1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[the big bambino]

The comm on with bumble and sanga spoke to Broad who said the ball didnt swing yesterday. Some of our batsmen set themselves for that swing and fell across their stumps playing straight ones.

 

[Starfighter]

Yes Lyon spins the ball more than Moeen. We could tell that.

 

[Starfighter]

Jeez that has got to be close.

 

[ajdude]

**** me

 

[Starfighter]

That's another cruddy decision for Joel Wilson. Why didn't Paine review though?

 

[morgieb]

Another umpire failure. lol

 

[NUFAN]

That's another cruddy decision for Joel Wilson. Why didn't Paine review though?

Thats not a bad umpiring decision lol.

 

[trundler]

Fmd Lyon got robbed there

 

[King Pietersen]

Good choice not reviewing that one

 

[91Jmay]

Aussies continuing to use DRS excellently.

Seriously poor decision though, looked absolutely dead live.

 

[Burgey]

Umpiring this test is so bad

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good use of DRS again then.

 

[Starfighter]

Thats not a bad umpiring decision lol.

Does it have to be hitting middle for it to be bad?


Siddle bowling a bit faster than last time.

 

[Burgey]

That was crucial for LMS. Burns will go on and make 23 here now

 

[Starfighter]

Pujara at Adelaide, Burns now, always good DRSing when Paine is around. Watch them review a really crummy one now.

 

[trundler]

Finch vs Ashwin was a terrible non review too

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Pujara at Adelaide, Burns now, always good DRSing when Paine is around. Watch them review a really crummy one now.

That is where someone like Prior was perfect, he would get the majority of calls right from behind the stumps and was about the only person able to reign in Broad who would review as often as Shane Watson if he could. Bairstow isn't in the same league as Prior was, Haddin was decent at it. Not seen enough of Paine but that wasn't a good one.

 

[NUFAN]

Does it have to be hitting middle for it to be bad?


Siddle bowling a bit faster than last time.

No it doesnt, but saying its a bad decision on that occasion was a stretch.

 

[Uppercut]

That is where someone like Prior was perfect, he would get the majority of calls right from behind the stumps and was about the only person able to reign in Broad who would review as often as Shane Watson if he could. Bairstow isn't in the same league as Prior was, Haddin was decent at it. Not seen enough of Paine but that wasn't a good one.

Kind of an unwanted consequence of the system that knowing when to review becomes a really, really important skill for keepers. What Paine just did is the equivalent of dropping a sitter.

 

[Burgey]

Want Lyon to have a crack at Ellen here with a short leg in and that bounce he gets