*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

[Austin3169]

Dharmasena is a useless umpire anyway.

 

[grecian]

It depends what you decide the argument is though. That decision just now isn't an advertisement for not having DRS at all because the standing umpire gave it out originally anyway, but it's another one for the "it could be working a lot better and needs some significant changes" camp.

Agree with the robot. The thing is it's rather distracting from the poor decision by Hill.

Umpiring this series in every respect has been shocking.

 

[Maximas]

I just want it confirmed that Dharmasena checked the no-ball cause i cant remember

yeah

 

[Furball]

Nah it is. Those of us who support it used to accuse detractors of flatearthism. We can't deny reality and say this is working.

But the DRS worked perfectly, it gave absolutely clear evidence that Khawaja wasn't out. It's not technology's fault that the umpire using it didn't understand what the hell he was looking at.

We need specialist 3rd umpires. He's basically stuck with the on field decision because there was a tiny noise from the front on replay which snicko has shown was when bat and ball were nowhere near each other.

 

[Pothas]

How people can sit there and think DRS enhances the cricket watching experience is beyond me.

I don't think that is really the point of it.

I'm no zealous fan of DRS but it has led to more correct decisions, it's just been used so so badly in this series.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Dharmasena ought to be banned from umpiring for life.

 

[Tangles]

[Have to remember that without DRS it would've been out anyway. DRS hasn't actually changed the match with a bad decision. It's just sad that it hasn't overturned one that should've been. ]

I reckon with no DRS in the ump would have given it not out. It was a stinker of a call in any situation, but when the batsman has two reviews up his sleeve I reckon as the umpire you'd be more likely to give on like that knowing that if you did get it wrong it will be soon fixed (so long as a ****ing ****** isn't 3rd umpire)

Yeah, theres a good chance the umpires a more willing to give close ones expecting the technology to be used and help them out.

 

[ajdude]

if there's one we can all agree on, it's that the english over-rate has been disgusting this morning and cook should be banned

#standbycook

 

[Swingpanzee]

I don't think that is really the point of it.

I'm no zealous fan of DRS but it has led to more correct decisions, it's just been used so so badly in this series.

DRS cannot give the verdict itself. If it could have, it would have been Skynet.

 

[Furball]

[Have to remember that without DRS it would've been out anyway. DRS hasn't actually changed the match with a bad decision. It's just sad that it hasn't overturned one that should've been. ]

I reckon with no DRS in the ump would have given it not out. It was a stinker of a call in any situation, but when the batsman has two reviews up his sleeve I reckon as the umpire you'd be more likely to give on like that knowing that if you did get it wrong it will be soon fixed (so long as a ****ing ****** isn't 3rd umpire)

Michael Hussey says hi.

 

[Maximas]

great session of cricket, something for everyone

 

[Burgey]

Good session that. Rogers the highlight from a cricketing POV. Played brilliantly.

 

[Stapel]

Anyway, good session of cricket. 92/2 at lunch is proper test cricket.

 

[Expressway76]

I wonder if anyone is going to have a quiet word with Dharmasena at lunch and tell him how much of a useless fool he is? He must know that he's ****ed up surely?

 

[sunilreddy]

Dharmasena following in the foot steps of Bucknor...

 

[NUFAN]

Warney says it should be 92/1 - more like 87/1 Khawaja 1 (29).

 

[Prensel]

I just want it confirmed that Dharmasena checked the no-ball cause i cant remember

It's the first thing they check.

 

[sunilreddy]

Australian's deserve this.

 

[social]

Has to be one of the worst decisions ever

Not only was the on-field decision an absolute howler but the useless **** backed it up despite all evidence to the contrary

Wish I was speechless but I have had a hard day and plan to plow through the better part of a bottle of scotch so that's not happening

 

[Howe_zat]

How people can sit there and think DRS enhances the cricket watching experience is beyond me.

Anything that leads to less whinge is going to enhance the cricket watching experience for me, what with me talking about the cricket going hand in hand with watching it. So that's why I'm hoping it works out. Failing conspicuously at the moment, of course.