India's tour of Australia - December/January 2015

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Sydney 2008 anybody?

 

[themusketeer]

Sydney 2008 anybody?

Actually same thing happening in this series too but the difference is umpires gave wrong decisions in bunch back in 2008 and in this series they are doing it in parts .

 

[Jagar]

As I understand it, the third umpire is supposed to assess the field umpires decision using technology, and if there isn't enough evidence either way (and in my opinion even on the replay it was 50/50 if he had hit it into the ground or not. (The super slowmo would be useful, although it takes too long for the 3rd umpire to use it).

IF Kettleborough had told the third umpire he thought it was out, then it was the correct decision by the third umpire.

Have to laugh at people who will use this to justify not using DRS, what is it now? One dodgy decision against Khawaja, now a dodgy third umpire decision. Two bad decisions apparently render an entire system useless when the far more unreliable system (that actually didn't prevent this decision) is apparently fine.

 

[grkrama]

they are doing it in parts .

they are using it like lifeline card for aus, whenever there is a remote possibility for india doing something they will strike

 

[abhi_jacko]

Sporting comments from Clarke appreciating the Indian batsmen scoring runs away from home

 

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Here's your chance Ashwin, solidify your place for the next 4 years.

 

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Odd few overs there, would like to see Ashwin toss one up proper.

 

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Should've played 2 spinners, our pacers have been absolutely shocking this Test.

 

[shravi]

it feels like i've spent every single minute of the past month watching steve smith bat. probably because i have...

 

[Jagar]

Looked like there was an edge on hotspot

 

[themusketeer]

Hindi Commentators are on Jinxing Streak......Jinxed Kohli...then Saha and now steve Smith.....

 

[Fenil]

Experts at cricinfo think 'Ashwin can become a genuine allrounder'. The last thing I want the Indian team management to think that. Last time we got someone capable of being a 'genuine allrounder' the strategies used ended up the allrounder being nowhere as good as he was when we first realized his allround potential.

 

[Jagar]

Strong chance of rain killing any chance for a result

 

[PokerAce]

Have to laugh at people who will use this to justify not using DRS, what is it now? One dodgy decision against Khawaja, now a dodgy third umpire decision. Two bad decisions apparently render an entire system useless when the far more unreliable system (that actually didn't prevent this decision) is apparently fine.

Oh so you have to laugh at ppl who don't quite agree with your views on DRS that it is a system made out of rainbows and sugar and spice and everything nice, meant to eradicate all umpire errors in the world. Also there have only ever been "two" bad DRS decisions in history !! Where have you been living man.

DRS has gotten a lot of basic pedestrian ones right, mostly where even the naked eye replay could tell you whether the decision was right or wrong. However the kind of nonsense it has spewed up over the years makes me wonder how ppl support this mess to begin with, where no one has a fking clue what they are doing or are supposed to be doing. Here are some DRS howlers for you, below, which will take it to way more than just the 2 you seem to know about. A system that throws up these many errors consistantly is nothing but a failed system and its about time ppl came to accept DRS as one.

Hawk Eye, that ball ain't bouncing 2.5 feet over the stumps. Don't fking care what that imaginary line drawn by someone presumably on crack half the time says.

Actually the frequency with which edges don't show up on Hot Spot, was the source of one of the greatest tweets I have ever read. It was by ScyldBerry, when something like, when Warner took his pot shot at Root in the bar, he should have asked for a review, knowing hot spot the blow wouldn't have shown

This one is a bit like a radio broadcast, don't know why they removed the footage, but you can clearly make out what is happening listening to it.

Same Dravid incident another vid.

This Root dismissal

Here is one from this article worldinsport.com/fixing-drs/ -

"an appeal was made for a catch against Dravid, at short leg, which Rod Tucker, turned down.
However the English side reviewed the decision, and despite their being no clear evidence of an edge on Hot Spot or otherwise, and without the use of snicko, Third Umpire Steve Davies, overturned the decision and ruled Dravid out, leaving everyone baffled."

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2523607/ASHES-2013-DRS-controversy-strikes-Joe-Root-given-out.html If you scroll down this article you will find some more instances of DRS howlers, listed.

This is not even to mention that former Eng skipper Strauss, and not just any random guy, has said that players don't trust hot spot. “Hot Spot just creates confusion. Sometimes it shows up, sometimes it doesn’t, so no-one really trusts it.” What is even the damn point of arguing about a system that a former player, that too one whose side was one of the champions of pushing for DRS, now says, the players no longer trust it, after all the cock ups it has made.

You really think that after all these examples BCCI is not even 1% justified in saying we are sorry but this whole DRS party you guys have got going kinda sux. Are these too many one-offs for you, or are you starting to see a pattern here.

 

[PokerAce]

Things looked good when Aus were 5 down lead at just 263. Insanity stuck after that. What do you think guys, an over night declaration? Or will Smith lose his balls again?