*Official* Third Test at the WACA

[Spark]

Last 10 overs, 2/12.

England simply have to stop doing this.

 

[morgieb]

Why are people blaming Udrs? Without it Root would still be out. It's the umpires not impelementing it properly which is the problem.

Yeah, indeed. If it wasn't for DRS then things like Stokes not being given out because it was thought to have hit the bat (for example) wouldn't be overturned.

Why Tony Hill is still an umpire beats me.

 

[91Jmay]

Last 10 overs, 2/12.

England simply have to stop doing this.

I give them a bit of slack for this one. 90/1 wouldn't be bad at all and if you get a bad decision there isn't much you can do about it.

 

[Spark]

I give them a bit of slack for this one. 90/1 wouldn't be bad at all and if you get a bad decision there isn't much you can do about it.

It's not the two wickets that I'm really talking about, it's the 12 runs in 10 overs (and maybe more, Australia totally shut the scoring down starting from drinks)

EDIT: You cannot blame Erasmus for giving that live. There's a clear noise there.

 

[Prensel]

How has Bowden been?

 

[centurymaker]

I give them a bit of slack for this one. 90/1 wouldn't be bad at all and if you get a bad decision there isn't much you can do about it.

1 bad decision and people are going bonkers. Not long ago, there'd be a couple of bad calls every day and it'd be taken as part of the game.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Johnson's bowling serious heat and getting occasional swing also. Carnage in the evening I think.

 

[91Jmay]

1 bad decision and people are going bonkers. Not long ago, there'd be a couple of bad calls every day and it'd be taken as part of the game.

There is a split second for those decisions. That took nearly two minutes and there was no evidence. DRS is still fine IMO, just need to remove the massive bias given to the original decision of the umpire.

 

[Spark]

TMS talking right now about how they have to amplify the sound in order to make it visible on snicko

EDIT: Daniel Brettig @danbrettig
Umpires were briefed on Realtime snicko before the series to expect the noise after the ball has passed the bat. #ashes

 

[hendrix]

There is a split second for those decisions. That took nearly two minutes and there was no evidence. DRS is still fine IMO, just need to remove the massive bias given to the original decision of the umpire.

The point stands that it's overall a net positive.

 

[Cabinet96]

So frustrating that pundits have to analyses the decision by using "he reviewed it straight away" or "he was adamant he didn't hit it".

FFS, the technology showed he didn't hit it, you can tell us that without using age old cliches which have been proved wrong time and time again.

 

[Spark]

So frustrating that pundits have to analyses the decision by using "he reviewed it straight away" or "he was adamant he didn't hit it".

FFS, the technology showed he didn't hit it, you can tell us that without using age old cliches which have been proved wrong time and time again.

Smith didn't think he hit it either

 

[centurymaker]

Yeah sometimes even the players don't know.

 

[Cabinet96]

Smith didn't think he hit it either

Exactly. It's incredible that it's still used as a genuine point by people who get paid to distribute their opinions on the game.

 

[James]

How has Bowden been?

http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket...rules-of-cricket/story-e6frf3gl-1226782754124

 

[hendrix]

Exactly. It's incredible that it's still used as a genuine point by people who get paid to distribute their opinions on the game.

He showed good intent in referring that decision.

 

[91Jmay]

When you listen to the real time sound again it doesn't sound like a nick at all.

 

[Spark]

When you listen to the real time sound again it doesn't sound like a nick at all.

Yeah that was my initial reaction too. But there was a noise so you can't blame Erasmus for giving it out given bat clearly didn't hit pad or ground

 

[OverratedSanity]

There is a split second for those decisions. That took nearly two minutes and there was no evidence. DRS is still fine IMO, just need to remove the massive bias given to the original decision of the umpire.

Yup

 

[OverratedSanity]

The point stands that it's overall a net positive.

That's the thing that angers me greatly... If the technology is used well, it could be a massive improvement instead of how it is now. So frustrating

Just trust the technology and the give the guy with the tools to analyse replays more power instead of giving the on field decision precedence. Imo if it's referred, it should render the onfield decision irrelevant. Let the third umpire overrule whenever he wants