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Recent content by Black_Frog

  1. Black_Frog

    BREAKING NEWS: Hair removed from the Elite Panel

    heres a counterpoint THE DECISION LIES SOLEY WITH THE UMPIRE! take a philosophical stance and look at the issue. why is Hair's decision in despute?! THAT is the point i am stressing, and the point that seems to be bouncing off skulls. this entire fiasco is the result of a decision that happend...
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    BREAKING NEWS: Hair removed from the Elite Panel

    should the ICC have had a problem with the rational behind Hair's decisions, it should have been played out in private, with no outside influence or pressure from the PCB or any other organisation. nobody can say that Hair was wrong because IT IS IN THE OPINION OF THE UMPIRE. These are ICC...
  3. Black_Frog

    BREAKING NEWS: Hair removed from the Elite Panel

    and what lies or missinformation would you be refering to? i have the MCC rule book by my side. Hair acted accordingly and now he is being crucified
  4. Black_Frog

    BREAKING NEWS: Hair removed from the Elite Panel

    no warning is given on the issue of ball tamering, the ball is replaced, both captains are told of the decision, 5 runs are awarded and the event is reported to the match referee also, the the umpires jurastiction is the field. the Umpires are not obligated nor allowed to enter the players...
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    BREAKING NEWS: Hair removed from the Elite Panel

    i'm saying that Hair has done everything by the books and he should not be paying for it with his job or reputation.
  6. Black_Frog

    BREAKING NEWS: Hair removed from the Elite Panel

    because some twit cam up with the brilliant idea that because Hair is a white Austrlian, and has taken action against a Sri Lankan and now Pakistani's, this is somehow evidance of racial discrimination and villafication, on which grounds he was dissmissed from the elite panel. have we all...
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    BREAKING NEWS: Hair removed from the Elite Panel

    i had the pleasure of speaking with Darryl Hair prior to this happeing, and he is a top bloke who has the upmost respect for the game, however much of a rule nazi he may be. bottom line, the MCC rules states that THE UMPIRE IS THE SOLE JUDGE and often state the criteria for a certain rule as...
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    BREAKING NEWS: Hair removed from the Elite Panel

    (from Blog) These are mythoughts, i have just cut and pasted this from my blog. In August 2006, Darryl Hair was the senior umpire in the match between England and Pakistan at The Oval. The Pakistani team was suspected of ball tampering, upon closer inspection of the match ball, Darryl Hair and...
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