White lines to aid umpires in LBW calls

[marc71178]

So you're seriously telling me that you think of all the appeals for leg before wicket in the 4 Test series, 40% resulted in the wrong decision being made?

:wow:

 

[Langeveldt]

Heard some aussie say that all this could be solved if we gave third umpires the power to revert a bad decision.......

Absolute straight talking simplicity, and it would work....

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

no i don't think that's the case. i didn't mean it literally of course. u think i get soo ****ed off for sumthin so minor as that?? geez get a grip m8. it was a joke!!

Clearly I was right ... easily annoyed.

I think the smilie face generally indicates that I too was not serious.

 

[Cloete]

Clearly I was right ... easily annoyed.

I think the smilie face generally indicates that I too was not serious.

yeah i figured it was a joke.... but i wanted to post sumthin so i just posted that:P

 

[Simon]

yeah i figured it was a joke.... but i wanted to post sumthin so i just posted that:P

you goose

 

[Eclipse]

So you're seriously telling me that you think of all the appeals for leg before wicket in the 4 Test series, 40% resulted in the wrong decision being made?

:wow:

did you watch the series?? I think the standerd was much better in the last test but apart from that the LBW decisions were bloody awfull.

 

[luckyeddie]

So you're seriously telling me that you think of all the appeals for leg before wicket in the 4 Test series, 40% resulted in the wrong decision being made?

:wow:

Assuming an equal number of appeals at each end....

Maybe Asoka got 20% of his right after all :

100 - ((0.5 * 100) + (0.5 * 20)) = 40%

Works for me.

 

[marc71178]

did you watch the series?? I think the standerd was much better in the last test but apart from that the LBW decisions were bloody awfull.

But you're saying that 6 out of 10 appeals had the wrong answer, which just cannot be true!

 

[Langeveldt]

Heard the commentators today say that having white lines will help batsman know where there off stump is, and what balls to play and leave...

Very Valid point, i think this idea will be scrapped just as soon as it was created

 

[Eclipse]

But you're saying that 6 out of 10 appeals had the wrong answer, which just cannot be true!

Cheek again I said 40% thats 4/10.

 

[marc71178]

Still way off the mark.

 

[Eclipse]

Still way off the mark.

In your opinion.

 

[luckyeddie]

I still thing that the 40% is a ridiculous figure to pick out of the air.

I watched EVERY ball in the series and apart from inside edges on to pad (did he get bat on it or didn't he) there were about four decisions in the series which were clearly wrong to me at first glance (and a few others after 2 or 3 replays).

The inside edge types, you cannot do anything about (it's very noisy at Caribbean games so how is the umpire expected to hear two noises?) - but 40%?

You're saying that if the umpires (both of them in each game) had just tossed a coin, they would have only done a little worse.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The inside edge types, you cannot do anything about (it's very noisy at Caribbean games so how is the umpire expected to hear two noises?) - but 40%?

Except of course for that blatant inside edge by Lara which was promptly given out.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

ICC refuses white line system

 

[luckyeddie]

ICC refuses white line system

A classic case of jumping the gun - as is the Cricinfo headline this time around too. Way to score two own goals with the same story.

It has NOT been refused - they (the ICC) have said that the CC-P will make their recommendations after studying it 'under test conditions' - i.e. nets, practice matches and the like.

Once again, CricketWeb are right, Cricinfo are wrong. What's the score now, about 122-0?

 

[marc71178]

In your opinion.

Looks like it's not just me...

 

[Neil Pickup]

Okay. Let's say nine wrong LBW decisions in the four-test series.

That means there were 13 correct LBW decisions if 40% is accurate.

Making a total of 22 LBW appeals in the entire series.

Let's have a look at the total number of LBW dismissals:
1st Test: WI 4, Aus 2, WI 4 = 10
2nd Test: Aus 2, WI 2, Aus 1, WI 3 = 8
3rd Test: Aus 1, WI 1, WI 4, Aus 1 = 7
4th Test: Aus 0, WI 1, Aus 0, WI 1 = 2
10+8+7+2 = 27 LBW dismissals.

We're already down to 33%, and when you add in the fact that there will have been at least as many LBW appeals that weren't given out, you have 9/54 (conservative estimate).

Which is 17% - maximum.

Eclipse?

 

[Langeveldt]

Hmm, this is madness, the ICC are looking at having three umpires on the field instead of two...


I have never heard so much b******* in my life.. Having Two umpires is bad enough and creates so much controversy, having three will just complicate matters even more....

 

[Eclipse]

Looks like it's not just me...

well duh!