Originally posted by ElleEffSeeeShould be a great innings to watch as the willow will fly.
Great starts by the top batsmen but all of them losing their heads and getting out 😲
Pakistan have the batsmen to chase down this total.
Non related question, was Daryl Hair wrong, and if so, why has he not been sacked?
Originally posted by lordhighgusI think he was wrong to decide then and there that the ball had been tampered with with no evidence, but this can only ever be just an opinion. How can an umpire have evidence that a ball had been tampered with? He doesn't have video replays with him, he can only watch players handle the ball from far away, and from that decide whether they are being naughty. Obviously he did, and his actions after that were just sticking to the letter of the law. He couldn't be sacked as he didn't break any rules - he just handled it badly.
Should be a great innings to watch as the willow will fly.
Non related question, was Daryl Hair wrong, and if so, why has he not been sacked?
Originally posted by ElleEffSeeeHe based it on the condition of the ball (his opinion of).
I think he was wrong to decide then and there that the ball had been tampered with with no evidence, but this can only ever be just an opinion. How can an umpire have evidence that a ball had been tampered with? He doesn't have video replays with him, he can only watch players handle the ball from far away, and from that decide whether they are being nau ...[text shortened]... er of the law. He couldn't be sacked as he didn't break any rules - he just handled it badly.
The umpire check it at regular intervals. He saw something he thought was "fishy" i.e. marks or scratches that were not there the previous time he checked.
He doesn't need to see them doing anything.
Originally posted by VargThen why was Inzy's team cleared of ball-tampering?
He based it on the condition of the ball (his opinion of).
The umpire check it at regular intervals. He saw something he thought was "fishy" i.e. marks or scratches that were not there the previous time he checked.
He doesn't need to see them doing anything.
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Originally posted by druidraviGuys.. dont want to be a party pooper.. but what is this tournament all about?😴
Whats with all these low scoring matches here are the match results so far
The world cup is next year.. thats a proper competition. No one is going to remember this tournament... for goodness sake.
This is just another money making venture for the ICC and this time its the Indian cricket board who win by having all the games there.
Last time it was in England... does nayone remember who won the???!!!!😴
Originally posted by SALADINAll the top teams are playing games against each other and we can watch them.
Guys.. dont want to be a party pooper.. but what is this tournament all about?😴
The world cup is next year.. thats a proper competition. No one is going to remember this tournament... for goodness sake.
This is just another money making venture for the ICC and this time its the Indian cricket board who win by having all the games there.
Last time it was in England... does nayone remember who won the???!!!!😴
That's the point.
Originally posted by lordhighgusIf only the bloody pitches would hold up. They seem to be disguised gravel roads at the moment.
Dead right Crowley. It is a good measurement of how the teams are travelling and gives a chance to blood new players. A great spectacle too.
This is disappointing from a spectator's point of view.
Hopefuly some of the other pitches will allow some actual batting to take place...
Originally posted by CrowleyMate, they may as well use crushed ant bed covered with mats like we do in the scrub. It would give a true bounce. (except when you aim at the joins every now and then just to keep the batsman on his toes.)
If only the bloody pitches would hold up. They seem to be disguised gravel roads at the moment.
This is disappointing from a spectator's point of view.
Hopefuly some of the other pitches will allow some actual batting to take place...