Superthread XLIII - honouring madunit

[Jason Maher]

What an absolute shocker by the umpire.

 

[Jason Maher]

2 in a row.

 

[Hallatia]

blame Clarke for wasting the review, but blame Hughes for Clarke's innings. So just blame Hughes

 

[Jason Maher]

Should be 2 reviews per innings, if they're going to leave it in players' hands.

 

[BunniesMan]

Its good they only have 1. The point of having 1 is not wasting them. Its upto the batsmen to not be so selfish.

 

[9701]

media in this country really is terrible, i just found out my cousin her husband and 3 kids survived their boat exploding, the reoprter states that they turned the boat around to try and get back in. In actual fact they grabbed the kids and jumped overboard immediately as my cousin and the kids were slighlty burned. Also got my cousins age wrong, sadly the reporter actually spoke directly to my cousin and still reported different to what was told to her.

http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2013/01/18/boat-explodes-at-nerong/

http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2013/01/18/family-flees-burning-boat/

 

[BDR]

The ODI team is a national embarrassment.

 

[HowHigh]

media in this country really is terrible, i just found out my cousin her husband and 3 kids survived their boat exploding, the reoprter states that they turned the boat around to try and get back in. In actual fact they grabbed the kids and jumped overboard immediately as my cousin and the kids were slighlty burned. Also got my cousins age wrong, sadly the reporter actually spoke directly to my cousin and still reported different to what was told to her.

http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2013/01/18/boat-explodes-at-nerong/

http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2013/01/18/family-flees-burning-boat/

Shit mate that's no good, lucky they're safe though

The ODI team is a national embarrassment.

Except for Starc

 

[Jason Maher]

Its good they only have 1. The point of having 1 is not wasting them. Its upto the batsmen to not be so selfish.

Disagree. Clarke's ball was hitting quite high, perfectly understandable he thought it might be going over. Mind you, I don't think the decision to review should be with the players. There is a 3rd umpire in the box. Allow him to initiate a review if he thinks there may be an issue.

 

[Hallatia]

I don't think the third umpire watches the game in that way. I think on field umpires should get to review if ever they are unsure and I don't think players should be allowed to question the authority of the umpires at all, it sends a bad message to kids playing the game and it is not how sports are supposed to be played. The umpire is always right, even when he's wrong and it is bad conduct to challenge the umpire, itdoesn't sit right with me that challenging the umpires is now a part of the rules

 

[Bazal]

Starc is a hero, a national treasure...

 

[Jason Maher]

The other side of that argument is that incorrect decisions affect the outcome of games and can prevent a fair contest. The issue is that the challenge system works well in the NFL, but doesn't suit cricket. We have a 3rd umpire who does sod-all currently unless called on. Give him the job of quickly reviewing all appeals for LBW and caught, and if it appears there may be an issue, he can inform the on-field umpires that is doing a full decision review.

 

[Jason Maher]

P.s. Allowing players to make the call will always result in it being used tactically. No amount of chest beating about the spirit of the game can alter human nature.

 

[Pugzley]

Rain delay, does that mean that the match may get called off and Australia win by default?

 

[HowHigh]

I don't see any need for changing it, the game managed without a review system for how long.
If the umpires were able to review it, after a while I think they'd start to lose confidence and call for reviews too often..similar to the NRL where refs can't even make a decision if someone scores 1 metre in front of them.
Just my opinion though..

 

[Hallatia]

The other side of that argument is that incorrect decisions affect the outcome of games and can prevent a fair contest. The issue is that the challenge system works well in the NFL, but doesn't suit cricket. We have a 3rd umpire who does sod-all currently unless called on. Give him the job of quickly reviewing all appeals for LBW and caught, and if it appears there may be an issue, he can inform the on-field umpires that is doing a full decision review.

it works well in NFL because in NFL it is really the coaches who make the calls and see proceedings from a different position. I like your idea, but all reviews has the potential to be every second ball. And that has the potential to slow down the game to a ridiculous extent especially because everything would then be checked for no ball and there would no doubt be lots of those. It's just ugly in cricket

Rain delay, does that mean that the match may get called off and Australia win by default?

I can't tell if you're taking the piss or serious.

 

[Hallatia]

I don't see any need for changing it, the game managed without a review system for how long.
If the umpires were able to review it, after a while I think they'd start to lose confidence and call for reviews too often..similar to the NRL where refs can't even make a decision if someone scores 1 metre in front of them.
Just my opinion though..

people tend to feel that because we now have the technology, we may as well use it

 

[Pugzley]

I can't tell if you're taking the piss or serious.

Sorry, I just want a Sunday night movie from cricket ending early.

 

[Hallatia]

definitely not going to happen any time soon. The only way that could happen is if play resumed and the match finished. Otherwise there is a scheduled time they need to be back on the field by, if they aren't back on the field by then, the match will be abandoned and that won't be before 9

 

[WOTBEH]

sooooooo in looooooooooooooove

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