3rd Test (Lord’s) - 10 July to 14 July

[Daemon]

You can't just arbitrarily reduce the margins wtf. The makers of Hawkeye are the ones who said the error margins are half a ball. It's possible the tech is more accurate now, but that would have to come from Hawkeye themselves, backed with some evidence to support it

No they didn’t. Iirc they said the margin of error is miniscule and the 50% is just arbitrary to keep umpires relevant.

 

[slowfinger]

Nah. LBW has become too prominent as it is; the LBW law has been adjusted in the past to ensure it remains in good balance with the rest of the game, there's no reason it can't be adjusted again to prevent it being even more prominent. It simply isn't healthy for the game to have a large proportion of dismissals based on what is ultimately a hypothetical.

This isn't exactly an opinion I've just come up with either, I've been banging this drum for ages. The idea that you can get given because the ball might have clipped the top 1mm corner of leg stump is frankly ****.

well you need to disincentivise batsmen from simply kicking the ball away, no matter how hypothetical the situation.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

India got England where they want them here, given Englands lack of real potent spin 250-300 should be chaseable?

Have we seen the ball misbehave from any seamer other than Bumrah?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Great to see the pitch show some life

 

[centurymaker]

Umpire's call on impact can gagf though.

At least this.

 

[kevinw]

why can't Bashir bowl like Sundar

Why can't I play tennis like Roger Federer?

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Such an ominous suspended silence at the ground. Not from boredom either, game's on a knife's edge. Brilliant watching.

 

[centurymaker]

You can't just arbitrarily reduce the margins wtf. The makers of Hawkeye are the ones who said the error margins are half a ball. It's possible the tech is more accurate now, but that would have to come from Hawkeye themselves, backed with some evidence to support it

That was 10 years ago. Not anymore

 

[Spark]

well you need to disincentivise batsmen from simply kicking the ball away, no matter how hypothetical the situation.

I'm not asking for a large adjustment. The overwhelming majority of out dimissals would be unchanged. I essentially just think most "umpire's call" decisions should be simply not out (with the caveat that the very stupid oversight where DRS currently pretends the bails don't exist needs to be fixed)

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

4 of the wickets have come from pacers

Looked a death trap this morning, but since then it’s looked a lot more placid, with the England batters getting themselves out more than anything

 

[Spark]

No they didn’t. Iirc they said the margin of error is miniscule and the 50% is just arbitrary to keep umpires relevant.

Yeah this is correct from what I've heard and certainly what I'd expect the technology to be capable of.

 

[Johan]

Looked a death trap this morning, but since then it’s looked a lot more placid, with the England batters getting themselves out more than anything

It's still very uneven, it's just the pacers are tired now and the ball is old.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

HUGE

 

[Spark]

That was coming, he'd nearly been done like that a few times already

 

[BigBeefy]

Have we seen the ball misbehave from any seamer other than Bumrah?

Exactly my point- England don’t have the threat on this wicket unless it acts up on day 5 or we randomly get some reverse swing?

 

[Ju7]

wow!!!

 

[Spark]

It's still very uneven, it's just the pacers are tired now and the ball is old.

India having actual wicket taking spinners is a huge difference though

 

[GIMH]

India heavy favourites now then. Need something special here

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Encouraging signs for England with the help for the spinners on offer for Ba…oh

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Looking bad for England this