SA v Eng 4th Test official thread

[CHAPPERS]

Yup, that'll be that for the day. This is due to happen for the remainder of the match.

I'd piss myself if we manage to get out of this with a draw. Completely spanked throughout the series but come away with a win.

 

[ROSM]

Absolutely hammering it down. I can't see them coming out again today.

oh the irony if smith staying in prevented kallis coming out and doing real damage in a much quicker fashion so that it costs them the test*

*please note that Daryl Harper would not have heard the sound of hopeless straw clutching in that last comment as the local broadcaster NSC decided that sound and moving pictures were not an important element of 3rd umpire decision making

 

[The Wizard]

Yup, that'll be that for the day. This is due to happen for the remainder of the match.

I'd piss myself if we manage to get out of this with a draw. Completely spanked throughout the series but come away with a win.

The ultimate smash and grab raid.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Agnew on twitter...


Aggerscricket SABC defends itself: Harper's volume control was on 4 out of 10. He didn't turn it up. Edge audible when turned up

then

Aggerscricket Still doesn't entirely add up in that SABC commentators and viewers couldn't hear it either....

edi, and now..

Aggerscricket SABC: everyone gets same sound feed. They do what they want with it. SKY has it high, SABC comms low. Harper's on 4/10 (has been all series)

 

[CHAPPERS]

What a load of shit.

 

[The Wizard]

Farcical.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Agnew on twitter...


Aggerscricket SABC defends itself: Harper's volume control was on 4 out of 10. He didn't turn it up. Edge audible when turned up

then

Aggerscricket Still doesn't entirely add up in that SABC commentators and viewers couldn't hear it either....

edi, and now..

Aggerscricket SABC: everyone gets same sound feed. They do what they want with it. SKY has it high, SABC comms low. Harper's on 4/10 (has been all series)

Sums up what a joke the system is then. Is is not regulated by that marvellous organisation known as the ICC??

I will watch the highlights on Supersport (SA equivalent of Sky - separate commentators) to see what they have to say, cos they have the sound up high as well. Only downside to Supersport is you have to listen to Boycott.

 

[ROSM]

what we need is crack cam

 

[CHAPPERS]

Sounds like a proper storm at Wanderers, outfield under water.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Yes you can hear the thunder on the radio.

Guess England will be hoping that the only things on the pitch for the rest of the game will be hippos.

 

[Danny-Boy]

what we need is crack cam

The Brighton police are working on that....

 

[Uncle Buck]

what we need is crack cam

As long as the cameraman does not pop up for a look and somebody warns Tony he is there before he does his pitch inspection.

 

[Easy 10]

The technlogy is available and not being used and ruining this game now.

Anyone still want video replays brought in for football ?

(sorry, thats for another thread)

 

[sam86]

I reckon SA should declare.

 

[Gwylan]

Anyone still want video replays brought in for football ?

(sorry, thats for another thread)

But this is precisely why I think video replays are a terrible idea in football. Yesterday, there were countless replays of the 'no ball' incident and today it's the Smith catch. Despite the technology being available, people are still moaning that the wrong decisions were made.

Cricket has natural pauses so video replays don't disrupt too much - football doesn't. Is it really worth breaking the rhythm of football to watch replays which, as this thread clearly shows, do nothing to rid a sport of wrong decisions?

 

[Easy 10]

Couldn't agree more Big G.

 

[BensGrandad]

I reckon SA should declare.

They should to have any chance of winning this test. Hopefully they will bat on too long and a combination of bad weather and better batting by us will see us through to a draw.

 

[CHAPPERS]

''Test Match Special, along with several other sources, are now stating that the referral fiasco was explicitly umpire Harper's fault. Apparently he did not realise that he had a volume control switch in his booth, and had failed to turn up the noise when he was confronted with silent footage. Quite simply: d'oh, and double d'oh. ''


This isn't the fault of the technology, it's the fault of Daryl f***ing Harper. AGAIN.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

''Test Match Special, along with several other sources, are now stating that the referral fiasco was explicitly umpire Harper's fault. Apparently he did not realise that he had a volume control switch in his booth, and had failed to turn up the noise when he was confronted with silent footage. Quite simply: d'oh, and double d'oh. ''


This isn't the fault of the technology, it's the fault of Daryl f***ing Harper. AGAIN.

Looking forward to the statements from SA TV and the ICC later

 

[The Wizard]

''Test Match Special, along with several other sources, are now stating that the referral fiasco was explicitly umpire Harper's fault. Apparently he did not realise that he had a volume control switch in his booth, and had failed to turn up the noise when he was confronted with silent footage. Quite simply: d'oh, and double d'oh. ''


This isn't the fault of the technology, it's the fault of Daryl f***ing Harper. AGAIN.

How the f*** does a professional umpire manage that?