Cricket Australia to revert to experts deciding man of the match

[SachDan]

Cricket Australia will return to the voting of an expert to decide the man-of-the-match award following the controversy over Monday's Hobart Test. Mobile phone and tablet app-users shunned New Zealand quick Doug Bracewell's match figures of 9-60 and voted Australia's David Warner as best player for his unbeaten 123 in the losing side's second innings. Bracewell polled just 27 per cent of the vote to Warner's 58 in the Vodafone-sponsored arrangement. "We were always running a bit of a trial for these two Tests with those man-of-the-match awards," Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland told Radio 3AW on Wednesday. "But we will definitely revert to an expert's choice for that decision about man of the match. "We will still run what the fans think. It has worked really well with the (viewers' choice) application and the television. "It's something really ahead of its time and I'm sure we'll see it in other sports as well in the future." A sheepish Warner said in his acceptance speech that Bracewell's bowling had been fantastic. New Zealand assistant coach Trent Woodhill described the decision to give the award to Warner as embarrassing. "David Warner had a fantastic innings," Woodhill told ESPNCricinfo. "Doug Bracewell was the player of that match. He took nine wickets for 60. "If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have won the match. To me, that's who the player of the match should be." Australia host India for a four-Test series starting on Boxing Day at the MCG. http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/cricket-australia-backdown-revert-away-from-audience-voting-for-man-of-the-match-award-for-india-test-series/story-fn2mcu3x-1226222057015

[Tiger80]

Good decision by cricket Australia .Voting is rubbish for deciding who is man of the match

[Desi Cartman]

The reason is that the poll opened when Warner had them very close to victory. Even I voted for Warner as I thought he was playing a match winning innings

[ganeshran]

They chickened out before the India tour. Indian public would have made sure Indians get the MoM for all matches.

[SachDan]

They chickened out before the India tour. Indian public would have made sure Indians Sachin get the MoM for all matches.

fixed :P

[achilles]

Jeez, every Aussie should read this. They call us Indians emotional, manipulative and biased #SreeI'mNotBeingRacist

[Sachin=GOD]

fixed :P

:phehehe:

[Bradman99]

The reason is that the poll opened when Warner had them very close to victory. Even I voted for Warner as I thought he was playing a match winning innings

Exactly, it was really dependent on who won the match. I'm sure if they opened the poll after the game most people would of voted Bracewell, the problem is most Aussies would of turned the telly off by then! It's always best to have the experts decide it, when you get the public there is always going to be bias.

[chainsmoker]

It doesn't matter to the Indians even if they continue with fans voting for the MOM awards. Coz Indians are going to out number Australians here as well :cantstop:. In fact, if they continue with this experiment, it'd better for Indians coz then even in every match that India loses, we will make sure that atleast MOM award goes to an Indian :hysterical:. I think they should try this experiment on man-of-the-series award as well :winky:

[nikred]

It doesn't matter to the Indians even if they continue with fans voting for the MOM awards. Coz Indians are going to out number Australians here as well :cantstop:. In fact, if they continue with this experiment, it'd better for Indians coz then even in every match that India loses, we will make sure that atleast MOM award goes to an Indian :hysterical:. I think they should try this experiment on man-of-the-series award as well :winky:

You can always trust Indians to make a mockery of Polls. :isalute:

[chainsmoker]

You can always trust Indians to make a mockery of Polls. :isalute:

Same goes with Australians too who chose Warner ahead of Bracewell. Common people always backs their heroes whether or not it is right or wrong

[Stuge]

Daar gaye Australia wale ,but on serious note its good to see that experts will choose the MOM instead of public, who tends to be biased towards their players .

[akshayxyz]

sensible decision. Otherwise Vinay koomaar would have run away with all the MoM awards in coming two months.