Swervy
International Captain
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be sorry to see the big man go.
be sorry to see the big man go.
No doubt about that one !!BlackCap_Fan said:Always solid.
A bit overdue IMO. Because then he would have retired untainted !! Now he retires when people have been upset lately by his drop in standards !! So he will possibly be remembered for the wrong reasons .Sanz said:About Time.
Nah, he was wrong on occasions, but I don't think he was ever biased. I remeber in 2001 when Pakistan were over here. When Pakistan took about 9 wickets in the last two sessions to win Shep musta missed about a dozen no-balls (mainly from Wasim & Saqlain) of which about 3 took wickets.Unattainableguy said:He has been really biased in some of his matches in the past, or maybe at times, he was just incorrect with his decisions. Either one, but nevertheless, not a bad umpire.
No-one is immune from making mistakes - after all, to err is human.Unattainableguy said:He has been really biased in some of his matches in the past, or maybe at times, he was just incorrect with his decisions. Either one, but nevertheless, not a bad umpire.
Not just one or two, but most of his errors did involve my favourite players. That's where bias comes in.luckyeddie said:I'm not sure where 'bias' comes in - I guess one or two of those errors must have involved your favourite player, in which case, who am I to argue?
Eddie Nicholls missed at least as many in that Old Trafford game.BoyBrumby said:Nah, he was wrong on occasions, but I don't think he was ever biased. I remeber in 2001 when Pakistan were over here. When Pakistan took about 9 wickets in the last two sessions to win Shep musta missed about a dozen no-balls (mainly from Wasim & Saqlain) of which about 3 took wickets.