Mark Benson another anti india umpire ?

[Lillian Thomson]

Sure mate - would also like to propound what I term as "Murphy's Law for the underdog visiting team "

"If you are the visiting cricket team and also the underdog - if there is a marginal decision whether you are Eng, Ind or Pak you will always be sawn off by the neutral umpires !!"

Witness england in the recent Ashes series - I am amazed at the umpteen marginal decisions which went against them

If it's true that the visiting team get the worst of marginal decisions that's not quite the same as saying that some umpires despise Indian's.

 

[Krishna_j]

If it's true that the visiting team get the worst of marginal decisions that's not quite the same as saying that some umpires despise Indian's.

The Corollary to that is :

If you are Steve Bungler or Shocker De Silva and the team is India - then the marginal decision is always in favour of the other team

 

[social]

The Corollary to that is :

If you are Steve Bungler or Shocker De Silva and the team is India - then the marginal decision is always in favour of the other team

Or alternatively, if you get hit on the pads enough, you'll eventually be given out

 

[GIMH]

Another stupid thread crying a load of bollocks.

Not to blow our trumpets or anything, but lasy year Aus lost the Ashes and were victims of some shockers, this season we've been owned and been victim to some shockers and (Shane_Warne, BLE, gilcHrist22, BlackDog, etc excluded) there has been no trolling which has cried victimisation, racism, anti-colonist, anti-convict etc.

There are so many Indian and Pakistani fans on this forum who make great posts, and I feel that the likes of the thread starter let them down.

 

[shankar]

Another stupid thread crying a load of bollocks.

Not to blow our trumpets or anything, but lasy year Aus lost the Ashes and were victims of some shockers, this season we've been owned and been victim to some shockers and (Shane_Warne, BLE, gilcHrist22, BlackDog, etc excluded) there has been no trolling which has cried victimisation, racism, anti-colonist, anti-convict etc.

There are so many Indian and Pakistani fans on this forum who make great posts, and I feel that the likes of the thread starter let them down.

And there's only been this one idiot (so far at least) complaining of bias this series as well, right?

 

[Sanz]

No complains on Asad Rauf who is defintely neutral and does his best

So are you going to accuse him now ?

 

[Krishna_j]

of what ??

 

[Sanz]

Of Being Anti India (after all he gave Dravid out, when it was clear that he wasn't out) ?

 

[Krishna_j]

If yr talking about the Dravid LBW it was good old Mark Benson - not Asad

 

[PhoenixFire]

I think he meant when he was given out caught behind, this innings.

 

[Langeveldt]

For folks watching the current India South Africa series its again a sense of deja-vu seeing the "perplexing" decisions from Mark Benson.

On the first day at Durban , With SA toterring on 3-35 two plumb lbw against Gibbs and Prince are not given - before the score reaches 100 another plumb lbw on Prince is turned down - even the neutral expert Wasim Akram

and the whole post falls down.. Akram is one of the most biased, bigoted men ever to open his mouth and say something about cricket since Arjuna Ranatunga last spoke.. Not sure about the rest of your argument, havent seen all the decisions this game..

What goes around comes around, umpiring decisions go for and against you, get over it.. (Loving the way for example, Smith doesnt like the calls to go off for light.. Remember the Durban game two years ago Smithy boy?)

 

[PhoenixFire]

and the whole post falls down.. Akram is one of the most biased, bigoted men ever to open his mouth and say something about cricket since Arjuna Ranatunga last spoke.. Not sure about the rest of your argument, havent seen all the decisions this game..

What goes around comes around, umpiring decisions go for and against you, get over it.. (Loving the way for example, Smith doesnt like the calls to go off for light.. Remember the Durban game two years ago Smithy boy?)

He's only biased when he's talking about Pakistan, India, England, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, New Zealand and Bangladesh................

 

[silentstriker]

and the whole post falls down.. Akram is one of the most biased, bigoted men ever to open his mouth and say something about cricket since Arjuna Ranatunga last spoke.. Not sure about the rest of your argument, havent seen all the decisions this game..

What goes around comes around, umpiring decisions go for and against you, get over it.. (Loving the way for example, Smith doesnt like the calls to go off for light.. Remember the Durban game two years ago Smithy boy?)

So how did Ranatunga ruffle your feathers?

 

[marc71178]

I move that we should have a "rant of the week" award. Call it the Saj?

Pickup in good idea shock!

 

[Arjun]

What's the point in having neutral umpires? When you had two home umpires, you complained about excessive bias. Then ICC stepped in. When you had one neutral umpire, you still complained about some bias because of that other home umpire. Now you have two neutral umpires. Now comes the infamous rhyme-o-rant:

If you're Indian, you're OUT!
If you're Aussie, NICE SHOUT...

That came from some renegade cricket forum. What next? Only have a third umpire? Then you'll complain that Eddie Nicholls, Billy Doctrove and the rest are dumb or biased. Then have robot umpires, and complain about circuitry malfuncion. What next?

Dickie Bird got it right with this quote:

All umpires are neutral. No umpire is biased.

 

[PhoenixFire]

I read a really intersting article in The Widen Cricketer, explaining how umpires just don't and can't cheat. I can't remeber which issue it was in, but it would be good if somone else could.

 

[silentstriker]

I think its possible for an umpire to be biased in decision making, but its unlikely, and its definatly not the case in this instance.

 

[PhoenixFire]

I find it really hard to believe that an umpire would let his bias get the better of him to make a desicion, call me naive, but I'm sure.

 

[silentstriker]

I find it really hard to believe that an umpire would let his bias get the better of him to make a desicion, call me naive, but I'm sure.

In the days before neutral umpires, he might do so to keep his job with the home board to make sure the home captain doesn't complain.

 

[silentstriker]

I doubt it would be obvious. But I can see someone awarding marginal decisions one way or the other.