Why does everyone assume the players all around the field know exactly what has happened every ball. Hasn't the DRS finally hit that notion on the head. The players have no real idea what has happened half the time. The umpires at least are not in the middle of a physical motion, head still, which allows them more idea of what is going on, but every thing happens so fast at that level they will miss a lot as well. And lets be honest, cricket loves a really old umpire so I can't imagine their eye sight is at the best it has ever been in their life time.
Absolutely. He may have initially not realised what he was doing. Just some sort of instinctive thing, like where a batsman handles the ball, or Harper jumped in front of the stumps to stop getting run out. But like when those things happen, the moment after you've done it you realise the stuff up and at that point the keeper should have 100% withdrawn his appeal for stumping and said he didn't have the ball in his hand when knocking off the bails. There is no excuse for that. Of course, it's poor umpiring too, but that doesn't excuse the player.
What's not mentioned here is the losing team has written to the ECB complaining about the incident. It will be interesting to see what they decide to do, if anything.
The two umpires are very experienced, with Michael Gough being a very good Test umpire, IMO.
That's exactly what I thought when the Broad incident happened - I just thought it so shocking that the umpire didn't see and hear the obvious thick edge.
Nonsense.
It's never happened before. Keepers actually have brains.
Cheating as the day is long, and he knew it the instant he did it when he half moved his right hand carrying the ball after he dislodged the bail in his left hand.
Rellum
Roar Guru
Why does everyone assume the players all around the field know exactly what has happened every ball. Hasn't the DRS finally hit that notion on the head. The players have no real idea what has happened half the time. The umpires at least are not in the middle of a physical motion, head still, which allows them more idea of what is going on, but every thing happens so fast at that level they will miss a lot as well. And lets be honest, cricket loves a really old umpire so I can't imagine their eye sight is at the best it has ever been in their life time.
Chris Kettlewell
Roar Guru
Absolutely. He may have initially not realised what he was doing. Just some sort of instinctive thing, like where a batsman handles the ball, or Harper jumped in front of the stumps to stop getting run out. But like when those things happen, the moment after you've done it you realise the stuff up and at that point the keeper should have 100% withdrawn his appeal for stumping and said he didn't have the ball in his hand when knocking off the bails. There is no excuse for that. Of course, it's poor umpiring too, but that doesn't excuse the player.
Paul D
Roar Rookie
I have no idea what the umpire at the bowler's end was thinking in not overturning that. Clearly not out.
Paul
Roar Guru
What's not mentioned here is the losing team has written to the ECB complaining about the incident. It will be interesting to see what they decide to do, if anything. The two umpires are very experienced, with Michael Gough being a very good Test umpire, IMO.
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
That's exactly what I thought when the Broad incident happened - I just thought it so shocking that the umpire didn't see and hear the obvious thick edge.
JGK
Roar Guru
Is it worth pointing out how poor the umpire was, not to mention the captain of the bowling team.
Mr Cricket
Guest
Nonsense. It's never happened before. Keepers actually have brains. Cheating as the day is long, and he knew it the instant he did it when he half moved his right hand carrying the ball after he dislodged the bail in his left hand.
Simon
Guest
This has been made into a huge drama overseas but I really don't think it is one. It all happened so quickly
Jak
Guest
It'd be front page news across the cricketing world. We'd be able to hear the poms booing from 10 000 km's away
Neville Monkeyrod
Guest
Flat out cheating, though as he's English all is forgiven.
Dexter The Hamster
Roar Rookie
Imagine the grief if he was an Aussie......