***Official*** VB Series 2006

[Nate]

Haha, took the words out of my mouth. That`s what frustrates me about Katich the most, when you`re not a big boundary hitter, you have to at least find the gaps and rotate the strike. Far too often he takes 3 or 4 balls to get a single.

 

[Hondo]

there is definatley something about that in there, i have definately heard it before.

can you pls back this up with some proof!

 

[mavric41]

Go Katich

Away.

 

[Jono]

can you pls back this up with some proof!

Parttimer already did.

I had to type this out bcos ICC rules is in PDF format :/
Rule 3.2 3.1
b) Should both umpires be unable to make a decision, a notout decision shall be given by the bowlers end umpire. Only if the line of vision of both umpires is obscured shall the bowlers end umpire be entitled to refer the decision to the 3rd umpire.

 

[Jdz]

What's wrong with Katich? he's playing conservative and letting Gilly do the hitting.

 

[Hondo]

Hondo; ask yourself honestly, if you hit a ball towards a fielder and were pretty damn sure that the fielder didn't take it cleanly, yet they went up, would you walk? I'm betting not. Why? It would be stupid. If you walk when you're sure you're not out, that's make you stupid. It's not even a sportsmanship issue, either; if Ponting had've walked, that would have been effectively gifting SL a wicket and he would have been rightly pillored worldwide for being so damn stupid.

Don't why Murali was going nuts for that; it didn't straighten enough and was far from plumb.

Not if I have been preaching and making big deal about in the media how all batsmen should walk.

Getting back to the point, the catch was cleanly caught! I don't see why he shouldn't have walked!

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Am I the only one who can see that the reason he is playing with a S/R of 60 is because he doesn't need to score any faster?

The dot balls is a problem, though.

 

[Hondo]

Seriously, are you making any attempt to be objective on this? There was NO 'definite' about it and in fact looked decidedly dubious.

I don't see a reason why I need to. It seems like only few ppl here that actually can't seem to accept it that it was cleanly caught!

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I am troll, hear me roar!

My assertations are too ridiculous to ignore.

 

[luckyeddie]

What you are saying is all good if the ball actually bounced. yiou can't be that blind to see actually what happaned! Go take another look.

I saw it enough times on Sunday, thank you very much.

In my mind, I saw that there was a huge amount of doubt, and seeing as the umpires themselves were not unsighted, they made a decision based upon what they saw - it was the only decision they could have.

What the majority of people on here are freely admitting is that the correct decision was reached. What a vociferous minority were maintaining was that Ponting should have walked on the say-so of a fielder - the majority of those shut the hell up when it was proved beyond reasonable doubt (to reasonable people at least) that there was more than a little doubt.

Now I have conducted plenty of research, identified the repositories for both the rules and the laws (for Blaze's benefit too so that he knows the difference in future ) and spent about three quarters of an hour trying to the best of my ability to answer your query.

 

[Top_Cat]

Not if I have been preaching and making big deal about in the media how all batsmen should walk.

Never has Ponting ever said that. You're exaggerating. Ponting's position has always been that if a batsman is not sure, they should CONSIDER taking the word of the fielder. He was obviously sure it bounced hence he waited for the decision.

I'm personally of the opinion that batsmen should never walk but that's just me.

Getting back to the point, the catch was cleanly caught! I don't see why he shouldn't have walked!

Get your eyes checked. Seriously. Every angle I saw (and it was replayed to death) said there was plenty of doubt and I'm being generous. Certainly enough to give it not-out had it been referred.

 

[Blaze]

The laws of the game are to do with ALL cricket, from test matches right down to grass roots level.

I don't think that they say anything about television at all, let alone the use of technology in order to settle disputes. These are 'local rules' and are issued by the ICC.

ICC Rules

Laws of the Game

Never knew that. I apologise.

 

[Hondo]

I saw it enough times on Sunday, thank you very much.

In my mind, I saw that there was a huge amount of doubt, and seeing as the umpires themselves were not unsighted, they made a decision based upon what they saw - it was the only decision they could have.

What the majority of people on here are freely admitting is that the correct decision was reached. What a vociferous minority were maintaining was that Ponting should have walked on the say-so of a fielder - the majority of those shut the hell up when it was proved beyond reasonable doubt (to reasonable people at least) that there was more than a little doubt.

Now I have conducted plenty of research, identified the repositories for both the rules and the laws (for Blaze's benefit too so that he knows the difference in future ) and spent about three quarters of an hour trying to the best of my ability to answer your query.

Lol, mate looks like you got knickers in a knot. I just can't believe how some peple can be that blind! ROFL!

 

[luckyeddie]

Never knew that. I apologise.

That's all right.

Sometimes it pays to listen to the old duffer. Just wish our Sri Lankan friend realised that. Anyway, I'm off for a bit of a lie down.

 

[Top_Cat]

Okay, I think it's officially time to ignore the troll..........

 

[age_master]

Getting back to the point, the catch was cleanly caught! I don't see why he shouldn't have walked!

 

[Hondo]

Okay, I think it's officially time to ignore the troll..........

That's not a nice thing to say abt luckyeddie!

It's hard for some ppl to accept things!

 

[JASON]

It was a 50/50 call IMO..

Bull Sh** !! It was 50/50 if you are an Aussie , Blaze you are a Kiwi and its plain for everyone to see it was pretty plumb !!

Another Aussie saved by the Umps and inflates his averages in front of his home crowds .

Oh, the virtues of being an Aussie !!

On another note ,Murali playing his last ever game in Australia. Should never ever play in Australia in the future , IMO.

 

[luckyeddie]

Lol, mate looks like you got knickers in a knot. I just can't believe how some peple can be that blind! ROFL!

Eh?

At first, I was making allowances. I thought that you were really asking a serious queston. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt

In your case, I now realise that benefit of the doubt was misplaced, and I should have slapped you down like I normally do with the moronic trolls.

 

[Top_Cat]

It's hard for some ppl to accept things!

Indeed.

I know of a group of people I think you'd get along famously with.

http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublonskopf/Flatearthsociety.htm