ECB wants DRS in India series

[rkt.india]

England and Wales Cricket Board has written to the BCCI, asking for the implementation of Decision Review System (DRS) during England's four-match Test series later this year, though it was not optimistic of the Indian Board agreeing to it, a media report said on Wednesday. India have strongly resisted the use of the DRS because of their senior players' doubts over its accuracy and it was not used when the two teams met in England last summer. Umpire Daryll Harper, who called for a DRS referral report in the Daily Telegraph, said that "The ECB has written to the Indian Board, asking for the implementation of the DRS during the Test series (beginning November 15)." "But insiders at the ECB privately concede that attempts to persuade their Indian counterparts to employ it will be futile ahead of the Test series, which starts in Ahmedabad on November 15," the report said. "England believe the Decision Review System benefits their attack, particularly Graeme Swann," it said. According to the report, England regard the tour of India as important as an Ashes series, a view underlined with the inclusion of three warm-up matches in the itinerary mirroring their last trip to Australia. "(Coach) Andy Flower acknowledged his team's long break after the English summer last year could have contributed to their poor performances in the Emirates (against Pakistan). The itinerary for the India trip shows he is attempting to avoid a repeat of that mistake," the report said. England will spend three days at a training camp at the ICC's Global Cricket Academy in Dubai before flying to India for their first warm-up match in Mumbai on October 30. http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/51280/ecb-wants-drs-in-india-series/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=gadget

[cameron_black]

no point england, don't waste your time on a bunch of useless and mindless *****s. just go out there and play, hope umpires don't make any mistakes.

[maverick451]

I actually think it would be benefit England NOT having DRS, the spinners are less likely to get LBW's Also worth noting that the improved hotspot in the West indies Series worked a treat, picked up every little nick.

[Clarke]

What could possibly make us accept (if not proactively seek) DRS ? Another Bucknor-Gate, change of guard or something else ?

[achilles]

As long as Dhoni and Sachin are playing, do you think people we've got any chance of accepting DRS?

[saneindian]

Think it has moved beyond MSD and Sachin opposing DRS. Now the BCCI sees DRS as an ego issue and will not accept it till such time that the producers of these technologies plead before them with folded hands. There is a reason why we do not even see the hawk eye in TV feed produced by the BCCI for home series, domestic matches, IPL and CLt20.

[Iconoclast]

LOL WUT ?!?!?!? DRS was the bane of their existence against Pakistan. The system favors spinners and therefore it should be the case that the BCCI would be voluntarily implementing it.

[JourneyMan]

Are we going to have a round 2: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDEH7v3bbq0]Ravi Shastri vs Nasser Hussain - YouTube[/ame]

[jairamesh]

"But insiders at the ECB privately concede that attempts to persuade their Indian counterparts to employ it will be futile ahead of the Test series, which starts in Ahmedabad on November 15," the report said.

:WTF: Why is there a Test match here, a sh!te of pitch and venue for Test match, no amount of DRS is going to help, expect a run fest bore draw kicking off the series.

[Trichromatic]

Ravi Shastri during old good days. Ravi Shastri: 'Umpiring errors hurt India' http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/multimedia/328676.html Earlier he used to cry about umpires and now he can always be seen defending them. :giggle:

[GautiMaan]

DRS helped us in the WC,just move with the rest of the world bcci

[Manny_Pacquiao]

screw it. the use of DRS in the england-paki series was a disgrace. u had crappy spinners like monty pannisaar and abdul rahman trying to bowl fuller, flatter and quicker in an effort to hit the pads every single ball. the typical routine for both sides was to spear it in, hit the pads, shriek at the umpires like *****es and then refer it if they didnt rule in their favour. not to forget the great 'clipping the stumps by a centimeter' decisions being given. absolute joke. if this is the **** we are gonna see, then forget it.

[Zero_Unit]

If the system is not being used than how can they expect a better version of it to come out. BCCI is being stupid here. Everything evolves with Trial/Error, same goes for DRS.

[Sidhoni]

screw it. the use of DRS in the england-paki series was a disgrace. u had crappy spinners like monty pannisaar and abdul rahman trying to bowl fuller, flatter and quicker in an effort to hit the pads every single ball. the typical routine for both sides was to spear it in, hit the pads, shriek at the umpires like *****es and then refer it if they didnt rule in their favour. not to forget the great 'clipping the stumps by a centimeter' decisions being given. absolute joke. if this is the **** we are gonna see, then forget it.

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[bangladeshifan]

england just need issues to whine. already making up excuses for the thrashing they gonna get.

[King Khan]

Think it has moved beyond MSD and Sachin opposing DRS. Now the BCCI sees DRS as an ego issue and will not accept it till such time that the producers of these technologies plead before them with folded hands. There is a reason why we do not even see the hawk eye in TV feed produced by the BCCI for home series, domestic matches, IPL and CLt20.

:thumbs_up:

[Naaz-neesh]

england just need issues to whine. already making up excuses for the thrashing they gonna get.

this is so overblown, england since being no.1 have never complained always taken defeats on the chin. accepted they weren't good enough during the asia tour and over-estimated their abilties. i really think this india will be looking for excuses this time around

[Crookbond]

Ravi Shastri during old good days. Ravi Shastri: 'Umpiring errors hurt India' http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/multimedia/328676.html Earlier he used to cry about umpires and now he can always be seen defending them. :giggle:

:facepalm: Wasn't this the monkeygate Test match? Pretty much the whole world were crying about the umpiring. I don't think we have witnessed such an SCG equivalent game.

[Spiderguy252]

Wait a sec, England want DRS after they were lubelessy *****ed in the ass by Pakistan? Hahaha, bring it on. Let's make a legend out of Ashwin. And if any of our bats end up as casualties, we'll send Dhoni and big Dunc to their dressing room and demand to get him back on the crease. 4-0. I want nothing else against those pompous pygmies. And then 7-0 in the ODI series. Then award them a free T20 after the end of it all, so that they don't die of depression, which they seem to get day and night where they come from. That game is after the WT20 anyway, so it shouldn't matter.

[GautiMaan]

Wait a sec, England want DRS after they were lubelessy *****ed in the ass by Pakistan? Hahaha, bring it on. Let's make a legend out of Ashwin. And if any of our bats end up as casualties, we'll send Dhoni and big Dunc to their dressing room and demand to get him back on the crease. 4-0. I want nothing else against those pompous pygmies. And then 7-0 in the ODI series. Then award them a free T20 after the end of it all, so that they don't die of depression, which they seem to get day and night where they come from. That game is after the WT20 anyway, so it shouldn't matter.

:adore: Loved that post man,my feelings exactly