic this just confirms it. Woeful. Boggles the mind.

Can we please have the video umpire. It astounds me that people still oppose it.

 

[Josh]

Australia got to harden up this middle-order soon, all these collapses aren't good at all or else they wont win the ashes next year.

To be fair South Africa have bowled very well.

 

[howardj]

Australia got to harden up this middle-order soon, all these collapses aren't good at all or else they wont win the ashes next year.

Ive said it before, Hodge and Symonds do not belong. With Symonds that's already strikingly apparent. With Hodge, in the fullness of time it will become apparent. Clarke and Watson (eventually) are the men, I reckon.

 

[aussie]

To be fair South Africa have bowled very well.

yep, and i expect england to be just as good or even a bit better next year so if this middle order doesn't get solid especially at #4, 6,7 they aint going to win back the ashes & might even have a though time of it in SA in 2 months time.

 

[Pratters]

Just bring back Martyn for the time being and it will be fine.

 

[aussie]

Just bring back Martyn for the time being and it will be fine.

yes that would be well appreciated IMO