England vs Australia | 3rd Ashes Test | Old Trafford | 01/8/13 | Day 1

[malakian]

Khawaja was unlucky, but Swann would've got him anyway, he looked all at sea.

 

[Gunther]

Lol Broady back on to batter Clarke. This could turn ugly for Australia here

 

[bin_pendi_ka_lota]

The slo-mo is pretty inconclusive, there's a small sound on the audio but it appears to come before ball passes bat, maybe bat clipping pad; Hot Spot doesn't appear to show anything. They're looking at various angles... here we go then, and Hill raises the finger again! Well, I assume Kumar Dharmasena decided there wasn't enough evidence to overrule the on-field decision

LOL.... cricinfo trolling

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[cricketindiafan]

Not enough evidence to overturn the decision

Nothing on the hot spot alone should be enough to overturn it!

 

[Convict]

Feel very bad for Khawaja and us much I liked to make japes at the Poms and the Indians for doing it, surely CA should ask for an explanation from the ICC?

 

[PakFan2010]

Racism against Khawaja.

They don't want brown people in the ashes

 

[Justcrazy]

86 / 2

24 overs

 

[Nuekboi]

Not enough evidence to overturn the decision

Because hotspot showed nothing, there was daylight between bat and ball, AND there was no sound when bat got near ball.

Yeap not enough

 

[Sherlock]

Oh shut up Pakfan

 

[SL_Fan]

Need to get rid of the umpire's call madness

 

[Sherlock]

The third umpire went by the sound, the actual sound was of bat hitting the pad, then missing the ball.

That's a shameful decision.

 

[malakian]

racism against khawaja.

They don't want brown people in the ashes

) ) )

 

[SL_Fan]

Racism against Khawaja.

They don't want brown people in the ashes

Dharmasena is the 3rd ump

 

[Justcrazy]

Anderson brought back , Poms going for another before lunch here

 

[lilFlip]

1st Aleem now Kumar Dharmasena

 

[Indiafan]

Please see my signature

 

[malakian]

Haha, this is why i love PP. There's always at least one outraged PPer crying racism on a match thread.

 

[Justcrazy]

Maiden.

 

[malakian]

Please see my signature

That's because we're the bosses of cricket.

 

[Random Aussie]

DRS fans at it again. As I said it makes more chances for errors not less.

Takes five minutes and the decision is still wrong. Second worst thing to happen to cricket. Using cameras. Ironically the worst is not being allowed to use cameras to judge chuckers.

Cricket is amazing sometimes

 

[Convict]

 

[Nuekboi]

That's because we're the bosses of cricket.

Looks like racial superiority still stands in 2013

 

[kamran_uk]

1st Aleem now Kumar Dharmasena

Aleem didnt give a shocker like this being a 3rd umpire afta watching million replays.

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[Sandeep]

please see my signature

 

[Sandeep]

Racism against Khawaja.

They don't want brown people in the ashes

Legendary statement )

 

[malakian]

Looks like racial superiority still stands in 2013

Don't be so ridiculous.

 

[Justcrazy]

92 / 2

 

[Random Aussie]

Khawaja was unlucky, but Swann would've got him anyway, he looked all at sea.

Yeah he can't play spin at all

 

[Nuekboi]

Don't be so ridiculous.

Then don't make smug, condescending comments like that.

England is a good side, but nowhere near to what all you guys pump them up to be

 

[Sherlock]

DRS fans at it again. As I said it makes more chances for errors not less.

Takes five minutes and the decision is still wrong. Second worst thing to happen to cricket. Using cameras. Ironically the worst is not being allowed to use cameras to judge chuckers.

Cricket is amazing sometimes

Then don't blame DRS. It wasn't DRS that gave him out, it was Dharmasena.

 

[malakian]

Then don't make smug, condescending comments like that.

England is a good side, but nowhere near to what all you guys pump them up to be

I'll make whatever comments i like. You're just embarrassing yourself by claiming racism. It's laughable.

Oh, and yes we are. Overall we're the best team in the world, deal with it.

