England v Australia - 1st Test Trent Bridge

[Bold Seagull]

I love it how people expect refs and umpires to get it right every time. You should try concentrating for hours and even days. Your mind has to wander on occasions, especially after a dull spell of play.

What are you going on about!?!

The umpire DID GET IT RIGHT!!!

That's why we're up in arms!!!

If you don't know what's being discussed, it's probably best not to get involved!

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Who is the third umpire in this test, anyway?

Marais Erasmus is the Third Umpire.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Marais Erasmus is the Third Umpire.

What a

 

[Basil Fawlty]

What a

Fully agree.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Marais Erasmus is the Third Umpire.

Crazy name, crazy guy

 

[hans kraay fan club]

What an utterly BEAUTIFUL stroke from KP.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

What an utterly BEAUTIFUL stroke from KP.

The previous one by KP, from the bowling of Agar. Was even better I thought......

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Crazy name, crazy guy

Here he is LAUGHING at Aleem Daar.

 

[Chesney Christ]

Who is the third umpire in this test, anyway?

Stevie Wonder.

 

[Bold Seagull]

The irony is that hot spot was showing Root didn't touch his dismissal, and while TV were looking at that, the system couldn't record Trott's.

Cook told Root not to review, but Root didn't bloody hit it by the looks of things. But even though we didn't review that, Trott's out because a) idiot 3rd umpire b) hotspot is busy confirming Root didn't hit it!!!

FFS MURRAY!!!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

The irony is that hot spot was showing Root didn't touch his dismissal, and while TV were looking at that, the system couldn't record Trott's.

Cook told Root not to review, but Root didn't bloody hit it by the looks of things. But even though we didn't review that, Trott's out because a) idiot 3rd umpire b) hotspot is busy confirming Root didn't hit it!!!

FFS MURRAY!!!

That is indeed pretty ironic.

Surely Root DID get a feather on it though, regardless of whether hotspot picked it up, or he would have insisted on reviewing it?

 

[Bold Seagull]

That is indeed pretty ironic.

Surely Root DID get a feather on it though, regardless of whether hotspot picked it up, or he would have insisted on reviewing it?

Well possibly, but he did genuinely look non-plussed, it wasn't a typical review straight away, or look of guilt, he looked at Cook saying "I really don't know"....

He may have touched that - but the review system (had it been used) was not conclusive, so I'm not complaining about that one, but as you say, a cruel irony all the same.

 

[Luke93]

Come on England, keep the recovery going strong...

 

[Lower West Stander]

I don't understand the Trott dismissal.

He clearly hit it - is the third umpire only allowed to adjudicate on where it pitched and whether it would hit? Did he look at the slo mo replays?

Very odd.

 

[Luke93]

Stumps day two: ENG 80-2 (lead by 14)

 

[Pavilionaire]

Whilst the controversy rages on England have just batted through that session and turned the deficit into a 15-run lead. A crucial session. If even 1 wicket had fallen the Aussies would have felt they were on top. Superb discipline, especially from KP who reined in his normal game when he needed to.

The ball is now old and the pitch is drying out. The game is evenly poised, but the bookies have us slight favourites.

 

[spring hall convert]

So Matt Prior is only 'probably not a bottler'? the guy who is easily the best wicket-keeper/batsman in the world? And who has bailed England out of tougher situations than this numerous times? That's big of you.

Has Sangakaara retired or something. Prior's a good keeper (as he showed again, making tough catches look easy) and a decent batsman but as long as Kumar is around he clearly isn't the best in the world.

 

[spring hall convert]

Interesting stat. Pietersen is 7 runs behind Cook. If he manages to overtake him by 31 runs then both players will have scored the identical number of runs in test cricket and have an identical test average.

That really is the perfect illustration of there being more than one way to skin a cat.

 

[Luke93]

Has Sangakaara retired or something. Prior's a good keeper (as he showed again, making tough catches look easy) and a decent batsman but as long as Kumar is around he clearly isn't the best in the world.

Doni also exists... Maybe Prior is the best specialist test wicketkeeper batsmen

 

[Bold Seagull]

Has Sangakaara retired or something. Prior's a good keeper (as he showed again, making tough catches look easy) and a decent batsman but as long as Kumar is around he clearly isn't the best in the world.

Sangakkara doesn't keep wicket in test's and hasn't done since about 2009, Prior doesn't play in ODI's, so it is fair to say, in the test format at least, that Prior is the best wicket keeper/batsman in the world right now.