Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
There should be just two options a batsman should be given out LBW if he intentionally pads the ball regardless of whether he was in front of wickets or not and should not be given out if ball hits the pads while playing a shot.
I personally don't like batsmen padding ball intentionally they have bats to play with.
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
Its the otherway round.....Hawk eye is being used in tennis after its succesful implementation in Cricket.
Someone is not talkng about Hawkeye which was first used in Cricket. He is talking about challenge system which was implemented in Tennis.
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
There should be just two options a batsman should be given out LBW if he intentionally pads the ball regardless of whether he was in front of wickets or not .
test matches kee wat lag jiey gee
and should not be given out if ball hits the pads while playing a shot.
bowling friendly pitches kee wat lag jiey gee
shukar hay aap ICC kee rule making committee may nahi hain :)
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
^ Bhai jee is roz roz kee chikh chikh say tu jaan bach jaye gee. :)
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
Pakistan police is 75% correct, wow 
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
^Funguy, I am not talking of marginal decisions (where Hawkeye cannot be relied upon) , but those decisions which are outright wrong (where many times even by looking at a regular TV replay, you can tell that the LBW decision was CLEARLY WRONG).
My rough solution is the following (finer details can be sorted out) :
Give the batting & bowling team the option to challenge the Field Umpire's decision for a maximum of 3 times in a match.
So, for example : Symonds is given LBW by the Umpire but he feels that he nicked the ball to the pads....he would walk back to the pavillion and discuss the same with Ponting (his captain). Ponting will decide to challenge the field Umpire's decision by some gesture or some communication channel. (there would be a time limit within which a Captain can challenge the decision) . An announcement would be made in the stadium that Australia have decided to challenge the Umpire's decision and the decision has been referred to the THIRD UMPIRE.
The third Umpire can make one of the following three decisions :
(1) OUT (2) NOT OUT (will not count towards Australia's quota of 3 challenges) (3) REPLAYS/HAWKEYE INCONCLUSIVE (will not count towards Australia's quota of 3 challenges) - and field Umpire's decision would stand. (this option may be used for marginal LBW decisions where Hawkeye cannot be blindly trusted).
Similar thing would happen when the fielding Captain decides to challenge an Umpiring decision.
The third Umpire's role would be crucial in this whole system. He should make a decision only when "absolutely convinced" by the replays or Hawkeye (taking into account the margin of error in Hawkeyes). ---- else he should use the "Inconclusive" option.
Obviously, the above system is inspired by Professional Tennis.
this method has already been submitted to the ICC a while ago, they just havent acted on it yet
tennis, as u know, is already using this system
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
2nd days play started - brisk scoring being done right now
40 runs added and it is only 4th over!
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
ok dhoni goes - c symonds b johnson
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
dhoni shows how unreliable he is
frustrating player to watch
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
tendulkar gone
played really well
top edged and thats the end of that
i think india is going to struggle in this test
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
There is no movement off the pitch and no swing whatsoever. Aussies are missing Shane Warne. This match looks like a draw.
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
This match looks anything but a draw. With good bounce and turn, and india playing two top class spinners, and Australia batting last, with already a big Indian total in the first innings, India on top.
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
Fifty for Harbhajan
** India 452/7 **
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
Harbhajan gets OUT trying to slog
Anyways, good job from the tail so far.
India 467/8
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
And RP gone too.
India 468/9
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
dont know why bhajji tried to slog 3 in a row
he looked set, and aussies were feeling the pressure
interesting stats for the sachin critics
Sachin tendulkar against Aussies in Australia in 15 matches has scored 1356 at an average of 56.50
Ricky ponting in India against India in 8 matches has scored 172 at an average of 12.28
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
Gavaskar crtiticizing Harbhajan for playing that slog shot...says he should have gone for his century.
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
India seem to be on a mission here
491/9 already. 500 would be psychologically better.
This game shaping up nicely for India and may well turn out to be a repeat of the third test. The key to India winning would be gaining a big first innings lead, i.e. bowling Australia out for 350 or thereabouts
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
^pitch looks like a batting paradise
i think shastri was very correct in saying india should also bat for time to keep aussies from batting much today
kumble keeps impressing me every day, what a player he has been for India
Re: 4th Test: Australia vs. India at Adelaide, Jan. 24-28, 2008
yeah you're right. Kumble's batting has improved over the last year or so. He maybe 37 but the way he's going (603* wickets in 125* tests), he would easily beat Warne (708) into third place in a couple of years. Murali however will remain the clear leader. plus he is proving to be a better captain than Dravid if not Ganguly