**Official** West Indies in England Thread

[superkingdave]

Yes Gayle has been exceptional this morning, Jones gone to a beauty from Lawson

 

[Craig]

Not bad of a return to the Test team with four wickets this innings.

 

[Adamc]

The ball was going past off stump.

Which is why it hit off-stump??

 

[marc71178]

Or is it because Lara went chasing after the ball when he didn't have to play at it?

Believe it or not, batsmen do decide what shots to play at the ball, he obviously decided to play a shot at it.

It was a superb spell of 4 balls that got him rattled then induced a shot that led to his demise.

But of course, we all know your opinion on Flintoff, so you can't come to terms with the fact he did anything right.

 

[superkingdave]

Tino Best has gone home his replacement is Dave Mohammed

perhaps the decision was influenced by Giles...who's just got Sarwan

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Tino Best has gone home his replacement is Dave Mohammed

perhaps the decision was influenced by Giles...who's just got Sarwan

Gotta feel for Tino. Back injuries like that could turn into career threatening injuries if he isnt carefull.

 

[Revelation]

what kind of @$$hole umpires do they have for this series??????

 

[Revelation]

yet again England handed Lara fromt he umpires. I want someone to come on and tell me that that won't be a turning point in this match. I am so furious. Once can be put down to a mistake. But the same player twice?????Where the hell is the ICC getting these umpires???

 

[Timewell]

yet again England handed Lara fromt he umpires. I want someone to come on and tell me that that won't be a turning point in this match. I am so furious. Once can be put down to a mistake. But the same player twice?????Where the hell is the ICC getting these umpires???

I think the umps have been pretty decent - they've made the correct decisions 95% of the time...

Well - after lunch yesterday, whilst suffering in the bloody heat, England absolutely murdered the WIndies. The crucial wicket was Jacobs - who fell quickly after Chanderpaul as it meant that the West Indies lost, effectively, two wickets in one go. England are on course for the win, but I'm not saying it is over until we're into the tail...

 

[marc71178]

yet again England handed Lara fromt he umpires. I want someone to come on and tell me that that won't be a turning point in this match. I am so furious. Once can be put down to a mistake. But the same player twice?????Where the hell is the ICC getting these umpires???

Snicko suggests he hit it, and Lara certainly didn't look anywhere near as aggrieved as he did at Lord's.

Besides, you cannot really say that WI were going to get near 470odd on that wicket?

 

[superkingdave]

Top catch from Anderson!

Love that new camera shot, what is it 2000 frames a second?

 

[Briedis]

I think the umps have been pretty decent - they've made the correct decisions 95% of the time...

Well - after lunch yesterday, whilst suffering in the bloody heat, England absolutely murdered the WIndies. The crucial wicket was Jacobs - who fell quickly after Chanderpaul as it meant that the West Indies lost, effectively, two wickets in one go. England are on course for the win, but I'm not saying it is over until we're into the tail...

Umpires have been crap. The West Indies were in with a chance to save this test until Lara and Chanderpaul were given out. Shocking decisions.

England have now become the biggest exponents of over-appealing in test cricket. They bully umpires by appealling for everything. It is unsportsmanlike conduct.

We'll see how they go against the Aussies....

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Top catch from Anderson!

Love that new camera shot, what is it 2000 frames a second?

i think its 1000 fps in good light but it has to go down to 500 in bad light (still not too shabby )

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Umpires have been crap. The West Indies were in with a chance to save this test until Lara and Chanderpaul were given out. Shocking decisions.

England have now become the biggest exponents of over-appealing in test cricket. They bully umpires by appealling for everything. It is unsportsmanlike conduct.

We'll see how they go against the Aussies....

Errr BOTH decisions were shown to be pretty good on replays. So how can you say they were 'shocking' decisions.
How can you say they were overappealing when the pitch is turning so much as it is so therefore you're always gonna get more tight bat/pad decisions.

 

[roseboy64]

Chanderpaul's decision was shocking because he was well forward and playing a stroke.Gayle's decison was super.They had to slow it down to 2000fps to show that he was out.And you say umpires make bad decisions(hint of sarcasm).Don't know about Lara.

 

[roseboy64]

Why couldn't everyone else bat like Collymore and Banks just did?

 

[Briedis]

Errr BOTH decisions were shown to be pretty good on replays. So how can you say they were 'shocking' decisions.
How can you say they were overappealing when the pitch is turning so much as it is so therefore you're always gonna get more tight bat/pad decisions.

No they were not.

Chanderpauls was shown to be going over and past leg stump.

They were not able to pick up and bat in Lara's dismissal. Gayles was also very tough but shown after being slowed down and replayed 5 o 6 times that he probably hit it.

Umpires are supposed to give the benefit of the doubt to the batsman. There is NO WAY the unpires could have been 100% certain that these decisions were out. Poor umpiring.

 

[superkingdave]

Chanderpaul's decision was shocking because he was well forward and playing a stroke.

If thats playing a stroke then its a new one he must have invented because ive never seen someone play a stroke with their bat 3inches outside the line of the ball and behind the pad!

 

[Revelation]

Hair has a history of giving decisions like Chanderpaul's.

 

[superkingdave]

Yeah so it might be advisable to actually play a stroke rather than pretend to