England vs Australia | 3rd Ashes Test | Old Trafford | 05/8/13 | Day 5

[Aman]

Clearly out. Snicko confirmed it. Khawaja was unlucky.

This... it was clearly out

 

[saiyan0312]

root on the other hand is not looking good either.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Play more defensively

They way Root is batting, i feel like punching him. Go warner

 

[Nuekboi]

It was out

I don't know, hotspot is retarded at times.

But that sound, it just didn't sound like bat on ball to me

 

[Sandeep]

Hot spot in this series has been ~censored*

Just ridiculous why they aren't using snicko!

 

[OZGOD]

Kevinder thiefed out. Karma!


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[Aman]

I don't know, hotspot is retarded at times.

But that sound, it just didn't sound like bat on ball to me

Couldn't have been anything else it was well away from the pads

 

[Sherlock]

Root looks nervous and awful.

 

[Justcrazy]

I want more wickets , more fun here

 

[Sandeep]

Spin! C'mon Lyon!!

 

[Aman]

Just ridiculous why they aren't using snicko!

I think it takes a while to process so they don't use it.

 

[khalil1986]

I'm sure there was even something on the back edge of the bat of hotspot if someone can zoom in.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Bring on Warner, he can turn the ball more than Lyon

 

[Aman]

Kevinder thiefed out. Karma!


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It was out!

 

[Sherlock]

Root trying to break Misbah's record here.

 

[Sandeep]

DRS is becoming an extra burden to all the umpires. Creating more controversies than helping in decisions. 50% stumps rule, hot spot are just a joke!

 

[Aman]

Bring on Steve Smith runs aren't a worry!

 

[Justcrazy]

31 / 3

 

[Sandeep]

Bell can become the National Hero. Just play out 60 overs...

 

[Aman]

DRS is becoming an extra burden to all the umpires. Creating more controversies than helping in decisions. 50% stumps rule, hot spot are just a joke!

Umpires call shouldn't result in a lost review.

 

[Justcrazy]

Need one more here ,

 

[Sandeep]

Umpires call shouldn't result in a lost review.

Yep. Heard BCCI is asking for the same thing..

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

It would have been funny if David Warner was given not out when he reviewed it

 

[Aman]

Lyon is rubbish.. Bring on Smith!

 

[Sherlock]

I don't know, hotspot is retarded at times.

But that sound, it just didn't sound like bat on ball to me

Normally that can be attributed to the taping around the bat. The dull noise was most likely that.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Lyon is rubbish.. Bring on Smith!

Yeah, he's a liability. Clarke should have a go

 

[Sandeep]

Clarke can be lethal here! Still remember his Mumbai heroics 6/9

 

[nish_mate]

"Where have all the England fans gone?" :billycooper:

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms need to be positive here , not get into shell.

 

[fumaster]

Very well poised game; could be a classic - hopefully rain stays away!

 

[Sandeep]

Get in that arm ball!

 

[Justcrazy]

This is last over before Lunch

 

[Sandeep]

3 good batsmen in the hut. Need to get Belly boy early. Should be a cracking day ahead!

 

[fumaster]

 

[Justcrazy]

England require another 297 runs with 7 wickets remaining


Lunch

 

[saiyan0312]

lunch.... the session belongs to the aussies.... england need to be more positive or else they will edge in their defence.

 

[Wattoo]

C'mon aussies u can do it

 

[Wattoo]

Clarke can be lethal here! Still remember his Mumbai heroics 6/9

That was a spinner friendly pitch, h can not do it here in england.

 

[Wattoo]

England players will be praying for rain.

 

[Wattoo]

even if Aussies cant win this match, atleast they will be relieved alot. By keeping Eng in pressure.

 

[Aman]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Only one way to celebrate a <a href="https://twitter.com/KP24">@KP24</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ashes&src=hash">#Ashes</a> century.... <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%237chins&src=hash">#7chins</a> <a href="http://t.co/plxl3QAsS9">pic.twitter.com/plxl3QAsS9</a></p>— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/statuses/363719795029458944">August 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
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More like 1 in 8 )

 

[KIC]

I am curious. If whether Hotspot shows an edge or not makes no difference whatever even on review, why have it at all? Charity?

 

[nish_mate]

Oh Malakian
Oh our lad malakian
Oh you plonker Malkian

Where r YA?

