Cameron_K
20 Jul 2005, 17:20
AUSTRALIA captain Ricky Ponting's proposal for Ashes series batsmen to accept the word of fielders on contentious catches has been rejected by England's Michael Vaughan.
Vaughan has made it clear he wants decisions left to umpires.
Disappointed, Ponting planned to raise the matter again during the pre-series meeting with match referee Ranjan Madugalle on the eve of the first Test starting at Lord's tomorrow.
But Vaughan, who famously stood his ground in Adelaide in 2002-2003 despite Australia's belief Justin Langer had caught him at point, indicated he would not change his stance.
He wants decisions left out of players' hands.
"Umpires are there. They have done a really good job over the past couple of years of making the decision out in the middle," Vaughan said.
"I don't know where we've had any instances where the actual TV replay people have come into play, as the umpire asks the player if he caught it and if he says yes, then yes, that's out.
"I hope that continues."
Vaughan raised Australia's ire during the second Test of the past Ashes series, when he did not accept Langer's word the catch had carried.
Vaughan, on 19 at the time, was given not out and went on to make 177.
But Vaughan said disputed catches had not been an issue during his two years of captaincy.
"Every time a player has said 'It's gone in my hands', the umpire's gone 'That's out'," he said.
"Every time a player's (said) he's not too sure, the umpire's said not out.
"We haven't had any incidents and we don't really see it as an issue to bring up."
Ponting received a similar rejection from New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming last November before the trans-Tasman Test but remained confident he was on the right track.
"I'm one that wants to push it as much as I can because I think it's a bit of a blight on the game that we refer them all to the third umpire," Ponting said.
Didn't Eddie say that is was the Aussies who stuck around when players had said they caught the ball.
Vaughan has made it clear he wants decisions left to umpires.
Disappointed, Ponting planned to raise the matter again during the pre-series meeting with match referee Ranjan Madugalle on the eve of the first Test starting at Lord's tomorrow.
But Vaughan, who famously stood his ground in Adelaide in 2002-2003 despite Australia's belief Justin Langer had caught him at point, indicated he would not change his stance.
He wants decisions left out of players' hands.
"Umpires are there. They have done a really good job over the past couple of years of making the decision out in the middle," Vaughan said.
"I don't know where we've had any instances where the actual TV replay people have come into play, as the umpire asks the player if he caught it and if he says yes, then yes, that's out.
"I hope that continues."
Vaughan raised Australia's ire during the second Test of the past Ashes series, when he did not accept Langer's word the catch had carried.
Vaughan, on 19 at the time, was given not out and went on to make 177.
But Vaughan said disputed catches had not been an issue during his two years of captaincy.
"Every time a player has said 'It's gone in my hands', the umpire's gone 'That's out'," he said.
"Every time a player's (said) he's not too sure, the umpire's said not out.
"We haven't had any incidents and we don't really see it as an issue to bring up."
Ponting received a similar rejection from New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming last November before the trans-Tasman Test but remained confident he was on the right track.
"I'm one that wants to push it as much as I can because I think it's a bit of a blight on the game that we refer them all to the third umpire," Ponting said.
Didn't Eddie say that is was the Aussies who stuck around when players had said they caught the ball.