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Umpires - do we need them??

Discussion in 'International Cricket' started by yarco canary, Dec 10, 2013.

  1. yarco canary

    yarco canary Well-Known Member

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    Umpires -are they needed?

    We now have the situation where they
    no longer call No Balls(Stokes had been
    bowling No Balls way before the overturned
    decision after he had Haddin "caught")
    If he had been called earlier he would have had chance
    to adjust.
    They no longer make LBW or Line Decisions.
    These are now referred to 3rd umpire or DRS.
    They no longer count the balls bowled.
    This is done on Score Board/3rd umpire.
    They no longer issue warnings for intimidation/
    sledging etc.
    They no longer make decisions on light.
    This is done by light meter.

    All they seem to do is start and finish play.

    We really must give them some authority back.
     
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    yarco canary, Dec 10, 2013
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    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    Perhaps replace them with hat stands to hold the bowlers' hats.
     
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  3. yarco canary

    yarco canary Well-Known Member

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    and sunglasses
     
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    yarco canary Well-Known Member

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    I posted this last year and after the poor performance yesterday
    by both Umpires,I am convinced that they are getting worse.

    They never seem to call No Ball,and rely on playback if a wicket
    is taken.(Root Yesterday)
    The caught behind of Broad off his glove (not holding Bat)
    and LBW of Anderson (missing leg stump by 6 ins)
    were both diabolical decisions.
    The time has come for the cricket world to tell
    India that DRS is here to stay,if they don't like
    it they can stay in India and play IPL amongst
    themselves.
    World cricket does not need India.
     
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    yarco canary, Aug 18, 2014
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    smhbcfc Well-Known Member

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    Yes the ICC need to grow a pair and tell India that DRS is compulsory
     
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    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    I'm in two minds. All the technology has made umpires worse - they are relying on the technology to make the decision for them and we get borderline LBWs given or not given based on the umpires right or wrong decision sort of vindicating their mistakes. Not in this series though. Agree it should be all or nothing, not per country.
     
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    yarco canary Well-Known Member

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    DRS is there for the "howlers" and not the borderline decisions.

    If a ball is pitching outside leg by 6ins,surely the batsman
    deserves to have the right of appeal against LBW
    If its marginal i.e on the line ,then go with the ump.
    When Broad was given out caught off glove,he too
    deserved to be "not out"
    Anderson was given LBW with the ball missing leg by 6ins.

    These are the decisions that DRS are there for.
    DRS mostly vindicates the umps decisions.and
    with modern technology now available at all
    Test venues,cricket should adopt the Rugby
    Union way and go to "video ump" whenever
    they are not sure,or the "video ump" should
    go to "on field ump" if an incident has been
    called wrong.
     
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