5th Ashes test Eng v Aust at The Oval, London

[mal]

9/143
Clark LBW Swann
Terrible decision by Rauf that ball was clearly going down legside
Thats prob the worst LBW Ive seen

[NFC]

That would seriously be one of the worst decisions ever.

You could tell live it wasn't close to being out, and the umpire gave it out straight away. LOL!!

[rod_rooster]

Okay i've give Rudi a hard time in the past but not even he could make a decision that bad. Absolutely discrasceful

[wycbloods]

The ICC have a few problems to deal with out of this series.

They only have two umpires who are up to test standard. Simon Taufel and Mark Benson and they desperately need more because what has been dished up this series has been terrible and a blight on the game IMHO. They have had far too much of an impact on the game and far too many blatant mistakes have been made.

The decision not to use the referral system in this series is a baffling one as it comes in full time for all series after this game IIRC.

The standard of umpiring needs to improve or it will add to the slow demise of Test cricket.

The ICC must reverse the policy of neutral umpires for test matches FFS these guys are on big money and are professionals they should be giving the best umpires the most important games no matter where they were born.

Rant over.

[CoverKing]

Rauf has been woeful. Bowden well he has to stop worrying about his signals.

I am liking the cricket umpires to the footy umpires. They think its about them. They are there to officiate the game not dictate it! When this referral decision comes in, surely Taufel can umpire us so we can get a good umpire?
And they sacked Hair, who oculd umpire, because he made a ruling that was fair and didnt get backed up because the ICC bent over backwards for the ...

Rudi woulda definitely given that out then RR.

[wycbloods]

9/143
Clark LBW Swann
Terrible decision by Rauf that ball was clearly going down legside
Thats prob the worst LBW Ive seen

He gave it out caught i think Mal. Either way it was no where near out.

[mal]

9/143
Clark LBW Swann
Terrible decision by Rauf that ball was clearly going down legside
Thats prob the worst LBW Ive seen

What .....

Clark was C Cook B Swann not LBW
My aplogies I had thought Clark was out LBW

[CoverKing]

Hawkeye showing that one hit Leg stump.
For mine that was not getting close to leg stump at all.

[CoverKing]

Hawkeye showing that one hit Leg stump.
For mine that was not getting close to leg stump at all.

[wycbloods]

Tell us again Mal

[CoverKing]

Hawkeye showing that one hit Leg stump.
For mine that was not getting close to leg stump at all.

[wycbloods]

Has this site gone into meltdown?

CK no need to tell us 3 times .

[CoverKing]

how the hell did that happen haha

I just wanted to get my point across

[wycbloods]

Hawkeye is full of sh!t neither of those were hitting leg stump.

[mal]

Tell us again Mal

Clark
Crikeys
I saw the disMissAL
I had thought Clark was given out LBW
he is out Caught Cook

HE MISSED THE BALL BY A F....G YARD !

[wycbloods]

Siddle has batted really well here and shown great application, pity those paid to make runs didn't show the same application at the crease.

[CoverKing]

Tell us again Mal

Clark
Crikeys
I saw the disMissAL
I had thought Clark was given out LBW
he is out Caught Cook

HE MISSED THE BALL BY A F....G YARD !

and the rest MAL

[wycbloods]

Just another 100 between these two and we are a chance .

[wycbloods]

9/160

Flintoff bowling to Hilfenhaus and Strauss only has 1 slip.

Not that it matters because he was just bowled.

[rod_rooster]

And now Flintoff will think he's top sh1t because he's clean bowled our number 11. Newsflash Fred, you are an average cricketer at best. F*ck off into oblivion where you belong.