Sanz
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Who was the umpire ?
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***Official*** DRS discussion thread
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Harper's a nice guy. A really top bloke, actually. But, it's time to go......
GIMH
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Why does it matter?
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Some umpires are very much crappier than others.
But considering you'll never get 10 Taufels, and even if you do, they'll still make some bad decisions, makes the system a no-brainer.
GIMH
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Yeah exactly.
Howe_zat
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In seriousness, I honestly think the UDRS is needed for the umpire's sake as much as anyone else. Without it, the umpire's decisions were being scrutinised with the technology but nothing was being said about it on field.
So, wrong decisions were pointed out, shown to be incorrect, and neither overturned nor accepted. In the 2009 Ashes Rudi Koertzen was erroneously being blamed for whole matches.
Ideally, the UDRS should be veiwed as a team of umpires using the technology to make as many correct decisions as possible. Not as some sort of trial-by-camera for the umpire, which is what we had before.
So, wrong decisions were pointed out, shown to be incorrect, and neither overturned nor accepted. In the 2009 Ashes Rudi Koertzen was erroneously being blamed for whole matches.
Ideally, the UDRS should be veiwed as a team of umpires using the technology to make as many correct decisions as possible. Not as some sort of trial-by-camera for the umpire, which is what we had before.
Sanz
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It matters because 5 mistakes by an umpire in one game isn't a common occurrence.
Howe_zat
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Not in the least because the technology can't make mistakes. Only the people using it.
sudhindra9
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UDRS is good for the game but that decision in favour of Bell in that IndiaEngland match was ridiculous
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Haha, played.The infraction thread is in Site Discussion mate, discuss the mod policies there, can you keep this stuff out of Cricket Chat please.
Sanz
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It is not the technology but the implementation and leaving it in the hands of incompetent people for its interpretation is what is wrong.
I prefer the human element syaing in as much as possible.
I guess it is a reflection on the standard of umpiring too. More good umpires will lead to more player confidence which will lead to less likelihood of a review being called for with players saving them for obvious howlers.
I guess it is a reflection on the standard of umpiring too. More good umpires will lead to more player confidence which will lead to less likelihood of a review being called for with players saving them for obvious howlers.
Howe_zat
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This, really. And it's not fair on the umpires to scrutinise their decisions with the technology and then not use it to correct poor decisions.
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YouTube - Why we now have the third umpire
In fairness to Reporter, it was generally fair to assume Inzi wouldn't have made his ground.
In fairness to Reporter, it was generally fair to assume Inzi wouldn't have made his ground.
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Ikki
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What. A. Disgrace.
I am sorry but when you see incompetence like that you really wonder...
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