 

[Justcrazy]

These kind of decision take out interest from cricket , decisions like this can go on to influence match results or even series.

 

[Nuekboi]

I'll make whatever comments i like. You're just embarrassing yourself by claiming racism. It's laughable.

Just taking a poke at your comment, mate

 

[Sherlock]

Tbf malakian, you do troll/wum ignorantly at times. You shouldn't be surprised the comments you get.

 

[Indiafan]

That's because we're the bosses of cricket.

Nothing wrong with that. But love to see the hypocrisy of those who were criticizing BCCI of being too powerful now defending England for the same

 

[PakFan2010]

If Khawaja was white, Would he have been given out?

 

[malakian]

Just taking a poke at your comment, mate

Yeah because it was a completely serious comment. Everyone knows that India rules cricket, not us.

 

[Justcrazy]

These two need a big partnership here.

 

[Sherlock]

Nothing wrong with that. But love to see the hypocrisy of those who were criticizing BCCI of being too powerful now defending England for the same

He's trolling mate, you don't need to get on your soapbox.

 

[Indiafan]

Then don't blame DRS. It wasn't DRS that gave him out, it was Dharmasena.

How fair is it for Australia to lose one review for the match? That lost review will come to bite them bad and that indeed is the drawback of the current DRS

 

[Convict]

If Khawaja was white, Would he have been given out?

Yes.
If he were playing for England he probably wouldn't have though

 

[Saeed]

DRS fans at it again. As I said it makes more chances for errors not less.

Takes five minutes and the decision is still wrong. Second worst thing to happen to cricket. Using cameras. Ironically the worst is not being allowed to use cameras to judge chuckers.

Cricket is amazing sometimes

Dharma took those 5 minutes and you're crying as if those 5 minutes will have any effect on the outcome of this match.

 

[Sherlock]

If Khawaja was white, Would he have been given out?

A blind umpire is blind. Now shut up with the racial profiling.

 

[Random Aussie]

If Khawaja was white, Would he have been given out?

No the radiance of his skin would have blinded the umpire

 

[malakian]

Tbf malakian, you do troll/wum ignorantly at times. You shouldn't be surprised the comments you get.

Haha as if i care. I just tell things as they are, it's not my problem that some sensitive souls on here don't like being told how things are.

 

[Ims1]

Australia's session in my opinion . 92 for 2 .

 

[Justcrazy]

Its Lunch

 

[Convict]

Dharma took those 5 minutes and you're crying as if those 5 minutes will have any effect on the outcome of this match.

Might mean a lot for Khawaja though.

 

[Sherlock]

How fair is it for Australia to lose one review for the match? That lost review will come to bite them bad and that indeed is the drawback of the current DRS

Once again, blame Dharmasena. How anyone in their right mind could blame DRS is baffling.

 

[lilFlip]

No the radiance of his skin would have blinded the umpire

Gem.

 

[Random Aussie]

Dharma took those 5 minutes and you're crying as if those 5 minutes will have any effect on the outcome of this match.

Can you read? I posted it wouldn't make a difference.

 

[Sherlock]

Haha as if i care. I just tell things as they are, it's not my problem that some sensitive souls on here don't like being told how things are.

Seems like you did care for nukeboi's comment

 

[malakian]

Do people honestly believe that the umpires are biased towards England? If you do, you're a complete eejit.

 

[Convict]

I reckon the slips are clicking after the ball passes the bat.

 

[Sherlock]

You what?

 

[Convict]

You what?

Making noises that sounds like nicks.

 

[malakian]

You what?

He's making a baseless accusation against our slips, basically accusing them of cheating. )

 

[Nuekboi]

I can swear on my life that I do not care about this racism accusations.

But I despise this attitude from some of the English posters on the forum that the current England team is the best team of all time

 

[Convict]

He's making a baseless accusation against our slips, basically accusing them of cheating. )

Not really cheating.

Did it myself in junior cricket

 

[Saeed]

Can you read? I posted it wouldn't make a difference.

