The value of Chanderpaul

[marc71178]

The hint is in the term - on-field.
Unless I'm very much mistaken, the stands (especially at nice big fields like Lord's) aren't on the field.
Anyway, it's been proven time and again that TV views (albeit with the help of slo-mo, freeze-frames, different angles, red-zones and batsman-fades) often get decisions more accurate than on-field Umpires.

TV also has many occasions where it takes several replays to confirm the umpire was in fact correct first time...

 

[Richard]

Yep - an all-too-often forgotten fact.
Still, doesn't explain how a seat in the stands is better than a seat in front of the telly.

 

[marc71178]

From the stands, you can see the whole picture, not just what some director wants you to see.

 

[Richard]

True - you can see all the things that are comparatively irrelevant but fascinating nonetheless (fielding routines etc.).
The important stuff is always conveyed before too long. Like the actual deliveries.