*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

[morgieb]

A shame that the session was ruined by that decision.

 

[silentstriker]

FFS, has the bcci bribed the third umpires just to make themselves look better?

 

[grecian]

Yeah, theres a good chance the umpires a more willing to give close ones expecting the technology to be used and help them out.

Good chance there's not though, pure conjecture.

Meh, if the cretin had used the tech right, it would have been overturned, and we'd have had the right decision.

My opinion is always that the tech should be taken out of the hands of the umps as was suggested at the time of it's implementation. Quicker and better decisions, from an unbiased source.

 

[91Jmay]

Slight tangent but anyone else think that the LBW the ball beforewould have been hitting if they had showed a hawkeye of it? I thought it was close.

 

[King Pietersen]

But the DRS worked perfectly, it gave absolutely clear evidence that Khawaja wasn't out. It's not technology's fault that the umpire using it didn't understand what the hell he was looking at.

We need specialist 3rd umpires. He's basically stuck with the on field decision because there was a tiny noise from the front on replay which snicko has shown was when bat and ball were nowhere near each other.

The system isn't just the technology alone though. Obviously, the technology provided the evidence that it wasn't out; but the way the system is used has to be looked at. The umpires must be confused as to what they can and can't overturn. They're obviously receiving incorrect information, and the confusion leads to awful decisions like some of the ones we've seen in this series. It's not just the umpires that need looking at, it's the instructions they've been given as to how to use the technology.

The women's Ashes is a joke. Just play some Test match cricket FFS.

 

[Cabinet96]

How people can sit there and think DRS enhances the cricket watching experience is beyond me.

It didn't actually change the decision though. Without DRS, Khawaja would've been out, people would've heard an noise at a similar time it passed the edge and only a few would've batted an eyelid. The issue with DRS is more that it doesn't change the situation enough at times. It rarely badly overturns a decision. Today wasn't a great advert for DRS, I'll admit, but the situation would be the same without it. It still corrects more than it gets wrong.

 

[grecian]

Australian's deserve this.

Well I agree, not sure why they do, but I agree anyway

 

[Maximas]

Slight tangent but anyone else think that the LBW the ball beforewould have been hitting if they had showed a hawkeye of it? I thought it was close.

probably not overturned though, isn't there a another umpires call thing if you get far enough down the pitch?

 

[benchmark00]

I don't think that is really the point of it.

I'm no zealous fan of DRS but it has led to more correct decisions, it's just been used so so badly in this series.

But what's the point of professional sports? It's entertainment. That's all it is.

 

[sunilreddy]

This was BCCI's conspiracy. They want to get revenge for Sydney test..

 

[social]

Good session that. Rogers the highlight from a cricketing POV. Played brilliantly.

Has come in for a lot of unfair criticism simply because he hasn't come in and performed like Hussey straight away

Looks a very good player to me and his fc record backs it up

 

[Howe_zat]

My opinion is always that the tech should be taken out of the hands of the umps as was suggested at the time of it's implementation. Quicker and better decisions, from an unbiased source.

So who makes the decision?

 

[Adders]

I don't get how people are saying DRS isn't at fault and its the third umpires..........the 3rd umpire is part of DRS FFS.

Would there be a single person watching that that thinks that was out?? How can this keep happening??

I said after the Smith catch off Bell in the last test that the DRS needs to be scrapped until they sort this **** out and got slammed for it...........I still believe it is rubbish and until we have got real time snicko and not brain dead ****wits in the 3rd umpire seat cricket is better off without it.

Pre DRS the onfield umpire gives one out like that, we all watch the replays and realise it's a shocker and move on. It is a 1000 times worse for the players and the fans like this.

I would be smashing my place to pieces if that had happened to England at such a crucial time.

 

[Spikey]

It's the first thing they check.

he doesnt check it when he's out on the field though

 

[91Jmay]

probably not overturned though, isn't there a another umpires call thing if you get far enough down the pitch?

Yeah that's a good point.

 

[adub]

[Slight tangent but anyone else think that the LBW the ball beforewould have been hitting if they had showed a hawkeye of it? I thought it was close.]

would certainly have liked to see confirmation that it pitched in line. Certainly worth a shout.

 

[superkingdave]

Dharmasena the victim in all of this.

 

[Howe_zat]

Slight tangent but anyone else think that the LBW the ball beforewould have been hitting if they had showed a hawkeye of it? I thought it was close.

I thought it'd be ump's call on leg stump. So I think Usman was a little fortunate to get that 50/50 in his favour in the first place.

 

[benchmark00]

It didn't actually change the decision though. Without DRS, Khawaja would've been out, people would've heard an noise at a similar time it passed the edge and only a few would've batted an eyelid. The issue with DRS is more that it doesn't change the situation enough at times. It rarely badly overturns a decision. Today wasn't a great advert for DRS, I'll admit, but the situation would be the same without it. It still corrects more than it gets wrong.

I don't care about wrong decisions. It's annoying but it's part of the game. I care about spending 5 minutes with no guarantee of getting a better outcome though.

 

[Dan]

You heard the man

Well, Dharamsena's off to PNG if he ever tries to enter the country.