To me Bucknor seems as much, if not more, pro-australia as he is anti-india. He seems to stand in all their important matches and always plays his part in giving the opponents out at the slightest opportunity while doing the exact opposite when the Aussies bat. No wonder Aussies bat aggressively - they know they won't be given out. Bucknow gave Tendulkar out lbw twice in the last series between the two countries down under. He has done the same to Sangakara in the recently concluded series where Sangakara was battting beautifully and was closing in on his double century. Remember the recent World cup final against Australia and Srilanka, there also Bucknor was one of the umpires and had Srilankans play in near darkness which they eventually lost from a position of strength. I think Cricket Australia has stuck a deal with Steve Bucknor hence allowing their batsman to play with freedom and knowledge that the umpire is on their side as well. If I am not mistaken ICC's Malcom Speed is an Australian as well. So, it isn't all that hard to get Buknor to stand in for Australia's most important matches, is it? Also, it is no wonder CA has voted against Referral system being introduced into cricket. They say the so called "human element" is important to the game. Why wouldn't they when the so called human element helps them win matches.
