Umpires for the Ashes

[Spikey]

Australia v England 2013-14

Brisbane Aleem Dar/Kumar Dharmasena............ TV: Marias Erasmus
Adelaide Marias Erasmus/Kumar Dharmasena... . TV: Tony Hill
Perth Marias Erasmus/Billy Bowden............... TV: Tony Hill
Melbourne Aleem Dar/Kumar Dharmasena............. TV: Billy Bowden
Sydney Aleem Dar/Marias Erasmus.................. TV: Tony Hill

 

[Riggins]

were the any other possibilities.

 

[Daemon]

dharmasena's the blind one right?

 

[Daemon]

dharmasena's the blind one right?

Apologies if this is ableist

 

[flibbertyjibber]

At least Hill can only mess up on tv this time.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

were the any other possibilities.

Wouldn't have minded the Indian guy who did the Bangladesh v NZ game last month. He was better than most I have seen lately but as he only has one game I doubt he was considered at all.

 

[Riggins]

dharmasena's the blind one right?

Apologies if this is ableist

yeah should we warned for this.

 

[Furball]

****ing Bowden.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

****ing Bowden.

At least Tony Hill isn't at the other end to him. That would be a nightmare!

 

[Crazy Sam]

Interesting that the most important test series in cricket can't even be allocated Elite Panel umpires for all 5 matches.

Tony Hill being kept to TV duties is surely a sign that he'll be dumped when their contracts are up next... he is older than Koertzen when he retired and nearly as old as Bucknor when he retired.

 

[Burgey]

Dharmasena, Bowden and Hill is a perfect umpiring storm of ineptitude.

And surely saying Dharmasena's blind isn't ableist any more than saying his eyes are painted on or he's umpiring in Braille?

 

[uvelocity]

awwww ****

 

[howardj]

Bring back Randell

 

[hendrix]

Bowden is terrible but I'm hoping to see an excellent series for DRS, so it shouldn't matter.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Dharmasena, Bowden and Hill is a perfect umpiring storm of ineptitude.

And surely saying Dharmasena's blind isn't ableist any more than saying his eyes are painted on or he's umpiring in Braille?

Sounds as though I wasn't watching his end closely enough, or I was put off by Dar having the worst series I've seen from him in the last Ashes, but Dharmasena didn't seem terrible. Well I wouldn't out him as low as the other two.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Sounds as though I wasn't watching his end closely enough, or I was put off by Dar having the worst series I've seen from him in the last Ashes, but Dharmasena didn't seem terrible. Well I wouldn't out him as low as the other two.

When you polish a turd it is still a turd.

 

[Furball]

Sounds as though I wasn't watching his end closely enough, or I was put off by Dar having the worst series I've seen from him in the last Ashes, but Dharmasena didn't seem terrible. Well I wouldn't out him as low as the other two.

Dharmasena didn't overturn Khawaja's dismissal at Old Trafford for reasons best known to him, and doesn't bother with front foot no-balls.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Dar hasn't been that good recently.

 

[GIMH]

As long as that **** who gave Freddie out in New Zealand that time when you could drive a hummer between bat and ball isnt umpiring then I'm happy. And given it was about 12 years ago then I don't suppose he will be.

 

[Shri]

Hope Llong gets a go.