Billy Bowden - worst umpire in the history of the game..

[Mario Speedwagon]

....should never stand in a Test Match ever again...****ing Kiwi Mr.Bean halfwit....:thumbsd::mad::thumbsd:

[Richo83]

Two seriously average decisions at the end.

[whats_at_stake]

Well it evened out and did not affect the result- Gambhir and Sharma v Ojha.

Game was lost by the middle order.

[Dagger5]

Way to go overboard.

Australia lost the game by themselves with a cameo from Laxman and Sharma at the end added in.

[Ill Chicken]

Way to go overboard.

Australia lost the game by themselves with a cameo from Laxman and Sharma at the end added in.

Not to mention our shit fielding.

[Mario Speedwagon]

Yes and what about North & Hussey yesterday? Gould had a poor last two days as well but has no where near Bowden's form...

The Sharma dimissal was poor...and yes it was in our favour...but it was a decision that could be excused with the naked eye , especially when a batsman walks across as Sharma did....Ohja decision was inexcusable on every level, as plumb as you'll ever see...that Mr. Bean then tried to cover his arse by giving it runs was even more disgraceful...clearly too gutless to make the decision that would've lost the home side the Test match in front of a rabid crowd...the man thinks he's the star , there to put on a show to rival the game itself...too bad he's completely useless at the job he's actually there to do...

[Jimpson]

Perfect advertisement for UDRS. I dont care if India ended up winning by 2 wickets or more, just get the damn decisions right.

[Mario Speedwagon]

For those who want to compare the last two decisions...go listen to the commentators reactions.....they didn't raise doubts about the first one until the slow motion replay....they questioned the the second one immediately...

[albundysmate]

it was bad for both sides. billy has been terrible for years and he should stop worrying about if the camera is on him all the time

[whats_at_stake]

Add the Gambhir decision to the mix. Umpiring was bad for both teams. It only cost Ojha's wicket (6 + runs which were decisive). However the Sharma was big as they had a solid partnership and Gambhir even more so because a good start was so important.

Australia's middle order cost them the test and India's middle order almost cost India the test.

[Ill Chicken]

Watching the first one live, absolute stinker. The second one just as bad.

Bowden had a good game up until Gambhir's LBW. His last decision came in an extremely pressure situation. while that doesn't make it excusable, we know what happened last time a bad decision happened that cost India a test.

I'd still give him 7/10 for the match.

[Tom12]

Can't say it worked in the Indians favour.
If anything we lost it ourselves by not being able to finish them off.

[sherb]

How does it make him the worst umpire in the history of the game?

Can the opening poster give us an analysis of all umpires in the game's history to justify how he has come to this conclusion please?

[King Elvis]

He is pretty shit, and with Rudi gone, he could be the worst going.

[holybishop]

Typical fashion to blame the umpires. Australia have no one to blame but their batsmen.

[Warner_Bros_FC]

Is Morgan Freeman still umpiring? :D

[Magpie Magic]

Some poor decisions for both sides.

Really should have the UDRS implemented in all tests to prevent the howlers.

[TimeIsRunningOut]

Well it evened out and did not affect the result- Gambhir and Sharma v Ojha.

Forgetting Hussey and North? Both weren't out. The Hussey decision was probably the worst of the match.

[Wce17]

There was also the katich lbw that was given not out that was plumb, or what about the sharma no-ball that wasnt actually a no-ball that may well have been given out lbw. Who cares it was a great game and if it wasnt for all these decisions then we wouldnt have has such an epic ending. It just wasnt our day maybe on another day things would have been different

[frankrizzo]

We had two hours to dismiss an injured laxman and an injured bunny and just like cardiff we took the gas, crying about the umps won't change that fact.

[OzBomber]

I think some of those Pakistan umpires back in the 80s and 90s would've been a bit worse than Billy.

Probably the worst going around atm though.

[Sir CJ]

They got some shocking decisions as well, so the umpiring wasn't the difference, the difference was that we have absolutely no consistency or fight in our middle order batting, it's actually quite embarrassing how easy these guys are becoming to knock over, and really shouldn't be in the side

[Escobar123]

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[King Elvis]

Typical fashion to blame the umpires. Australia have no one to blame but their batsmen.
Who is blaming him for our loss?

He's shit though.

