2nd Ashes Test: England v Australia, Lord's July 18-22.

[Doodlesweaver]

New Cricket rules when facing the poms, Anything caught in the slips and at gully are not out. We better prepare fast and hard decks and bounce the shit out of them.

Not to Cook. He's never happier than when propped on the back foot.

 

[blaze036]

We should get rid of enforced neutral umpires especially since DRS exists.

Wouldn't mind some English and Australian umpires, they can't be any worse than this sorry lot

 

[thecatattack]

@MichaelVaughan: That was out... #Ashes. Really annoys me that 3rd umpires continue to give those catches Not out...

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Good shot for someone already out

Ghost that walks.

 

[grizzlym]

I think it's been turned down through benefit of the doubt. I agree with Warne and Gower but the umpire has his own standards to apply.

Benefit of the doubt is a decidedly relative thing with DRS.

 

[The_Reaper]

Wouldn't mind some English and Australian umpires, they can't be any worse than this sorry lot

They're better.

The only reason some of these umpires like Erasmus are in are because they need some non English and Australian umpires.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

What's the point of watching this series when so many blatantly wrong decisions go against us?

This is the point in time when the teacher is being such a campaigner to you that it just makes you want to break the rules

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

This is the point in time when the teacher is being such a silly to you that it just makes you want to break the rules

I didn't write silly I wrote c***

 

[Illinois Nazi]

I think it's been turned down through benefit of the doubt. I agree with Warne and Gower but the umpire has his own standards to apply.

That would be fine if there was any doubt.

Anyway, dug up this one from the last England tour

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Not to Cook. He's never happier than when propped on the back foot.

Then we get David Warner to deck him before the first test.

 

[Zach Package]

cop it bellend

 

[Smeg Head]

Cricket is much worse with DRS and 3rd umpires. I thought the idea was to get the right decisions more often than not - it clearly is failing in this regard. It's become a tactical thing and is confusing the public and players more than ever. Either fix it or scrap the bloody lot of it.

Its gotten really messy this series, much akin to the inconclusive AFL system and in that howlers are being defended by the line 'Oh well you shouldn't have used up your reviews'. Doesn't negate the fact some dead awful calls have been made.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Benefit of the doubt is a decidedly relative thing with DRS.

Yes as we are seeing, but that's the way of it.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Do that again Siddle.

 

[abs_of_STEELE]

Hope that hurt.

 

[headache1]

So how else can we get these guys out? Catching won't work.

Retire them hurt. Looks like Siddle is giving it a go.

 

[thecatattack]

 

[Present Not Past]

Third umpire has to come up with a decision, that's what he's paid to do.
So it's heads - out, tails - not out, then collect my check. Professional sport

 

[Grimwood]

Cricket is now in serious trouble, it is out of control and the authorities have problems. It is either officiated by incompetence or it's corrupt. Cricket has become farcical and now unwatchable.

Should have been out, but I think you've lost it a bit there. Australia've had one bad decision in this match that they couldn't counter-act with a review, and it's not as if it's swung the balance of the match.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Well a Cricket Australia Tweet before it was deleted said
That decision sucked ass #bullshit

 

[juice t]

who was on the CA Twitter

 

[Spitta09]

Lol root is shit the flog should have been out on 10.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Then we get David Warner to deck him before the first test.

Warner will have to punch him in the stomach, he won't be able to reach his head.

 

[Escobar123]

Well a Cricket Australia Tweet before it was deleted said
That decision sucked arse #bullshit

classy as always

 

[rideclutch]

Should have been out, but I think you've lost it a bit there. Australia've had one bad decision in this match that they couldn't counter-act with a review, and it's not as if it's swung the balance of the match.

**** the reviews, how about just getting one it right in real time?

Why have umpires on the ground in the first place if you're just gonna have to review it? Incompetence is a massive issue for an international competition IMO.