Cricket: NZ vs Aus
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Six and out. Nicholls is the real Park Cricketer in the Black Caps.
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@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Or one of these two and Watling.
Or Southee is going to bat time, and Boult with a broken finger will bat for the rest of today and all day tomorrow. I'm leaving Wags out of it because he deserves that.
So compared to any of the scenarios I'd actually back the odds of Monica being in Cairns and getting a bit hot, hence removing most of her clothes and then needing to borrow a phone and walking down @mariner4life 's driveway having eaten a dozen oysters and wanting a bit.
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@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Or one of these two and Watling.
So compared to any of the scenarios I'd actually back the odds of Monica being in Cairns and getting a bit hot, hence removing most of her clothes and then needing to borrow a phone and walking down @mariner4life 's driveway having eaten a dozen oysters and wanting a bit.
Monica might well be in Cairns, and I accept it's probably warm in Cairns and so needs to dress lightly. Where I depart company is the idea that in all of the houses in Cairns she'd be outside @mariner4life 's driveway. I don't think that's at all realistic.
No offence but I think you are starting to lose a bit of credibility now with your posting in this thread.
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Isa and Warne discussing the DRS and Kane getting sawn off by Erasmus.
They make good points about the umpire's call, especially when the umpire doesn't give benefit of doubt to batsmen. The DRS system either has to be trusted or not. This half arsed stuff is weird.
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@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Isa and Warne discussing the DRS and Kane getting sawn off by Erasmus.
They make good points about the umpire's call, especially when the umpire doesn't give benefit of doubt to batsmen. The DRS system either has to be trusted or not. This half arsed stuff is weird.
The Kane one just enabled a bad decision to stand. No way should a ball which is predicted to only barely touch a stump be given out.
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Blundell crushing it! Go on lad
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@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
No offence but I think you are starting to lose a bit of credibility now with your posting in this thread.
Is negative credibility possible?
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@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Isa and Warne discussing the DRS and Kane getting sawn off by Erasmus.
They make good points about the umpire's call, especially when the umpire doesn't give benefit of doubt to batsmen. The DRS system either has to be trusted or not. This half arsed stuff is weird.
The Kane one just enabled a bad decision to stand. No way should a ball which is predicted to only barely touch a stump be given out.
One of the fundamental principles of cricket used to be benefit of the doubt goes to the batsman. It is now benefit of the doubt goes to the umpire.
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@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
No way should a ball which is predicted to only barely touch a stump be given out.
Pretty much what they were getting at. A poor decision in the first place.
If it is reviewed remove the poor decision by the umpire and use the technology - or don't bother at all I guess.
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@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
No way should a ball which is predicted to only barely touch a stump be given out.
Pretty much what they were getting at. A poor decision in the first place.
If it is reviewed remove the poor decision by the umpire and use the technology - or don't bother at all I guess.
I don't mind the principle normally, but there should be an exception where the ball is (predicted to be) hitting only the tiniest slither of a stump. There should be a slight rule change to say the ball has to hit more than that to be given out.
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@mariner4life said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
It is now benefit of the doubt goes to the umpire.
Yeah, in spite of evidence to the contrary.
Personally I reckon remove umpire's call. If there is enough doubt to review it then use the technology. It isn't perfect either, so go back to half a ball to give it out.
Just seen your post @damo and yep half a ball to be given out would work, but no umpire - they get to see it once and in real time. Get the decision right if it is reviewed.
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I guess the original purpose of DRS was to remove the howlers - if it goes to umpires call then it's not really a howler of a decision. So the technology is working and improving the game.
That said, with DRS now backing them up I think umpires have been emboldened to give more LBWs than they used to knowing it'll get overturned if it's not out. I remember Bowden used to only give it out if it was hitting the base of middle stump.
I think I lean towards getting rid of umpires call and the 3rd umpire making a decision based on the evidence, given the 3rd umpire is also a qualified umpire. For that one Dar could have said benefit of the doubt to the batsmen, and Kane would have gone on to score a famous century saving the match.
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@No-Quarter said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
That said, with DRS now backing them up I think umpires have been emboldened to give more LBWs than they used to knowing it'll get overturned if it's not out.
That is part of the problem when one of the basic tenets of cricket is benefit to the batsman. If you get Erasmus saying "might have hit leg, not sure, I'll give it out and let them decide elsewhere" we don't get the correct decision with umpire's call.
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Blundell now has the highest NZ score on tour
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@No-Quarter said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Blundell now has the highest NZ score on tour
Interesting how some aggression makes things look a bit different, both batting and bowling.
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WTF was CDG thinking, he's supposed to be able to hold up an end
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Blundell fighting so hard, the rest are a disgrace.
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@Mokey said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Blundell fighting so hard, the rest are a disgrace.
Him and Wags. Watling too. Bin the other fuckers
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These umpires are kak
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@Mokey said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
rest are a disgrace.
As are the umpires. That was so far over the top...FFS
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I'm sure we'd definitely go better in Sydney if we dropped Southee, Santner, Latham, Nicholls, Williamson and Taylor. Definitely.
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@KiwiMurph said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
These umpires are kak
Blundell gets hit high on the thigh pad and the umpire tries to give him out. I'm starting to feel like I'm watching a warriors game
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@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Mokey said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
rest are a disgrace.
As are the umpires. That was so far over the top...FFS
Absolutely outrageously bad decision. Llong decided he wouldn't be outdone by Erasmus.
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At least DRS means limited ability to saw us off. Limits blame a bit though...
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Santner is really batting for his future here.
If he doesn't go on to get a 50 he's probably done in tests for a while.
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He should be done in tests as it is. Unless he can bat in the top six he is not a good enough bowler to be in the test team.
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Woohoo Tommy Blundell
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The first NZer to score a test hundred at the MCG. That's a famous innings, and one of the most well deserved tons I've ever watched.
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Only 278 to win
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Great stuff, Blundell!
Finally some batting to cheer about.
Just wish Kane was still in there with him on 98*!
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Blundell is a gun. You can stay son.
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Splendid from Blundell. Have to say, the Aussie commentators on Radio sport have been good. They mocked that lbw a lot, and given a lot of praise to Blundell. No rah rah crap.
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That really is an unbelievable innings in the context of this game and the series. Just awesome.
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No matter what happens with the game, no one can ever take away from Blundell that he scored a century against a full strength Australia at the MCG. Something to savour forever.
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Santner did well to hang in there for Blundell to get his ton.
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@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
At least DRS means limited ability to saw us off. Limits blame a bit though...
We've sawn our selves off really, but they have certainly tried their best and should be held accountable.
Adds to the DRS discussion when they are that incompetent.
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@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
At least DRS means limited ability to saw us off. Limits blame a bit though...
We've sawn our selves off really, but they have certainly tried their best and should be held accountable.
Adds to the DRS discussion when they are that incompetent.
For sure, hopefully the umpires' performance reviews make that point.
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Blundell gets 100. An indictment on the selectors. The guy has 2 tonnes in 3 matches. Now we have keystone cops and Southee gets run out
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The one glaring positive to come from this 2nd embarrassing hiding in a row is Tom Blundell.
The man who had never opened in a first class match before, brought in to open against a red hot bowling attack and shows up all of our established batsmen.You bloody ripper.
That only leave the spinners spot to sort out. No more persisting with Santner, surely?!?!
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Well Boult has to go home so if the selectors have any sense they will choose a real spinner not a "batting all rounder".
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