Hat tip to Aussies

[adi B]

Is it just me or was the quality of the game today not that good? Batting from both sides at least in my eyes was a massive letdown.

Batting was dog sh1t,most of them threw their wkts.only starc,boult(even though most wkts were gifted) and cummins looked potent

[Number]

Lol why should the umpire give it not out in the first place? That looked pretty okay' date='u are so butthurt that u can't even give credit to the black caps[/quote'] Actually it was a brilliant decision by the umpire, reading a margin of so close correctly. I agree Warner was unlucky as most umpires won't give that.

[bulbul]

Is it just me or was the quality of the game today not that good? Batting from both sides at least in my eyes was a massive letdown.

Majority of the thrilling matches are bit low on quality.very rarely we get the SA vs OZ Semi match in 99 WC.

[Gollum]

WTF? The game was an absolute nail biter. What a comeback by Aussies (read Starc) and it went down to the last pair, what are u smokin brah ? It was a quality game, no two thoughts about it. But yes, the batting of both the sides were a let down, it wasn't a 150 odd pitch, it was a decent 280-290 pitch with an addition of 30-40 more for the short boundaries.

I agree it was a nail biter and a great adv for ODI cricket etc but it was a low quality nail biter. Batsmen were cr@p and many got out to nothing deliveries.

[Number]

They just keep coming at you. Even while batting, no matter 3 down or 4 down, nothing will stop them from playing their shots.

[MCGGG]

Lol why should the umpire give it not out in the first place? That looked pretty okay' date='u are so butthurt that u can't even give credit to the black caps[/quote'] Crap, he didn't even think about it, professional umpires are taught to look where the ball hit and the stance of the batsmen, Warner was in the air and it hit above the roll, and the ump had his finger up before the ball even hit almost, it was a horrendous decision, if he took his time and called it out I could live with that, but the fact is he didn't.

[MCGGG]

Actually it was a brilliant decision by the umpire' date=' reading a margin of so close correctly. I agree Warner was unlucky as most umpires won't give that.[/quote'] The correct desicion was not out, there's no way known he knew for certain that was out, and he gave it out like it was hitting the bottom of Middle, he's a crap umpire, hopefully it's his last game for this WC.

[Old guy]

The correct desicion was not out' date=' there's no way known he knew for certain that was out, and he gave it out like it was hitting the bottom of Middle, he's a crap umpire, hopefully it's his last game for this WC.[/quote'] Drs is not there to eliminate marginal decision . How do you know what hawkeye showed was correct ? It was within margin allowed so original decision stood ..

[PBN]

It think it was a marginal call and definitely not a howler. Warner didn't help himself by crouching as if it had low bounce either I think

[Old guy]

It think it was a marginal call and definitely not a howler. Warner didn't help himself by crouching as if it had low bounce either I think

I thought he was talking about some other decision ...:hysterical: wtf is wrong with people :hysterical:

[MCGGG]

Fact is there's no way known that umpire thought it through, as I said (and watch the replay) he had his finger up almost before the ball even hit the pad, DRS saved him by a millimetre.

[MCGGG]

Drs is not there to eliminate marginal decision . How do you know what hawkeye showed was correct ? It was within margin allowed so original decision stood ..

Mate, it hit the bails by a coat of varnish, it was a howler and it had a major impact on the game. I know umpires make mistakes, but this guy didn't even think about it.

[Old guy]

Fact is there's no way known that umpire thought it through' date=' as I said (and watch the replay) he had his finger up almost before the ball even hit the pad, DRS saved him by a millimetre.[/quote'] WTF ? Fact is only that according to Drs there was good chance he was out more than 50 percent and umpire felt same so it's not howler ...in fact australia wasted review and were dumb to use it on marginal call . I don't care what umpire thought or did even with Drs it was close enough to be out .

[Old guy]

Mate, it hit the bails by a coat of varnish, it was a howler and it had a major impact on the game. I know umpires make mistakes, but this guy didn't even think about it.

You obviously have no idea show Drs works . It's not 100 percent accurate and my fake "mate" it hit enough that decision could not be reversed in simple terms it was not howler so stop whining.

[HippoSucks]

Drs is not there to eliminate marginal decision . How do you know what hawkeye showed was correct ? It was within margin allowed so original decision stood ..

Very true, there is always a margin of error in the image by ~1 cm. The system was right in giving it as "Umpire's Call". However, it was too close for the umpire to give out so certainly.

[Old guy]

Very true' date=' there is always a margin of error in the image by ~1 cm. The system was right in giving it as "Umpire's Call". However, it was too close for the umpire to give out so certainly.[/quote'] It was also too close for umpire to not give it and that means it's not howler ...how hard is to get this ? It's correct decision and more than half of Drs reviews are based on umpire's call .

[MCGGG]

You obviously have no idea show Drs works . It's not 100 percent accurate and my fake "mate" it hit enough that decision could not be reversed in simple terms it was not howler so stop whining.

It's not the outcome I'm pissed off about, it's the way the ump gave it out, unless his brain is a super computer he didn't think it through, watch the replay and tell me the ump gave any benefit to the batsman, tell me he thought of ways why it wasn't out, fact is you won't find that because the umpire in question is a FKN muppet. I've seen Yorkers on middle given out quick, but mate this took the cake, especially considering it wasn't out. These guys are paid well, when a guy is in the air and hit above the roll surely a second or 2 of thought is required lol.

[HippoSucks]

It was also too close for umpire to not give it and that means it's not howler ...how hard is to get this ? It's correct decision and more than half of Drs reviews are based on umpire's call .

Forget DRS. We are not talking about that. If it is too close to give it out or not out, you always give it not out. Benefit of doubt isn't practiced much nowzdays but it obviously should have beeen in this case.

[Old guy]

Forget DRS. We are not talking about that. If it is too close to give it out or not out' date=' you always give it not out. Benefit of doubt isn't practiced much nowzdays but it obviously should have beeen in this case.[/quote'] No it was too close to change decision..if umpire feels it's out on field while watching live his call counts unless here is huge evidence it was not correct which is not the case . Benefit of doubt is there when there is a doubt which was not the case it's lbw under current laws and technology gave no evidence against it . How is there any doubt he was lbw when hawkeye itself shows more than 50 percent of ball hit ? :hysterical:

[HippoSucks]

No it was too close to change decision..if umpire feels it's out on field while watching live his call counts unless here is huge evidence it was not correct which is not the case . Benefit of doubt is there when there is a doubt which was not the case it's lbw under current laws and technology gave no evidence against it . How is there any doubt he was lbw when hawkeye itself shows more than 50 percent of ball hit ? :hysterical:

Read your older post, you're contradicting yourself. You said the DRS image is off by a bit and now you are using it as evidence. There was no doubt? :hysterical: No one could have certainly said that was out.