Brodlach wrote:This pitch is starting to break up, will be hard to bat second
Yep, some balls sliding straight on whilst some are gripping, spinning and bouncing.
Sri Lanka 227
Aust currently 3/128 off 25 overs
Wade promoted to no. 4, Out for 26 off 34.
Smith struggling 27* off 53
Bailey to the crease.
Finch got Aust off to a flyer , 56 off about 48 then given out caught at slip in somewhat dubious circumstances.
Finch went to drive the ball and smashed his bat into the pitch. Ball spun past the edge of the bat straight to 1st slip.
Aleem Dar obviously thought he hit it but wanted to refer it to the Turd umpire to check if it was a bump ball. Replay showed the ball going past about half way up the bat so instantly we can all see its not a bump ball so logically it is out? But then they fart around showing about 15 replays over the next 3 minutes seemingly trying to determine whether the ball actually snicked the bat. Without hot spot or snicko, there was no way of telling and anyway, Dar referred it, NOT to check for an edge, but to see whether it was a bump ball. Eventually given out. Finch and Smith not happy. No point wasting a review as nothing was going to change. Commentators then confirmed a few minutes later that they were ONLY CHECKING for a bump ball and not whether he snicked it as Dar had already determined he had.
Question is them - WHAT THE F**K are they wasting 3 minutes looking at replays then? The entire process has become an utter FARCE as if it wasnt already with DRS and umpires referrals.
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:40 pm