***Official*** West Indies tour of Australia, Jan–Feb 2024

[Starfighter]

Not just run outs, all dismissals. Crawley nicked one first day at Edgbaston last year but wasn't given out and rightly so because no one appealed.

I don't think anyone other than Crawley knew he'd hit it. Not really the same.

 

[Aidan11]

Not sure why people are blaming the umpire.

The umpire in this game however...

 

[Prince EWS]

This is the worst night of keeping I've seen in a while. Something not right with Wade this game

Daily reminder that Head > Wade.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Not sure why people are blaming the umpire.

The umpire in this game however...

From the same series:

Even worse because it was the 3rd umpire and he had the benefit of all the replays

Also can't believe how lean Khawaja looked back then

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Good thing I didn't lose any sleep over this this.
Now time to watch the Under-19 WC final

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Is this a drinking game naming random scores? You know it's boring to the rest of us not in the drinking game right?

We are on an internet forum having our own little niches. This is one of them. Don't be sour bro.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Marcus Stoinis has scored two 50+ scores in his last 60 innings for Australia across formats (ODI/T20I), highest score of 78. Of those 60 innings, Stoinis has batted at No. 5 or higher on 39 occasions. He has also got out in the 0-9 score range 15 times, including 3 Ducks.

 

[Nintendo]

Marcus Stoinis has scored two 50+ scores in his last 60 innings for Australia across formats (ODI/T20I), highest score of 78. Of those 60 innings, Stoinis has batted at No. 5 or higher on 39 occasions. He has also got out in the 0-9 score range 15 times, including 3 Ducks.

Really interesting how you group t20I and ODI's like stoinis has been in equally bad form for both. Since 2021, he's played 35 innings between 5 and 7 in t20I, averaging 33 at a sr of 155. In that period, he's got the 7th best batting average, and 7th best batting SR (better than brook, mitchell, pandya, Moeen, livingstone, Powell, and arguably Raza). Just FYI, David under those same criteria is averaging 31 and striking at 167, 11th best batting average and second best strike rate. We have probably the best t20I middle order in the world right now, only NZ and SA are in that conversation with us. People need to back down on this crap, it's getting really old and it's just not true.

 

[SteveNZ]

It's not as if it was going to affect the result anyway.

And isn't this why he's done it? Anyone think he'd have the same desire to uphold the letter of the law in a much more important, tight game?

Society makes me laugh at times - the lengths people will go to get themselves noticed. We see you, umpire Abood! We didn't need to, but we do.

He, and probably his bosses, will hide behind 'letter of the law' and all that rubbish, when he could have just sent it upstairs and the right decision would have been made. A batsman was out of his crease, stumps broken, out. And how can an umpire know if no one appealed? Does he have to hear it? Does it have to be a fielder within ear shot? Why can't it be fine leg doing it under his breath? What does the law say?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

We won the T20 against the Poms mainly because we were not afraid to play our 2 SLAs.

This series, one of them is warming the bench, after having a decent game in the last ODI.

You don't fix something that's not broken.

 

[TheJediBrah]

And isn't this why he's done it? Anyone think he'd have the same desire to uphold the letter of the law in a much more important, tight game?

Society makes me laugh at times - the lengths people will go to get themselves noticed. We see you, umpire Abood! We didn't need to, but we do.

He, and probably his bosses, will hide behind 'letter of the law' and all that rubbish, when he could have just sent it upstairs and the right decision would have been made. A batsman was out of his crease, stumps broken, out. And how can an umpire know if no one appealed? Does he have to hear it? Does it have to be a fielder within ear shot? Why can't it be fine leg doing it under his breath? What does the law say?

I wonder what it is about umpiring/refereeing that causes this sort of behaviour? Or does the "profession" select for these kind of people? It's not just cricket, happens in all sports. It's usually the ones that never played at a decent level too.

I assume it's some kind of inferiority complex or just a general desperation for attention

 

[SteveNZ]

I wonder what it is about umpiring/refereeing that causes this sort of behaviour? Or does the "profession" select for these kind of people? It's not just cricket, happens in all sports. It's usually the ones that never played at a decent level too.

I assume it's some kind of inferiority complex or just a general desperation for attention

Yeah, it's obviously subjective for each person, but I imagine what you're saying is true for some of them. And yes, I also agree that it is a 'behaviour' that Abood displayed. To me, it was clear attention seeking. It wasn't done to uphold a law that has any relevance or pertinence to how cricket is played. You can't say the game is better for him having made that decision. Yes, he upheld the law 'per se' but no one would have noticed or cared if he didn't. A player that was run out, wasn't.

I've known umpires who were all personality types. I wouldn't say it's inferiority complex for someone like Chris Brown, who was a first class bowler, a hell of a nice guy and respected by all in the game. Probably the same for someone like Paul Reiffel who took 100 Test wickets, or Richard Illingworth or anyone else. Those guys can make a nice living in the game now. But yeah, I thought that was a character flaw last night. Complete 'look at me' behaviour the game doesn't need.

 

[Gnske]

Abood has always seemed like a total prick to be fair, not surprised he'd douche it up in this instance.

 

[ataraxia]

I find this much funnier tbh

 

[SteveNZ]

I find this much funnier tbh

Aha!!!!! This explains it all. An umpire who criticises umpires.

 

[Burgey]

I wonder what it is about umpiring/refereeing that causes this sort of behaviour? Or does the "profession" select for these kind of people? It's not just cricket, happens in all sports. It's usually the ones that never played at a decent level too.

I assume it's some kind of inferiority complex or just a general desperation for attention

Look, everyone knows they're a rare breed. Just special humans in the worst way. Becoming a match official in any sport makes you a ****wit, it's just a question of the degree to which you are ****ed up.

Abood also came up through the grade ranks when the late friend of mine who died last year was umpiring, and probably learned to be a complete **** on the park who makes it all about him from said mate, who was a past master at it.

 

[Gnske]

Look, everyone knows they're a rare breed. Just special humans in the worst way. Becoming a match official in any sport makes you a ****wit, it's just a question of the degree to which you are ****ed up.

Abood also came up through the grade ranks when the late friend of mine who died last year was umpiring, and probably learned to be a complete **** on the park who makes it all about him from said mate, who was a past master at it.

You forgot to put this in the Artist now known as Cnerd123's inbox i think

 

[Starfighter]

McJerk's been added to the squad, can't wait for him to get out for four.

Also Hazlewood has been rested and Wes Agar called up, which I can imagine is a reward for averaging 67.5 at 10.38 an over in the BBL.

 

[Daemon]

What a ridiculous player. The bowling just all comes the same to him when he’s like this.

Indeed. They say he learned his six hitting when he played for Singapore.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Look, everyone knows they're a rare breed. Just special humans in the worst way. Becoming a match official in any sport makes you a ****wit, it's just a question of the degree to which you are ****ed up.

Abood also came up through the grade ranks when the late friend of mine who died last year was umpiring, and probably learned to be a complete **** on the park who makes it all about him from said mate, who was a past master at it.

I used to umpire in Perth, in WA Premier cricket, got to 1st Grade so I was in the pathway system. I stopped umpiring due to the politics which hurt me, every state/territory has politics in cricket umpiring unfortunately. I was only one step away from the WA State Panel, every state has a panel, the umpires on the state panel do the WNCL, WBBL and Second XI matches plus umpire at the National Underage Championships - U17s/U19s male plus the female under age champs too. But I have heard similar things. He has hung around on the National Panel for as long as he has and that's why he has been umpiring Finals etc. But in previous years he wasn't ranked that high