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- Thread starter mb64
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We blew it with that 3rd innings. Horrible batting. Made the track look like it was a minefield but the indians showed that it wasn't terrible if you made the right shot selection. A couple of weird DRS decisions as always. I still reckon Roots dismissal in the 2nd innings should have been umpires call (and he would have stayed). It must have been 1/16th of a mm over the line to be more than half the ball. Thats the sort of *smile* that should be regarded as umpires call IMO. If its that close, then its umpires call. Maybe instead of the decision that the tech over rules based on 50%, it should be like 60% or 70% of the ball.
Their batsmen just have a much better temperament than ours for wickets like that, that require patience.
Massive missed opportunity for England to have taken this to a decider,
Their batsmen just have a much better temperament than ours for wickets like that, that require patience.
Massive missed opportunity for England to have taken this to a decider,
nice win by India
nearly as nice as f-wit Robinsons hair ...
He thinks he's in a year 2001 boyband apparently.
I dont think that the DRS is accurately described.
It uses ball tracking from multiple overs/innings etc. Large data set.
(my guess here...)
So presumably it uses a single point, by identifying the ball centre. Then the large data set can predict the probable path.
But there are tolerances.
The result is a single point with a tolerance band, which is graphically represented by a ball.
The way its described is that the ball imagery needs to be 50% on the stumps. But thats a bogus image. The real requirement is that the predicted path hits the stumps within the tolerance band.
Regardless the DRS decision only needs a fine sliver of ball striking the stumps. That happens in reality. There has to be a line somewhere. If it was 60 or 70% there would be an argument that it should be 90%.
The one I'm referencing wasn't whether it was hitting the stumps (it was), it was whether it pitched outside. It was given not out onfield, but was overturned. It looked very much like at best it pitched right on the middle point of the ball. Seems the perfect description of umpires call.
Fair point I didn't see it.
Seems like a cracker match and your mob got themselves into a great position. For your sake I hope they give it a big shake in the last test
Yeh, the Root dismissal was bad. Looked like the ball was outside leg, any doubt should go to batsman.
That being said he should have been playing straighter to that ball.
Another 100 runs and they win that test.
Stokes has been disappointing. And to not open with Anderson last night didn't make much sense. Root opening?
Stokes has been terrible against the Indian spinners, granted he got one that kept low in the first innings, but he has been too timid. He hasn't had the bottle to play Baz ball against them.
Kiwis v Australia just started.... gotta say, I love the look of the venue. Australia sent in.
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Should be a ripper couple of tests.
Aus looked very tired at the back end of the home series.
Will need to bounce back near best to win this series. Kiwis are fielding a very solid team.
Aus looked very tired at the back end of the home series.
Will need to bounce back near best to win this series. Kiwis are fielding a very solid team.
He's getting horribly bogged down every time he bats, it's like he forgets to score, because he's afraid of getting out.
1 run from 27 balls, lets himself get tied down, needs to turn the strike over.
Excellent opening partnership in tough conditions by our two best batsmen. The type of conditions we could easily (and have in the past) been 4 or 5 down at lunch.
Might be slow going for a while with Ussie and Green at the crease.
Might be slow going for a while with Ussie and Green at the crease.
