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***Official*** DRS discussion thread

UDRS?


  • Total voters
    138

Jarquis

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
**** 'em. Its not about what those sissies like or dislike, its all about what a fair decision means.
Making a batsman restart his innings in a completely different match situation isn't all that fair.
What happens if it was the number 11 as well?
 

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
Quite happy to see the level of support on here!

I was pretty sure that once it was implemented, most people wouldn't be nostalgic for decisions like the one Sangakarra got when he was on 192.

It's all nice to say 'UMPIRING AUTHORITY' in theory, but in practice, when you have idiotic decisions that everyone except the umpire knows about within 15 seconds, it's the height of stupidity to just invoke some kind of dumbass tradition and let that go on.
 

pasag

RTDAS
Quite happy to see the level of support on here!

I was pretty sure that once it was implemented, most people wouldn't be nostalgic for decisions like the one Sangakarra got when he was on 192.

It's all nice to say 'UMPIRING AUTHORITY' in theory, but in practice, when you have idiotic decisions that everyone except the umpire knows about within 15 seconds, it's the height of stupidity to just invoke some kind of dumbass tradition and let that go on.
Would have been pretty much the greatest innings of all time. Would have won the match, drawn the series. Don't think many knocks would have come close had he not been sawed off.
 

Midwinter

State Captain
Against.
Its a game, take the good with the bad and respect the umpire.

The current sytem is simply a ploy for TV to add drama for people who aren't interested in cricket

If it is going to be used, it should be used every single time. To limit its use is a travesty, simply ridiculous.
It gives perference to some batsmen over others i fteh referrals have been used by earlier batsmen. It will influence players averages depending on their position in the batting order.

What will be the long term implications ?

Will the batsman getting reprieved lead to higher scoring games and possibly more draws ?
Will umpires give more not out decisions because they won't want to be shown up as being wrong ?
What will happen when an umpire is shown to be regularly wrong on lineball decisions ?

Any thoughts on these possibilities, or any others you can think of ?
 

andyc

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Against.
Its a game, take the good with the bad and respect the umpire.

The current sytem is simply a ploy for TV to add drama for people who aren't interested in cricket

If it is going to be used, it should be used every single time. To limit its use is a travesty, simply ridiculous.
It gives perference to some batsmen over others i fteh referrals have been used by earlier batsmen. It will influence players averages depending on their position in the batting order.

What will be the long term implications ?

Will the batsman getting reprieved lead to higher scoring games and possibly more draws ?

Will umpires give more not out decisions because they won't want to be shown up as being wrong ?
What will happen when an umpire is shown to be regularly wrong on lineball decisions ?

Any thoughts on these possibilities, or any others you can think of ?
It's not just batsmen that can use it, though. The bowling team gets it as well...
 

slugger

State Vice-Captain
Against.

Will the batsman getting reprieved lead to higher scoring games and possibly more draws ?
Will umpires give more not out decisions because they won't want to be shown up as being wrong ?
What will happen when an umpire is shown to be regularly wrong on lineball decisions ?

Any thoughts on these possibilities, or any others you can think of ?
You are asking questions that could also apply to a non UDRS system,

what if a batsmen is not given out to an obvious "out" when on ten and goes on to score a century. its pointess exercise. the importance the UDRS will bring to a game is limit the mistakes/ blunders etc.

lets remove as mmuch doubt as possible... is nt strange that game has an option of doubt... in its basic decision structure.. "when in doubt favour the batsmen"
 
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vic_orthdox

Global Moderator
**** 'em. Its not about what those sissies like or dislike, its all about what a fair decision means.
It's not a fair decision if the batsman has to restart their innings, and the match can still change course because of a bad decision.
 

Shri

Mr. Glass
Well agree to disagree then. I feel that being able to resume an innings at a later stage is better than a player not having any impact in the game at all after a bad call.
 

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