England ffs !

[nirvana]

Hard to believe the general ineptness of the batting at the moment.

These spinners are decent but they're not doing anything amazing with the ball and the pitch is OK in terms of bounce. An off spinner, turns some and doesn't turn some. They're bowling at a decent pace but so did 'slow' bowlers like Kumble.

Can't quite understand how they are making batting look so difficult.

Also, stop planting you're fkn leg in line and use the bat

[George2Loose]

Time to change the sig?

[buzzharvey22]

Come on lads,you can limp over the line!!

[Dubai]

Poor decision by the onfield umpire there- think when 2 of the variables are umpires call it should be enough to always favour the batsmen (possibly something that would improve the referral), which is always supposed to be the case in cricket generally

How the umpire can be sure thats hitting in line and not going over il never know

[Woodsey]

Poor decision by the onfield umpire there- think when 2 of the variables are umpires call it should be enough to always favour the batsmen (possibly something that would improve the referral), which is always supposed to be the case in cricket generally

How the umpire can be sure thats hitting in line and not going over il never know

Hawkeye, there has to be a clear mistake to change the on field decision.

[Dubai]

Im obviously talking about the original onfield umpire. I do know the rules lol

[Woodsey]

Im obviously talking about the original onfield umpire. I do know the rules lol

LOL ok, its turns out he was right anyway so it wasn't that bad a decision in the first instance   

[Dubai]

Well no he wasnt right really. Thats the point im making. Because he is also right if he says no and Pakistan refer! But in cricket the benefit of the doubt is supposed to favour the batsmen- this is the decision made BEFORE a referral obviously

[Dubai]

If you think the umpire can be SURE the ball hit in line and wasnt going over, then il get a job. And thats 2 questionable variables, so he should never give it. Pakistan can always refer when he says not out, and then obviously "umpires call" would favour the batsmen as it should

[Woodsey]

Hmmm, whatever. On another note I have to say Pakistan tilt the shit out of me with their excessive appealing at times.

[Dubai]

Obviously drives me mad too mate but it probably works- the umpire thought long and hard about it- a quiet appeal and you never know he might have said not out, they refer, waste a refferal and Strauss still in

[nirvana]

Well no he wasnt right really. Thats the point im making. Because he is also right if he says no and Pakistan refer! But in cricket the benefit of the doubt is supposed to favour the batsmen- this is the decision made BEFORE a referral obviously

They're definitely way too inclined to give decisions now as they have seen how many times these marginal ones clip the stumps. With you on the onfield guys giving more benefit of the doubt, not back to the ridic way lbw decisions were made 20 years ago which totally favoured crap batsman.

The review system cannot be so accurate that it is a 'good' decision when the ball interferes with the stumps by less than a centimetre.

[Dubai]

Yeah not back to the days where they take massive strides and just put bat behind the pad and say "was down the pitch"

[Dubai]

Lol that was slightly easier

[Solaris]

This is reminiscent of some of the 90's England sides. Christ.

Time for someone to be a hero.