Umps wired for sound during World Cup

[Romeo]

Umpires to use stump microphones at World Cup
February 06 2007 at 10:26AM [SIZE=+1][/SIZE]Karachi - Umpires will be wired to stump microphones in the World Cup to help them make decisions, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said on Tuesday.

The issue was discussed in detail at January's meeting of the chief executives of the International Cricket Council (ICC) member boards, Saleem Altaf, the director of cricket operations for the PCB said.

"It has been decided to use a new technology for this purpose and a British company would be providing the software," Altaf said.

"Umpires during the World Cup will be able to use the stump microphones to pick up snicks and inside edges to help them improve their decision making," he added.The World Cup will run from March 13 to April 28 in West Indies.

The ICC experimented with the idea in 2004 in the Champions Trophy and countries have also tested it in their domestic cricket.

"In the past inferior equipment has been used and it didn't really help the umpires. This time the umpires will be able to use state of the art technology," Altaf said.

 

[bus24]

Not Needed.

 

[mbuck]

Needed.

 

[ShearMagic9]

Will confuse matters

 

[bus24]

Needed.

Why? If they can't hear edges from a pitch length away, they shouldn't be umpiring at international level.

 

[mickyt888]

of course its not needed for the australians like hussey and fleming tonight twice he edged it and was out lbw.

 

[mbuck]

Why? If they can't hear edges from a pitch length away, they shouldn't be umpiring at international level.

well have you seen the shockers lately? it can get pretty noisey out there, and maybe if they have it we can stop all these stupid posts vs hussey for not walking etc.

 

[bus24]

of course its not needed for the australians like hussey and fleming tonight twice he edged it and was out lbw.

Paul Nixon in Perth? He crashed the ball into the keepers gloves and then has the audacity to give Hussey stick for not walking.

Shudder to think what that average would be if he had correctly been given out.

 

[bus24]

well have you seen the shockers lately? it can get pretty noisey out there, and maybe if they have it we can stop all these stupid posts vs hussey for not walking etc.

But mistakes will rise too. Not much will change, more people will get given out incorrectly though.

 

[mickyt888]

Paul Nixon in Perth? He crashed the ball into the keepers gloves and then has the audacity to give Hussey stick for not walking.

Shudder to think what that average would be if he had correctly been given out.

oh get real his score didn't make a diffrence. if hussey was out i couldn't see lee and bracken leading australia to victory.

 

[bus24]

oh get real his score didn't make a diffrence. if hussey was out i couldn't see lee and bracken leading australia to victory.

So it applies for one and not the other?

Oh and

Chasing 150 odd, get real.

B.Lee not out 20

Nathan Bracken 17.25 ODI average

 

[eddiesmith]

About bloody time

 

[mickyt888]

So it applies for one and not the other?

Oh and

Chasing 150 odd, get real.

B.Lee not out 20

Nathan Bracken 17.25 ODI average

hmm wat ever you talk as if australia should make clearly 300+ every game but they can't so yeh. it washard to bad on as the rest of the australian team showed. bracken is nothing and will never be a good test bowler. and shut up about there averages in odi they havnt showed ******** in this series

 

[Marklar_33]

hmm wat ever you talk as if australia should make clearly 300+ every game but they can't so yeh. it washard to bad on as the rest of the australian team showed. bracken is nothing and will never be a good test bowler. and shut up about there averages in odi they havnt showed ******** in this series

What!?!

What is hard to BAD on?



I think the wiring up the umps is a shocker of a move, they could at least trial it in the Bangladesh, Bermuda and Canada matches first. Its just not logical!

 

[likka]

Not Needed.

Michael Hussey, Craig McMillan, Stephen Fleming and Paul Nixon Boards.

Absolutely needed, we don't want a dodgey decision to decided the WC.

 

[Cynic]

I'd prefer if they had tested them in a non-vital tournament first myself...

 

[ShearMagic9]

Michael Hussey, Craig McMillan, Stephen Fleming and Paul Nixon Boards.

Absolutely needed, we don't want a dodgey decision to decided the WC.

But instead we will probably end up getting more dodgy decisions with it.

 

[likka]

But instead we will probably end up getting more dodgy decisions with it.

How so?

Can't get much worse than this summer.

 

[bus24]

How so?

Can't get much worse than this summer.

You bet it can. More teams, more games, more poor umpires.

 

[ShearMagic9]

How so?

Can't get much worse than this summer.

How many times does it sound like an edge when its actually not?

I can name a number of occasions when straight away going by the sound I thought that it was out, but, after looking at the replay I realised that it wasnt.

If the ump can also hear the sound, it will increase the chances of them giving it out, wrongly.

 

[red+black]

And I'm wired for sound:

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[mbuck]

And I'm wired for sound:

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i have reported your post.

 

[red+black]

But everyone loves Cliff Richard!