You know one of aunt tells me, nobody will do anything which he thinks is wrong. they will do it and they will give some reasons to themselves to fell that it is correct or atleast not wrong, or atleast not wrong in those given circumstances. and they will tell the others the same reasons.
ok. according to you , ponting calimed it is a catch because he felt so , and some body asked in these replies , but he knows so that it was not clean, i have n't yet heard your answer probably it is early morning 3.30 in australia.
i will wait till whatever it is.
and clarke said it is clean. and we all know it is not. whether it is 50-50 , or 25 - 75 , or 75 - 25 ,i will leave it to you.
in which case he should have told , skipper i'm not sure. go for the replays or continue with not out.
now in this case clarke is wrong.you will tell me not to blame ponting.good.
now, for not walking , i always felt that , the batsman feels , some times even if don't nick they give me out , even if i'm not lbw out , they give me out.so,unless the umpires gives me out , i won't walk.
right thats what ponting and symonds did in first innings and hussy in second innings.but what is clarke doing in second innings.ya, waiting. As, according to hayden he will only leave if umpire lifts the finger.well , good. the same fellows says catch is clean , and feild captain concurs , and we have to accept.good.
some where along the line , some how , my dear micheal, i fell HOW CONVI
RE:view of a common cricket lover and Mr.Micheal , will b glad , if you reply
by Michael Mammen on Jan 09, 2008 04:56 AM Permalink
Cricket Fan
You should read all of my (numerous!) posts. 1) Ponting - no comparison can be made to Latif - Latif actually dropped the ball in midair, picked it up and still claimed the catch! Ponting grasped the ball cleanly in midair but clearly did not know or did not realise that his body was not in control (as required by the Laws of the game) until he hit the ground (when the ball touched the ground).
2) Clarke - the same applies in relation to any potential grounding after the catch was taken. As for whether it carried - there is not a SINGLE replay which confirms it did not carry.
3) Shall we also suspend Ganguly and Dhoni for 5 matches each given Ganguly claimed a half-volley which wasn't even close to carrying in the World Cup final, and Dhoni claimed another half-volley against England? No, because players lunging forward feel the ball hit their hands and instinct suggests the ball carried.
4) I agree Clarke shouldn't have stood there, but mind you, it was his first ball and I don't think he was quite thinking straight. Most batsmen hit the crease with a lot of adrenalin, and given I've seen Clarke walk on some previous occasions, I believe it was just out of character. Given Yuvraj was cleared for standing at the crease and showing obvious dissent (whereas Clarke just stood there), it's a bit rich to suggest he should be cited.
2 similar catches to Ponting were taken in the WI vs SA test - noone seems to be concerned?
