4th Test: Australia v India at Adelaide Jan 24-28, 2012

[woodyk2]

Do the umpires actually check for a no ball anymore? ffs.

 

[undertaker]

seriously, it's either one way or the other: you either have the DRS (preferably. If you have technlology, use it. You may say it's not 100% accurate, but it will definitely eliminate the "howlers") or u don't use it, not a 50/50 situation where some things are checked and others are not (and an addendum to that: where some sides get checked and others don't). If you're going to check solely for a no-ball and you cannot detect it as an umpire, then get rid of umpires then

 

[Bazzi]

Pretty sure they haven't checked any of India's wickets so far this test..

 

[Horrie Is God]

When I lived in the Hunter region until 2005, that was the same. The only thing that was missed was that the first 7-8 overs during the 2nd innings of a day/night ODIs on a weekday were missed due to A Current Affair or the news. Otherwise, there were no broadcasting blackouts at all.

We don't even have that problem as there is no daylight savings in Qld..And we get 9 & NBN..

 

[Twizzle]

well f**k me dead, lets just review all the Indian wickets for no balls

eventually they might get one

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Pretty sure they haven't checked any of India's wickets so far this test..

Have they checked one during the series?

 

[Leagueaddict]

This is seriously starting to S*** me this checking for no balls for every dismissal!!! WTF do the umps get paid for out there?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I'm thinking that the majority of checks have been down Darmaseera's end.

 

[Bazzi]

Have they checked one during the series?

Not from my memory!

 

[Twizzle]

This is seriously starting to S*** me this checking for no balls for every dismissal!!! WTF do the umps get paid for out there?

but its only the Indian dismissals

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Lol what a bullshit excuse

 

[undertaker]

We don't even have that problem as there is no daylight savings in Qld..And we get 9 & NBN..

It was only a minor thing (given that we didn't have any broadcasting blackouts like the cities did), but still annoyed me though. Glad that they're scrapped the crappy, tabloid ACA now when day/night ODI's are played. Used to annoy me when we missed the first 30 mins, and either wickets had already fallen or Gilly et al. had tonked several 4's and 6's by the time we got the coverage at 7pm. Brisbane didn't get the coverage of the 2nd innings until 8pm AEDST, so they would've missed about 20 or so overs by then.

 

[undertaker]

This is seriously starting to S*** me this checking for no balls for every dismissal!!! WTF do the umps get paid for out there?

I'd say about $5000 a test match, which is significantly less than what the Aussie players get (about $13000/home test match). Still, if you're getting about $1000/day (on average assuming a test goes for 5 days), that's still not good enough saying that you cannot see where the foot is landing.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Why doesn't the prick check every ball?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The ICC umpire panelists are on about $150 - $200k.

 

[Leagueaddict]

I'd say about $5000 a test match, which is significantly less than what the Aussie players get (about $13000/home test match). Still, if you're getting about $1000/day (on average assuming a test goes for 5 days), that's still not good enough saying that you cannot see where the foot is landing.

yeah pretty F****** fundamental :?

 

[undertaker]

I know Dravid has achieved a lot for India and was one of the major forces in the Indian side that led to their rise starting back in the late '90s, but this surely has to be the end of the road for him at 39 yrs of age after having an abysmal series. If I was an Indian selector, I'd be giving him the tap on the shoulder. This also has to be Laxman's last chance as well. He won't get better batting conditions to get a big score than this pitch

 

[Twizzle]

no ball, lol

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Lyon and Harris doing the damage this innings. Great stuff!

 

[Bazzi]

Got himmmm!!!!!