ICC ****s all over the game again - UDRS no longer mandatory

[GotSpin]

The one thing I hated about the DRS was that it killed the excitement for LBW appeals. No point launching into huge celebrations when a wicket would be reviewed...A minor point anyway.

 

[duffer]

That was uncalled for!!

Go cry in your curry mate. Lol.

 

[duffer]

Or cook me one. I'm easy.

 

[benchmark00]

Benchy, I don't see how wrong decisions add to the beauty of the game. They just make it incredibly annoying and unless you're 1980s Windies or 2000s Australia, can completely change the course of the match.

Good for you. I prefered watching cricket the way it used to be, you didn't. Good chat.

 

[Sanz]

I hope UDRS goes away for good. I do not want it anywhere close during an Indian match.

 

[Sanz]

Go cry in your curry mate. Lol.

Hiding Racist comment behind a Lol ?

 

[Spark]

Could we NOT make this a racial discussion in any shape or form?

Pretty please?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Personally, think that the UDRS helps decrease bad decisions, so I'm for it.

Be interesting to see what happens with ICC sanctioned tournaments now though (Champions Trophy, etc.) as you'd think that if you took a straw poll, most countries would be in favour of it, but the biggest country isn't.

 

[benchmark00]

Hiding Racist comment behind a Lol ?

Pretty sure duffer is of Indian descent...

 

[GotSpin]

I hope there's no DRS this summer. WIll be so much fun

 

[benchmark00]

I've a question about UDRS that I cbf looking up the answer to for myself:

Is it only wickets/potential wickets that can be refered and overturned?

For example, if someone bowls a wide in a one day fixture, but they're sure it brushed the batsman's leg, are they able to refer the decision, and subsequently, is the third umpire allowed to overturn the decision?

 

[Sanz]

Pretty sure duffer is of Indian descent...

And pretty sure that Indian people can be racist towards Indian people as well. It is all about context and in the manner that post was made, it was pretty offensive.

 

[benchmark00]

Because I'm sure he meant to oppress the people who share the same heritage as him...

Aussies can get ****ed too ftr. Stupid kangaroo humping ingrates.

 

[Sanz]

I hope there's no DRS this summer. WIll be so much fun

Look man, If you are going with an intention to enjoy the game, it will be fun whether or not UDRS is there. I have watched cricket in an era where Umpring was pathetically poor, umpires were incompetent and biased and I am sure many bad decisions were made. I don't remember a single umpring error but I remember almost every test match that I watched.

 

[Ruckus]

I think UDRS makes the human contest between bat and ball purer.

Yeah excellent point. If you watch the game for the human elements, like most do, then having a contest between bat and ball which is as fair* as possible can only be a good thing. Human elements like umpires making mistakes aren't enjoyable, they're highly irritating and detract from the quality of the game. I don't really see the difference between poor umpiring decisions and something like poorly prepared pitches. Both reduce the importance of skills in determining the outcome of the game, and increase the role of luck in succeeding. How is that good for the game?

*Fair as in, no 'external' factors influencing the contest.

 

[GotSpin]

Look man, If you are going with an intention to enjoy the game, it will be fun whether or not UDRS is there. I have watched cricket in an era where Umpring was pathetically poor, umpires were incompetent and biased and I am sure many bad decisions were made. I don't remember a single umpring error but I remember almost every test match that I watched.

Tell that to all the complainers from the last series down here

I find no DRS more exciting for sure though

 

[Sanz]

Tell that to all the complainers from the last series down here

I find no DRS more exciting for sure though

Complainers are going to complain with/without DRS. Has UDRS been controversy free ?

 

[Spark]

I've a question about UDRS that I cbf looking up the answer to for myself:

Is it only wickets/potential wickets that can be refered and overturned?

For example, if someone bowls a wide in a one day fixture, but they're sure it brushed the batsman's leg, are they able to refer the decision, and subsequently, is the third umpire allowed to overturn the decision?

I remember Matt Prior seeming to refer a wide in an ODI at the start of a year.

 

[stephen]

FFS if the Rugby ****ing League has a third umpire system then we should have a third umpire system, for more than just run outs and grounded catches.

Cricket is the game with the most time available to get the decision right. The review system needs tweaking, I agree, but making it non-mandatory is so ridiculously stupid. One bad decision can change an entire match, and amusingly enough it was a bad decision that went against the Indian's that caused the DRS to be brought in in the first place.

It doesn't undermine the umpires any less than the third umpire undermines the umpires when it comes to runouts.

 

[Prince EWS]

It doesn't undermine the umpires any less than the third umpire undermines the umpires when it comes to runouts.

Please don't say that. You know what will happen...