It is horrendous umpiring in the 2nd Test at Adelaide. Steve Bucknor is quite unfit to be an International umpre both physically and mentally. He should have been sacked by ICC atleast 1 year back. The quality of umpiring is either neutral or acceptable.
The two umpires Steve Bucknor of West Indies and Mark Benson of England have given a number of atrocious decisions, all most all have gone against the Indians. It is quite evident on television that the umpiring has been wretched.
Australia benefited from Benson and Bucknor's generosity throughout the match. On the first day, India had the hosts on the mat at 134 for six but Andrew Symonds was given not one but two reprieves once by Bucknor and another by third umpire Bruce Oxenford before he went on to score an unbeaten 162 to take Australia out of trouble. Third umpire%u2019s role is just biased. Benson's generosity continued after he ruled in Mike Hussey's favour even after the batsman had edged RP Singh to wicket keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the second innings. Hussey, who was then on 45, made the most of the opportunity and went on to make an unbeaten 145 to swell Australia's lead. In India's second innings, the blunders continued to flow. Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, who looked quite comfortable in the middle as India tried to save the match, once again got the rough end of the stick. While Dravid was given caught behind even though he didn't get an edge, Ganguly was given out to a slip catch by Michael