Maybe ,So why are blaming DRS then?

 

[Convict]

Maybe ,So why are blaming DRS then?

Doesn't effect the series and probably not the match.

Bad decisions are still bad decisions.

 

[Robert]

Racism against Khawaja.

They don't want brown people in the ashes

Yeah, I suppose that umpire Dharmasena must be an Uncle Tom eh?

 

[Bowled 'im]

Racism against Khawaja.

They don't want brown people in the ashes

That is just pure rubbish.

VERY VERY BAD DECISION!

WHO IS THE 3RD UMPIRE?


HOW MUCH IS HE BEING PAID??

 

[Saeed]

Doesn't effect the series and probably not the match.

Bad decisions are still bad decisions.

It effects my ego these umpires always are against pakistanis.

 

[malakian]

Not really cheating.

Did it myself in junior cricket

It kind of is though.

 

[Bowled 'im]

I can swear on my life that I do not care about this racism accusations.

But I despise this attitude from some of the English posters on the forum that the current England team is the best team of all time

Best English team in 20 years + was in 2005

 

[malakian]

I can swear on my life that I do not care about this racism accusations.

But I despise this attitude from some of the English posters on the forum that the current England team is the best team of all time

Nobody has claimed that this England side is the best of all time.

 

[s.h.a.k]

This Ashes series would have been different if it were not for the umpires it's happened in the first 2 tests and now again only to Australia. I am sure Someone from ICC or ECB will come up with a statement backing the decision as always. Absolutely ridiculous that's what you call blatant cheating. Sorry Australia but you might aswell go home early because your playing against 14 people and no way you will even win 1 game

 

[Nuekboi]

Making noises that sounds like nicks.

Must be some awesome guys if they can make bat sounds vocally, and know exactly when bat got close to ball

 

[SL_Fan]

Not really cheating.

Did it myself in junior cricket

 

[Random Aussie]

Maybe ,So why are blaming DRS then?

Because its a farce. I hate it and I hate the effect it has on cricket, everybody standing around waiting for some guy to watch fifty replays and then make the wrong decision anyway. All the talk is about the bloody umpires not the game.

 

[malakian]

Because its a farce. I hate it and I hate the effect it has on cricket, everybody standing around waiting for some guy to watch fifty replays and then make the wrong decision anyway. All the talk is about the bloody umpires not the game.

Agreed. Cricket was more fun without it.

 

[Saeed]

Australia should pack their bags and wait for the next match if i was clark i would make a big issue out of this.

 

[Nuekboi]

Because its a farce. I hate it and I hate the effect it has on cricket, everybody standing around waiting for some guy to watch fifty replays and then make the wrong decision anyway. All the talk is about the bloody umpires not the game.

Then teach the goddamn umpires how to use it. Instead you want to remove something that is making the game fairer

 

[malakian]

Australia should pack their bags and wait for the next match if i was clark i would make a big issue out of this.

Clarke would get laughed out of England if he took his players off the field over this.

 

[s.h.a.k]

Because its a farce. I hate it and I hate the effect it has on cricket, everybody standing around waiting for some guy to watch fifty replays and then make the wrong decision anyway. All the talk is about the bloody umpires not the game.

It's such a shame I really believed and still do that DRS was a good idea especially to get rid of the howlers but it has been used by some umpires to favour teams which is a shame. Either ICC need to get strict on the umpires especially third umpires or just get rid of it. This series has been Australia vs DRS everything went against them even the blatant not outs. Everyone can see that England are being favoured by umpires.

 

[Convict]

 

[s.h.a.k]

How I miss Ricky Ponting he would have made a really big issue out of it this Australia team is so soft. Need some aggression to umpires so they won't be making these howlers. Australia just been taking all these decisions on the chin and getting on with it but when it continues to happen you need to make a stand and that's where someone like Ponting would be useful. Umpires think they can keep getting away with it to make ECB happy

 

[Saeed]

Clarke would get laughed out of England if he took his players off the field over this.

Off course england will laugh because this decision wasn't against them.