3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Spark]

Yeah I really hope that isn't a thing.

Reviews should be unlimited, ofc. But that still doesn't excuse Paine's decision to attempt that obviously stupid review while the game was still live.

 

[Spark]

Also I think this summer surely answers the question "who captains if Root doesn't?"

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also I think this summer surely answers the question "who captains if Root doesn't?"

Does it? He's an unbelievable cricketer and clearly their talisman but not sure how it means he'd be a good captain.

 

[Burgey]

Also I think this summer surely answers the question "who captains if Root doesn't?"

Not sure the MCC will run with that tbh

 

[TheJediBrah]

Even though this vastly increases the chances of it being given out eventually?

It would only stay out if it genuinely is out though. If it's missing the stumps completely it will change to not out.

 

[morgieb]

Also I think this summer surely answers the question "who captains if Root doesn't?"

Would be Flintoff 2.0. Can see him ****ing himself over fitness wise in order to lead from the front.

 

[Burgey]

Either way, the likelihood of DRS upholding or overturning a decision shouldn't come in to an umpire's thinking at all. Make your decision based on what you see and hear. Vaughan as usual is full of ****.

Yeah absolutely this.

 

[Burgey]

Who threw the ball to Lyon when he fumbled it, out of interest?

 

[mr_mister]

Cummins iirc

 

[Spark]

Does it? He's an unbelievable cricketer and clearly their talisman but not sure how it means he'd be a good captain.

Oh yeah but since Root pretty clearly isn't up to it, it's probably worth a try to see whether it would work or not. It'd certainly get the public onside, which is no small thing.

 

[Burgey]

Cummins iirc

Cheers. Wasn't a particularly accurate throw but unless it took a **** bounce then he should have swallowed it.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Players ought to refuse playing a game if it involves ********* umpires. Yeah, Wilson's got a family to feed, blah blah blah, but so do the players, come on now.

Can't help but feel Aus have missed several tricks not playing Starc on these dry pitches. You desperately need his reverse against the tail.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Reviews should be unlimited, ofc.

You'd get a review every over

 

[Burgey]

What was the rationale behind taking away the re-setting of the reviews after 80 overs?

 

[morgieb]

You'd get a review every over

Yeah the "unlimited reviews" thing is too much in the players direction, you'd get like 50 overs in a day.

 

[morgieb]

What was the rationale behind taking away the re-setting of the reviews after 80 overs?

IIRC it was a compromise for umpire's call LBW's not losing a review (originally they did, which was silly).

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah I really hope that isn't a thing.

Reviews should be unlimited, ofc. But that still doesn't excuse Paine's decision to attempt that obviously stupid review while the game was still live.

You'd get a review every over

What was the rationale behind taking away the re-setting of the reviews after 80 overs?

There should be a rating system for umpires to separate them into tiers of quality. A match involving A tier umpires like Taufel, the teams don't get any extra reviews. If it's shunts like Bucknor or Wilson or Koertzen, both teams get 5 reviews a day, etc.

Do it.

 

[Burgey]

Why did they need to compromise it at all? Seems an odd pairing of things to be thought of as requiring balancing against each other

 

[OverratedSanity]

That bring said, I think the DRS for that Stokes non lbw is very dodgy. The trajectory that it predicted for that delivery was very odd and I'm with tjb in that the contact with the front pad kind of ****ed up the calculations somehow. I certainly don't think it's as plumb as I thought it was initially since that's the natural reaction to seeing 3 reds. Probably one of the less bad decisions Wilson has made this series.

 

[cnerd123]

There should be a rating system for umpires to separate them into tiers of quality.

this, or something similar, already exists based on what I've been told. Then they pair up the 'good' umpires with newer ones to help train them up, and the poorer/newer ones tend to do lower profile series.

the neutral umpire requirements kind of screws over a series like the Ashes because the best umpires tend to come from Eng and Aus. Better structures in place to train and develop umps.