Certified Legendary Thread 4th Test Border Gavaskar Trophy December 26-30 1000hrs @ the MCG

[ABAB]

Wilson is just too scared to influence games and he doesn't realise bad calls influence games.

Or he is just a shit umpire.

 

[TigerCraig]

Wilson is just too scared to influence games and he doesn't realise bad calls influence games.

It's like footy, it's not just the frees that are given, it's the ones that arent

 

[PhatBoy]

I think we are cooked.
That umpiring decision feels a bit rigged - if it was India bowling would have been given.

Smith was saved on one taking a fair chunk of the bails before he’d reached 50 on day one wasn’t he?

 

[philreich]

Can someone Nick one of these?

17 play and misses for the day.

 

[SC_Power]

One of those random thoughts and synapses going off in my head.

This match reminds me of the Warne 99 test at the WACA v New Zealand.

NZ seemingly took control of the test with a big first innings, 4 tons?
Aus were in a fair bit of trouble before Warne and Martin steered past the follow on
NZ scrimped and scrounged through the 3rd inns to set a 440 lead,
Aus lost Langer and Ponting early, the rest kept scoring at about 3rpo until the final session when Gilchrist decided to tee off and briefly scare the Kiwis into playing for the draw.

 

[tugga]

These tactics are doing my head in.

 

[Goroyals22]

In writing no. But in practice every umpire at every level enacts it in this manner. Can't be giving guys out unless you're certain. Ergo batsmen gets the benefit of doubt.

I’ve umpired for ten years and it’s [emoji637][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]]% out or [emoji637][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]]% it’s not. I’ve never gone on benefit of the doubt… any umpire that uses that as an excuse shouldn’t be umpiring


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[k31th]

good chase Konstas

 

[Burtonsgottago]

I wonder if that would have been given out had Bumrah bowled it?

 

[TigerCraig]

But how do you know if it's clipping the bails?

What you see is a calculation, not what actually would have happened. There's a margin of error.

All you can do is stick with the current system, or agree that if the projection says anything is hitting its out, anything isn't hitting its not out, regardless of what the umpire initially ruled

 

[JimmyBC]

Flem talking about Led Zeppelin what a hipcat

 

[Greendogg5]

Smith was saved on one taking a fair chunk of the bails before he’d reached 50 on day one wasn’t he?

Yes but don't you know if it is us it right call as benefit of the doubt should go towards batsman. If it's the touring team it's rigged

 

[HK_Hawk]

FFS, bring that fielder up.

 

[ioppolo]

Konstas seems a decent out fielder. Bodes well if he can stay in the side.

 

[tugga]

Sitting anywhere those drums would do my head in too.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I wonder if that would have been given out had Bumrah bowled it?

Siraj would have demanded it to be out

 

[skipper kelly]

I think we are cooked.
That umpiring decision feels a bit rigged - if it was India bowling would have been given.

Sunil would have walked off.

 

[beez]

It's like footy, it's not just the frees that are given, it's the ones that arent

Yeah.

And also the umpires are always bias (sic) against my team.

 

[Coasters7]

This great game is being controlled by technology that is not accurate.

Find it funny that ball tracking is seen as this overarching piece of tech that has the final say when it’s just as unreliable as snicko.

All it’s done is make the onfield umpires rely on it as a backup and not trust themselves to make difficult calls which then means “umpires call” is more unbalanced than it should be.

 

[Substance]

Just need 1 before Tea.

 

[ioppolo]

Yeah.

And also the umpires are always bias (sic) against my team.

It's true, I'm told to this day that Maynard was blocked.

 

[JimmyBC]

Need three before tea

 

[Foxx]

Darren Lehmann commentating on radio. He always sounds like he's 15 beers deep.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Well done to Victoria for supporting test cricket

 

[HK_Hawk]

The “accidental over”…. commentator’s dribble.