*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

[NUFAN]

LOL, the Aussies here seem remarkable calm about that travesty.......reckon I'm more worked up about it than you lot!!

What more can we do?

 

[Biryani Pillow]

I dunno about you, but I'm wondering whether at least one of them is corrupt.

What, one of the Aussie top 6?

Would explaain a few things

 

[King Pietersen]

Khawaja lucky TBH. If the umpire had given him out the ball before it'd have definitely been upheld, was pitching inline and hitting. Reckon Dharmasena was watching the LBW hawkeye instead.

 

[Prince EWS]

Biryani Pillow would've given that out IMO.

 

[the big bambino]

*faint*

Feeling better now?

 

[Adders]

I reckon it's the whole burden of proof thing that is ****ing with DRS, maybe 3rd umps should have free range just to call it as they see it

This.

I can only assume they have no jurisdiction to use any common sense at all.

 

[morgieb]

This is the one time I actually want to read CS's Ashes thread btw. Would be well...interesting if more Englishmen were online.

 

[MW1304]

Nah come on. I think it's pretty fair to say we would've have been talking about it non stop for half an hour if there was no DRS. But that's because the on field decision wasn't as bad as the tv one.

I'm still a fan of DRS, and would always stress that it would've remained out without it, and I think more moaning is a pretty bad reason to not have it, but it's definitely true.

Okay spikey

 

[Spikey]

chris rogers and michael clarke sharing a laugh at shane watson as they walk out onto the field

 

[the big bambino]

LOL, the Aussies here seem remarkable calm about that travesty.......reckon I'm more worked up about it than you lot!!

Yeah noticed that.

 

[Prince EWS]

Khawaja lucky TBH. If the umpire had given him out the ball before it'd have definitely been upheld, was pitching inline and hitting. Reckon Dharmasena was watching the LBW hawkeye instead.

Arguably lucky that this will remembered as an unlucky, sawn off innings rather than the inevitable dire one that would've materialised if he continued as well.

 

[grecian]

Actually though the ICC are trialling this new Tech this Test, not being used though is it yet? So maybe it'll just hasten it in. Maybe it's what the umps want *conspiracy theory*.

Will be interesting if they say they'd have got a different decision with that.

 

[Howe_zat]

I reckon it's the whole burden of proof thing that is ****ing with DRS, maybe 3rd umps should have free range just to call it as they see it

That's absolutely true. The bloke with no tech and four seconds effectively overrules the bloke with tech and four minutes makes a startling lack of sense. Also ****s me to tears when people start saying thisngs like "There wasn't enough evidence, even if it was out it shouldn't have been given out".

 

[morgieb]

I think we're just used to being ****ed over. Backlash syndrome hitting home.

 

[ajdude]

chris rogers and michael clarke sharing a laugh at shane watson as they walk out onto the field

if watson didn't go out in that session neither would have khawaja #watsonsfault

 

[Son Of Coco]

This.

I can only assume they have no jurisdiction to use any common sense at all.

It's like all of this sort of stuff, the idiots get hold of it who have no idea about the game itself and common sense goes right out the window.

 

[Spikey]

Arguably lucky that this will remembered as an unlucky, sawn off innings rather than the inevitable dire one that would've materialised if he continued as well.

Usman should have learnt from last test and not reviewed. got lucky.

 

[MW1304]

And poor Samit. Poor, poor Samit.

God of course, he was sawn off at least twice. Would still be in the side averaging 50 but for them.

 

[Howe_zat]

Biryani Pillow would've given that out IMO.

That guy is the most biased umpire I've ever seen.*






*Like how I'm the most biased maths student, it's coincidental

 

[Maximas]

can't be hitting the stumps if it pitched in line IMO