Re: Sachin's Helmet before wicket by Hair


dougie wrote:
> On 9 Jan 2006 01:14:41 -0800, "pash4life1973"
> <pash4life1973@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Yeah but people saying it was plumb, is as equally stupid and ignorant
> >and people saying it hit is helmet/head therefore could not be out.
> >
> >it was worth a shout...for an umpire to give it out it is still
> >ridiculous...ithe ball pitched 1/2 way down the wicket, bouncing,
>
> The problem was that it didn't bounce, bouncing halfway down the
> wicket does not matter one iota, it's where it hit the batsman.
>
> >hitting the batsmen shoulder at the top of its trajectory but slightly
> >above stump height
>
> and falling. It wasn't rising, it had already reached its height and
> had started to fall. Entirely reasonable decision.
>
> >...if the batsmen doesnt get the benefit of the doubt
> >in that situation then there is really no point having the rule.
>
> There was no doubt. It was out. The fact that it was an important
> decision at an important point in the game does not matter. It was
> still out.
>
> >It might be worth understanding the decision in the context of the
> >series (not just becuase tendulkar was the only indian batsmen showing
> >he could bat, till VVS in Sydney)
>
> Not true. As soon as I saw VVS bat in Adelaide I was certain he was
> going to have an effect on the series. Someone has the comms I'm sure.
> I think he went on to get 5 or something, but he looked good doing it.
>
> >...however so many decisions went
> >against the visiting team that summer...tendulkar got some ridiculous
> >decisions...the aussie umpires rarely gave aussie batsmen out lbw and
> >the aussies routinely got the benefit of the doubt. Suddenly tendulkar
> >comes in, gets a close one which might or might not have hit the
> >stumps...and hes gone.
>
> he was out.
>
> >It was also the same summer, where the aussie empire (cant remember
> >who) graciously gave langer the benefit of the doubt, when he was
> >blatantly caught behind behind against pakistan by saying he thought
> >the bat handle cracked (which essentially robbed pakistan the victory
> >and possibly the series).
> >
> >wonder who those blondes were at the start of the clip!
>
>
> --
> People who didn't need people needed people around to
> know that they were the kind of people who didn't need
> people.
> --
> Terry Pratchett, Maskerade.

That clip did not convince me in the slightest..

We've been told umpteen times that it was absolutely plumb, but it
looked far too high to be given from that angle.
No-one could seriously describe that as plumb.

Of course it caused a debate, Tendulkar had already copped several
dubious decisions in the series and several Aussie batsmen (notably
Langer) had been given several lives per innings

Not surprising that Indians were upset

Higgs

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