[Mario Speedwagon]

Yep not crying about the result, just pointing out a crap umpire who made yet another a decision in long line of decisions that was obviously motivated by outside factors, the fact that he gave it as runs as well only underlined to me that he knew it was out and needed an excuse....and to the poster who needs listed examples of his incompetance..it's clear that if you need to ask that, you haven't watched much cricket in the last 7-8 years...it was the worst non-LBW decision since Dean Jones in an ODI at the MCG v Wasim Akram when he was still in single figures and went on to make 86...

We had two hours to dismiss an injured laxman and an injured bunny and just like cardiff we took the gas, crying about the umps won't change that fact.
Sharma's no bunny, he's about as the same level as Gillespie was....may not get the same opportunity to make 200, but he'll snag a few 50's before he's done...injured or not they were always chance with Laxman ,the man who becomes Bradman at the mere sight of the baggy green, still there....oh and of course the fact their stand happened to coincide with Bollinger going down who at that point in the game was easily our best bowler, wouldn't have helped India's cause at all now would it?:rolleyes:

[whats_at_stake]

Forgetting Hussey and North? Both weren't out. The Hussey decision was probably the worst of the match.

I was referring to the 2nd Indian innings specifically.

Otherwise it would be something like:
Hussey + North + Ojha v Katich + Gambhir + Sharma

[reubski23]

bad decisions either side. VVS is very very special no doubt the composure to do what he did should not be forgotten. We really need to get rid of North I dont like him he adds nothing to our team. The last 1.5 hours of the test was amazing, very similar to Edgbaston in 2005 when we nearly won. Very glad that I remembered the game at about 5.45 this afternoon and chucked it on 502.

[mark73]

I think the officiating in the end did affect the result - Had've Bowden given the blatant LBW in the last over then Australia would've won the test match. If that's not affecting the outcome then I'm not sure what is. But there were howlers all through the test, and as pointed out earler the middle order failed again. That had as much to do with it but had've Bowden given the finger to Johnson against Ojha in the last over we probably wouldn't even be discussing it.

[whats_at_stake]

I think the officiating in the end did affect the result - Had've Bowden given the blatant LBW in the last over then Australia would've won the test match. If that's not affecting the outcome then I'm not sure what is. But there were howlers all through the test, and as pointed out earler the middle order failed again. That had as much to do with it but had've Bowden given the finger to Johnson against Ojha in the last over we probably wouldn't even be discussing it.

Equally had Sharma not been given out when India needed 12 to win in that shocker India would have won the test by 2 wickets. Umpiring was highlighted by the last decision but in the end (as you pointed out) the match was lost in the middle order.

[Ill Chicken]

I guess the other aspect is the UDRS, had India lost, they would bemore inclined to accept the UDRS system whereas now they would feel vindicated.

[jiphoc]

Having a bit of a laugh at this thread. I mean some of you really need to get over it and stop this umpire beating thing going on. These guys are only human people. URDS is not an issue with this test so you cannot cry over that. You also forget all the brilliant decisions the umpires make every single match which far outnumber the bad decisions.

[Furn]

During the game the commentators said that umpires get the decision right 96% of the time. That means that they have to get 38 correct decisions in a row to make up for those last 2.

Maybe they count signalling a 4 as a correct decision.

Anyway the ICC should just say of u wanna play test cricket then put up the money for the referal system.

[PrideOf]

Typical fashion to blame the umpires. Australia have no one to blame but their batsmen.

On Day 5 we had no-one to blame but the captain. Ponting's field placements looked like they'd come straight from a Pakistani bookie.

[western royboy]

On Day 5 we had no-one to blame but the captain. Ponting's field placements looked like they'd come straight from a Pakistani bookie.

100% Correct

[red+black]

Anyone that wants to be an AFL umpire must be able to bounce the ball. And anyone that wants to be a cricket umpire must be able to raise their finger straight.

His bullshit has been put up with for too long.

[GhostofJimJess]

The Sharma dimissal was poor...and yes it was in our favour...but it was a decision that could be excused with the naked eye ,

Come of it Mario. You could see all three stumps. With the naked eye.

At least the Ojha decision was giving the batsman the benefit of the doubt, which is in the spirit of the game. If he thought he saw a deviation from the bat, then he shouldn't give it.

In all fairness, Ojha shouldn't even have been required without that howler on Sharma..

[True Bluebagger]

Does anyone have a link to a video clip on BB's non decision ???

Cheers in advance

TB

[GhostofJimJess]

Does anyone have a link to a video clip on BB's non decision ???

It was plumb. Take everyone's word for it. Except the standing ump, who must have heard two noises.