Contentious decisions, UDRS, Wambulance Thread.

[wellAlbidarned]

We know that the closer the decision, the harder it is to make the right call. The umpire's call system is in place to discourage 50/50 reviews likely to cause controversey, nothing more.

 

[Cooky Monster]

Does anyone have any rational explanation as for how the **** that was overturned? This is as close to being conclusive as it gets to overturn a decision - he missed it by a ****ing mile without even hotspot or multiple camera angles. Unless it's drunk chimp on crack watching the replay, I have no idea how that could possibly have not been overturned.

I'm pretty much open to conspiracy theories now - it's that bad.

Its amazing to think these blokes are actually getting paid money to be this inept and to no doubt continue to be utterly useless.

Nice work if you can get it.

 

[marc71178]

I know what you are saying there is technically correct, but the Bell catch by Smith and the Agar run out surely amount to the same thing.......a failure of the system we have in place now. I know neither of those were DRS reviews, but for all intents and purposes still amount to the same thing......just the umpires called for the reviews and not the players. The whole process still failed though.

Neither of those incidents had anything to do with DRS though, they were part of the long standing 3rd umpire role.

 

[Adders]

Neither of those incidents had anything to do with DRS though, they were part of the long standing 3rd umpire role.

I know that.......and the 3rd umpire role is where the referral system is failing, both with the DRS system and umpire referrals.

 

[uvelocity]

Football is a terrible comparison given the rarity and importance of a goal.

And it's hardly a random chance of being overturned. This is the first DRS **** up this series. Yes it shouldn't happen, yes it's unacceptable but it's not as if 3rd umpires are flipping a coin ffs.

you wouldnt get 30-40 goals playing 30 hours of soccer over 5 days?

 

[Furball]

 

[Furball]

Watson jumps on the Wambulance:

The Investec Ashes 2013 : Shane Watson believes DRS upstages benefit of doubt | Cricket News | Australia in England - The Investec Ashes | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Riggins]

"I'm not the person to ask about DRS really," Watson said (as he was asked a thousand questions about the DRS)

 

[Spark]

Watson jumps on the Wambulance:

The Investec Ashes 2013 : Shane Watson believes DRS upstages benefit of doubt | Cricket News | Australia in England - The Investec Ashes | ESPN Cricinfo

inb4 jokes about Watson's version of "doubt"

 

[wellAlbidarned]

It didn't hit the stumps! Isn't that the greatest form of doubt of all?

 

[Top_Cat]

BAN LBWs.

 

[Furball]

Haddin jumps on the Wambulance now:

The Investec Ashes 2013 : Umpires have 'cracked under pressure' - Haddin | Cricket News | Australia in England - The Investec Ashes | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Maximas]

well, Haddin makes pretty ordinary decisions under pressure as well

 

[Daemon]

Difference is that the third umpires have about 500x more time to make theirs, by which time 95% of us have made the correct decision in their heads. An automated poll taking opinions of cwers would be better than some of the rubbish they occassionally come up with.