***Official*** Australia in India 2012/13

[Spikey]

That's as plumb as you can get

we say absolutely adjacent nowadays #haydos

 

[biased indian]

Not really because all the countries who'd on the one hand vote to make all matches unofficial would still line up to tour India....so I'm not sure what that'd accomplish. What would need to happen is that England, Australia, SA, SL, WI (or at leas the first three) all have to agree not to play India at all, in ODIs, Tests, etc.

Good luck with getting that to happen over something as small as UDRS.

i don't think its ever going to happen...and say it happened it will still be trouble for the other teams as BCCI will have 3 IPL in one calender year and all worlds leading players will be playing ipl with 3 times the salary they currently getting

 

[slippy888]

if india don't want drs ban them

 

[biased indian]

symonds has nothing to do with this that was clearly a no ball

they should ask third umpire to check for the no ball on all delivery and relive the field umpire form that....and as i understand the third umpires are supposed to check for no balls on all the delivery where a wicket as fallen rt ? so how come this was missed !!

 

[biased indian]

they should ask third umpire to check for the no ball on all delivery and relive the field umpire form that....and as i understand the third umpires are supposed to check for no balls on all the delivery where a wicket as fallen rt ? so how come this was missed !!

apparently cricnfo is saying that they did check it...

"the thing is, they stopped him, and checked the replays, but deemed the delivery legitimate. a question of interpretation perhaps?"

 

[honestbharani]

Hasn't the rule changed to tell that you can start with that position but bring it back to normal before the ball is bowled? Or was it the other way? Either way, very odd they will say that is NOT a no ball...

 

[Burgey]

apparently cricnfo is saying that they did check it...

"the thing is, they stopped him, and checked the replays, but deemed the delivery legitimate. a question of interpretation perhaps?"

I really don't care that much given how poorly we've played, but how the **** is whether a foot is behind the line or not a "matter of interpretation?"

 

[slippy888]

it was a indian 3rd umpire

 

[adub]

apparently cricnfo is saying that they did check it...

"the thing is, they stopped him, and checked the replays, but deemed the delivery legitimate. a question of interpretation perhaps?"

Third Umpie's Labrador wasn't familiar with the rule.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I really don't care that much given how poorly we've played, but how the **** is whether a foot is behind the line or not a "matter of interpretation?"

It can be a bit of a grey area as to exactly when you make the call of where the foot is with spinners because
a) they bowl with their heel in the air, so the umpire has parallax error to deal with when making the call (obviously not so with replays)
b) they don't tend to plant their foot as firmly as fast bowlers so it can move in the delivery action

Which is why we're unfortunately unlikely to see an automated solution for a long, long time. It's really not always cut and dry.

 

[slippy888]

but that clarke decision was massive he could have batted a long time

 

[Grasshopper]

Is this the weakest Australian touring side of the past 50 years?

 

[silentstriker]

OMG, Tendulkar bowling. Excited.

 

[ajdude]

thought it was about time for some declaration bowling

 

[slippy888]

england where more a pathetic team in the 1990s compared to this aussie team

 

[honestbharani]

lol @ a discussion FINALLY about Sachin not batting anywhere but 4 and forcing batting order rejigging just for that in case of injuries... Never thought Ravi would be the one to initiate that discussion too. Laxman's response was priceless

 

[silentstriker]

lol @ a discussion FINALLY about Sachin not batting anywhere but 4 and forcing batting order rejigging just for that in case of injuries... Never thought Ravi would be the one to initiate that discussion too. Laxman's response was priceless

Haha, I had it muted. What was the response?

 

[honestbharani]

He was silent for a moment and then laughed and said something like Sachin just likes to bat at 4... But that pause and the smile said a lot, I felt.

 

[Teja.]

Take the new ball and let Bhuvi search for a jaffa?

 

[slippy888]

how can they appeal for that clearly pitched out side