CRICKET

[igi]

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He does not deserve this
ponting one of the games greatest batsmen,past his prime

should bale out gracefully

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I reckon he could stand in front of the stumps and blunt the attack for awhile then get lbw

[igi]

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ponting should open

Ponting found wanting

defenetly not an opener

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ponting should open

[igi]

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yes i agree hawk-eye is a must

i am a big believer in fairness

thats why hawk-eye will become soon a must for all tests,

and i hope 1-days too

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HI
if the ball hits the leg not in line and shot was offered-not out
that was the easy one

i hope LAGONDA will take over for the rest

But what I am getting at is:-


"The umpire will consider an lbw decision if: He believes the ball would have hit the stumps if it had not been obstructed by the batsman's pads. "

The trouble is with spin bowling there is so much spin on the ball, even if it hit the batsmans pads there is no certainty it would have gone on to the stumps. We have seen some right howlers of decisions where the batsman has been given either out or in and has gone on to change the outcome of a match. Add to that the fact that not every team has access to hawk-eye means that the 'field isn't level' for everyone.

Ask this - Would England be number 1 without some of the decisions given to Swann that were maybe 50:50 if hawk-eye wasn't there to help the umpire???

[igi]

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Talking about the L.B.W. rules, should they apply when there is a spin bowler at the crease? The amount of turn they can get means that any decision made is dubious and not every match has access to hawk-eye so there is no consistency.

Anyones thoughts???

HI
if the ball hits the leg not in line and shot was offered-not out
that was the easy one

i hope LAGONDA will take over for the rest

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Talking about the L.B.W. rules, should they apply when there is a spin bowler at the crease? The amount of turn they can get means that any decision made is dubious and not every match has access to hawk-eye so there is no consistency.

Anyones thoughts???

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Cricket? Boy when one gets in your house, it sure is hard to find. Quits chirping when you get close. This is a thread about insects isn't it, I didn't read the other post.

unless you lived in a caravan where all crickets will be within arms reach

[igi]

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Cricket? Boy when one gets in your house, it sure is hard to find. Quits chirping when you get close. This is a thread about insects isn't it, I didn't read the other post.

hi cricket =baseball on prosac

[Lagonda]

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Oh dear, Fixthecopier, if you want drag yourself out of your cultural isolation and join the rest of the civilised world in the appreciation of the greatest game ever played I suggest you aquaint yourself with some of the rules. Here is some to start with.

Cricket: As explained to a foreigner...

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!

Next week, a comprehensive explanation of the Leg Before Wicket rule in under 5000 words and a pictorial history of the greatest catches taken by a Silly Mid-On

[fixthecopier]

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Cricket? Boy when one gets in your house, it sure is hard to find. Quits chirping when you get close. This is a thread about insects isn't it, I didn't read the other post.

[igi]

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I'm glad I didnt go to the Gabba now, I thought the Kiwis would have put up a better fight then that. C'mon Kiwis, you can do better then that!

ye they good outfit the kiwis

but they dont travel well,much better at home tho

[Lagonda]

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I'm glad I didnt go to the Gabba now, I thought the Kiwis would have put up a better fight then that. C'mon Kiwis, you can do better then that!

[jonezy999]

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I always turn the sound off and listen to the ABC commentary on the radio 'cos I cant stand Richie Benauds whining!

Katitch?

I think most of our country does the same thing. I would like Billy Bermingham and Roy and HG to have their own stations for commentary too.