Don't blame the umpires, blame the ICC. They should allow the umpires to use the replay technology.
It is crazy that people watching at home have better evidence than the umpires making the decisions. The human eye simply can't be relied on to make some of the decisions at that speed.
Email the ICC and tell them to follow the example of tennis and other sports and bring cricket into the 21st century!
Kudos to Laxman Sachin Sourav Rahul for demolishing the Aussie bowling. It was a cooked up result in the darkness of lengthy shadows surrounding the batters at evening when play was continued till Aussies can win. Indians did well to get out as otherwise they would have been injured and no bowlers would be left for balance tour. Misery was brought by dubious umpiring which did not get Symonds and Hussey out off clean catches which even a deaf can hear and a blind can see. Cheating at its terrible height. Aussies would never be in the match after being out on day one for less than 300 OR less than 300 in 2nd innings. ICC should probe the umpire fixing scandal by checking the girls who were offered to Bucknor and Benson at the hotel. This is the worst form of match fixing but going on in Australia. Should be stopped. Even Proctor should be scrutuinised for his banning Bhajji so that Ponting the Bhajji Bunny can play on.
RE:Umpire fixing
by on Jan 07, 2008 04:38 AM Permalink
Don't blame the umpires, blame the ICC. They should allow the umpires to use the replay technology.
It is crazy that people watching at home have better evidence than the umpires making the decisions. The human eye simply can't be relied on to make some of the decisions at that speed.
Email the ICC and tell them to follow the example of tennis and other sports and bring cricket into the 21st century!
The 10 decisons below are clearly against Indians. Benson contributes 5, Bucknor 4 and Third umpire one. Benson and Bucknor should have been the men of the match.
Ganguly to Ponting, no run, down leg and huge appeals for a strangle (Ponting on 10 and Aus 45 / 2). NOT OUT
193 / 6 Sharma to Symonds, there's a massive appeal for caught behind, the Indians convinced but Bucknor is stony faced. Ishant can consider himself unlucky
238 / 6 Kumble to Symonds, Kumble draws Symonds coming forward, Dhoni whips the bails off. It's a question for the third umpire and it's not out
310 / 7 Kumble to Symonds, huge appeal for LBW, Symonds moved across his stumps, tried to sweep and missed, that hit him in front of middle and it was low. Not Out
420 / 7 Harbhajan to Symonds, Dhoni appeals for a stumping but Bucknor, didn't even think of claling for the third umpire, replays show it's out
7 / 0 Lee to Jaffer, OUT, bowled him! BUT A NO BALL NOT GIVEN
183 / 2 - Singh to Hussey, big noise, huge appeals India think they have their man and replays suggest that he is out
250 / 4 - Kumble to Symonds, massive appeal for lbw as Symonds gets hit on the pad. Bucknor declares not out and stares at Kumble for appealing.
115 / 3 Symonds to Dravid, OUT, oh dear, Dravid given out caught behind when he padded up
137 / 5- Lee to Ganguly, OUT, huge appeals as Clarke is adamant he caught the ball low to his left. Ganguly stands his ground, disgusted, and finally walks off as Benson c
Steve Bucknor has been a big problem for India for a long time now. He can not take brown people performing well and will always side with white people. It is sort of a color complexity he has where everything and anything done by white people is fine and he can never take brown people performing better. India should reject playing matches if we get Steve as umpire anymore.
I have personally felt the issue while playing in Boston and umpires from West Indies always give preferential treatment to whites!! what a shame for stupid, incompetent and partial (prefering white people!!!) umpire Steve Bucknor..
RE:RE:Steve Bucknor is anti-Indian: He is racist and can't take brown people which is sad !!
by Sai on Jan 07, 2008 08:22 AM Permalink
We, BCCI should insist that all records on this match should have the preface for posterity that "The Match records should be looked at in the Context of 10 decisions going against India that could have reulted in a win for India"
Man of the match - Steve bucknow from Australia !!
we have seen 13 players play in the past against us (Example - Pakistan matches in sharjah etc), but its world record that in this test Australia had 14 players (3rd umpire debuts for australia in this match and he immediately contributed by saving Monkey symonds)
WHAT A SHAMEFUL MATCH IT WAS !! PONTING FEELS PROUD OF THIS MATCH HE SAYS...HE IS WORSE THAN A ROGUE. WHY DO THE INDIANS STAY THERE STILL, THEY SHOULD CALL OFF THE TOUR AND RETURN HOME. WE SHOULD TEACH CHEATIES..SORRY..AUSSIES A LESSON. IF THEY PLAY LIKE THIS THEY CAN EVEN WIN 1000 MATCHES IN ROW
I think it's high time we, cricket fans do something about this. It seems BCCI is all concerned about money and not cricket. Money matters. No doubt that Australia are INVINCIBLES because they play with 13 players not 11. I think news channels and newspapers should come out in support of cricket India together. All the Australia matched should be banned by the cricket lovers in India. Let the Australia matches go with empty stands. When there is no revenue, BCCI will start taking it more seriously. No INDIAN should go to watch Australia play whether in India or Aboard. This message should be send thru all channels of communication aggresively. A plea from a true indian cricket lover to other Indian cricket lovers ... PLEASE stop watching Australia play. ALL Australia matched should be banned from watching. Support cricket India.
RE:Atrocious umpiring
by harekrishna sahoo on Jan 07, 2008 12:04 AM Permalink
not to complain..first complain and then send the message to the media...
RE:Atrocious umpiring
by Vishal Singh on Jan 07, 2008 12:37 AM Permalink
Above all ...All countries should called off playn against Aussies...the cheaters. Aussies should be neglected for their behaviour. Aussies cricket team is full of shameless creatures. Mr. Ricky Pointing is their head chief and the biggest cheater and blunder in cricket history. I must say as a cricket player he is the biggest mistake in Cricket history....This man is not ashamed at all. They are cheaters as well as Liers.
I dont have words to say about BCCI..Its the organization with the stupid people. They are so lazy and useless that they cant offened a simple case. They dont have guts to stand against ICC for any issue. Today Also they have to think and plan and then to decide what they have to do in this case. They are not yet decided. What the hell. Is there any MAN in BCCI.
