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Post by nompere on Aug 13, 2007 8:35:26 GMT
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Post by fatpunter on Aug 14, 2007 20:30:41 GMT
You wonder if Richard Hobson has umpired a Test Match.
We can all be the best umpires in the world with the aid of hindsight, 20 different angles and a mulititude of technical aids.
It MAY be that Mr Howells, after we had seen the incidents in slo-mo, super slo-mo, snickometer, hot-spot, hawkeye, and all of these from 20 different angles, MAY have commited a couple of slight faux-pas. Unfortunately, he had the option of seeing the incident once, once only and at real speed. He then had to make a quick decision.
It's incredible that these nuggets on Sky Sports, i.e. Nasser Hussain and the guy from timesonline are now world experts at cricket umpiring.
Also, the cricket authorities have been extremely patronising of Mr Howells calling his appointment "a learning curve" and stating that Steve Bucknor was "his mentor". I feel that it is outrageous to publicly declare that you effectively have a "senior partner" and a "trainee". Surely, particularly at Test level, you must have two umpires, both of equal standing.
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Post by observer on Aug 15, 2007 12:17:08 GMT
But that's exactly what many people were happy to say about Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove after the Oval debacle last year. Doctrove avoided the spotlight as he was branded 'naive and inexperienced'.
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Post by fatpunter on Aug 20, 2007 12:47:46 GMT
Perfect example of the farce of technology in the Friends Provident final on Saturday.
Durham opener, Mustard, given out LBW and off he goes. It looked outish to me on first viewing. However, when you get the slo-mo out an superimpose the wicket to wicket area it would seem that there was a hint that it pitched outside of leg.
It seems that you can have two "referrals" per innings if you think the ump has dropped a nut so when Mustard reaches the boundary his team mates have all seen the replay so he goes to ask for a referral. However it was too late as you must request it immediately.
It just all beggars belief. It doesn't remove the fact that an LBW was given incorrectly. It shouldn't really matter if the batsman appeals immediately or his team mates tell him to afterwards, he is still out incorrectly. (as it turns out, Durham stuffed Hampshire anyway. Hurrah)
As has been said before either use all of the technology or none of it.
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