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It appears that umpires these days are incompetent at calling no balls live as it happens in test matches. They constantly ask for the replay after a wicket, often when the bowler has just about their whole foot behind the line. So if the umpire is primarily looking down the pitch at LBW's and faint nicks to the wicket keeper, why dont we drag the square leg umpire over to the bowlers crease to watch for no balls?
What does the square leg umpire really officiate these days? Bouncers are let go unless they are 2 feet over the batsmans head. The square leg umpire really does nothing of any substance to help officiate wickets. It would make much more sense to have them move from square leg to around mid-wicket to adjudicate no balls for fast bowlers, which would allow the other umpire to just concentrate on lbw's, etc.
Im sick of seeing fast bowlers celebrate a wicket, only to have this anti-climax of waiting for the 3rd umpire to review the bowlers front foot landing.
What does the square leg umpire really officiate these days? Bouncers are let go unless they are 2 feet over the batsmans head. The square leg umpire really does nothing of any substance to help officiate wickets. It would make much more sense to have them move from square leg to around mid-wicket to adjudicate no balls for fast bowlers, which would allow the other umpire to just concentrate on lbw's, etc.
Im sick of seeing fast bowlers celebrate a wicket, only to have this anti-climax of waiting for the 3rd umpire to review the bowlers front foot landing.
