To be fair, only one of those decisions you refer to actually should have been given.
The Ashes 2009
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TrippyLondoner
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I've sat through enough tests to realize that moaning about umpires is pointless in the end.
Either that or it's a cunning plot to make sure Bell tours South Africa this Winter.
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh.He has missed a fucking lot though hasn't he.If you are not up to standard(i say this for your team as well)you should not be in the middle.Umpires getting it right are most important.
I dont think he has done a good job.Why cant we have an aussie and an englishman in the middle,oh thats right they are umpiring canada v bangladesh
TrippyLondoner
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh.He has missed a fucking lot though hasn't he.If you are not up to standard(i say this for your team as well)you should not be in the middle.Umpires getting it right are most important.
Umpires can't umpire matches with their own country.
He has missed alot though tbf, but some have gone aussies way to i reckon just not as many, which makes a change.
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
and to be even fairer he missed the important ones
So long as the Aussie was Taufel. Wouldn't have much confidence in Harper after some of the decisions in the Windies over the Winter...aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh.He has missed a fucking lot though hasn't he.If you are not up to standard(i say this for your team as well)you should not be in the middle.Umpires getting it right are most important.
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it never used to be like that. i long for the days of dickie bird and david sheppard umpiring our tests, but unfortunately, other countries umpires couldn't be trusted to umpire their own country's tests.
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
why cant they umpire their own country?I know about the rules but isnt it about getting the best for the best.Why have an A grade game with a bB grade umpire.There would be maybe 5-6 umps better on the panel who's percentages were better than Rudys
Good! I shall be expecting the newspapers to fall into line and write letters to the editor about it too.
TrippyLondoner
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Its actually put off some umpires from umpiring cause they can't umpire in the ashes...but i think it would be too difficult, too much biasedness. Unless they structure the umpires wages in such a way it stops biasedness from happening.
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
Watson,i had forgotten him,He used to bonk M Clarkes missus Laura before Clarke.Wonder how they get on.He is a handy swing/wobble bowler
.He is a handy swing/wobble bowler
paulhackett
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I don't think Pakistan shared that view of David Constant?
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
I am with you on that.Trusted countries could do the right thing
paulhackett
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Watson,i had forgotten him,He used to bonk M Clarkes missus Laura before Clarke.Wonder how they get on
Ugh? How are Clarke and Katich getting on these days? Are they still liable to slap one another?
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nothing was ever proven!
paulhackett
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I think the problem wouldn't so much be bias but the perception of bias. Mostly I'm sure the umpires could be trusted to the extent that any poor decisions were honestly made, but the first time an umpire made a mistake in favour of 'their' team, the shit would hit the fan.
TrippyLondoner
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Agreed 100%. Imagine the aussies if rudy was english...
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really? anyone who decided not to get into umpiring just because they couldn't umpire in the ashes probably wasn't suitable for the job anyway.
TrippyLondoner
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Think i heard it when they were discussing it a while ago.
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
or Sri Lanka of D Hair,but fuck it,these are honourable men,beyond reproach.I would much rather have our blokes doing it
but would not like it if we had umps from the sub continent officiating in their gamesTrippyLondoner
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nutmegged the bowler
Are sub-continental umpires not honourable men then?or Sri Lanka of D Hair,but fuck it,these are honourable men,beyond reproach.I would much rather have our blokes doing it
paulhackett
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or Sri Lanka of D Hair,but fuck it,these are honourable men,beyond reproach.I would much rather have our blokes doing it
Did you hear when Tuffers asked McConnell how many balls were left in the over and McConnell said 'Count em yourself you pommie cunt'..
Even Gooch defended Tuffers on that one..
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
i didn't say that did i?I feel that there is a lot of bookies who can taint the game in the sub continent,thats all