 

[Gunther]

Root will be a big man by this evening if he sees this out for England

 

[Sandeep]

Oh Malakian
Oh our lad malakian
Oh you plonker Malkian

Where r YA?

Will say this was a charity by England )

 

[Wattoo]

btw how much are rain chances?

 

[Convict]

 

[Sandeep]

Khawaja must be dying with laughter looking at KP's dismissal. Justice served! Love these moments

 

[nish_mate]

Root will be a big man by this evening if he sees this out for England

Root will be there, rest will bottle it....

 

[Sandeep]

As obvious as it gets. KP was clearly over reacting

 

[Aman]

Khawaja must be dying with laughter looking at KP's dismissal. Justice served! Love these moments

Don't see why? KP was out and Khawaja wasn't.

 

[Sandeep]

Root will be there, rest will bottle it....

Bell, Prior are the real dangermen. Need to get them real quick

 

[Sandeep]

Don't see why? KP was out and Khawaja wasn't.

Leaving snicko aside, both the dismissals were clearly judged solely on same criteria. Bottomline - DRS sucked. But yeah, KP was clearly out

 

[Sherlock]

Bell, Prior are the real dangermen. Need to get them real quick

You really don't like England, do you?

 

[Gunther]

Root will be there, rest will bottle it....

Prior and Bell have saved quite a few games in the past. The lower order is quite doughty too with big Brezza holding up the fort. I have to say, the top order with Cook and Trott being mentally shot is the most unconvincing part of this lineup.

 

[Convict]

Only good thing about lunch is that Rhino will be fit and firing afterwards.

 

[nish_mate]

Bell, Prior are the real dangermen. Need to get them real quick

Prior yes, Bell no- he will bottle it

More pertinent is England have got no reviews left-surely there is a howler on its way

 

[Sherlock]

Leaving snicko aside, both the dismissals were clearly judged solely on same criteria. Bottomline - DRS sucked. But yeah, KP was clearly out

How can you say that?

They were both finalised by the 3rd umpire and both would've been given out id DRS wasn't there anyway.

 

[IndianWillow]

KP with just one hundred in the 4th innings, he isn't the hope under these conditions.

 

[chickenkarhai]

As obvious as it gets. KP was clearly over reacting

He was trying to make it look as if it was the fault of the umpire that he was out and not his so that at the end of the day people say "what a horrendous decision" rather than "what a horrendous shot" haddin used those same tactics in the 1st Test.

 

[nish_mate]

Looks like could be a Cardiff 2009 repeat here

 

[Sandeep]

You really don't like England, do you?

Nope. Love the Aussies too

 

[Robert]

Prior and Bell have saved quite a few games in the past.

Bell has changed from the cowardly Dingdong of old into a booming Big Ben. His long rearguard in the fourth test in India secured our series win.

 

[Robert]

Looks like could be a Cardiff 2009 repeat here

Cool.

 

[Haroon786]

C'mon Aussies

 

[Sandeep]

How can you say that?

They were both finalised by the 3rd umpire and both would've been given out if DRS wasn't there anyway.

But that is the purpose of DRS, isn't it? DRS is good, but it can get a lot better! 3rd umpire had no choice, he was just going by the rules book

 

[nish_mate]

Cool.

yupp but no Monty to save England here

 

[Convict]

He was trying to make it look as if it was the fault of the umpire that he was out and not his so that at the end of the day people say "what a horrendous decision" rather than "what a horrendous shot" haddin used those same tactics in the 1st Test.

I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Was a very faint knick. I reckon it grazed the back of the bat so its reasonable that he thought he didn't hit it.

 

[Convict]

yupp but no Monty to save England here

or the good old Collingwood

 

[Sherlock]

But that is the purpose of DRS, isn't it? DRS is good, but it can get a lot better! 3rd umpire had no choice, he was just going by the rules book

Doesn't hide the fact Kawaja wasn't out and it showed on replays. He hit his pad with his bat and that was the noise. Yet he gave him out. That was a howler, despite the evidence provided.

DRS is not to blame but the stupidity of the umpires.

 

[Gunther]

Honestly, on current form I would have Rogers and Warner over Cook and Trott. They have been shambles

 

[Ims1]

I think rain is back .

 

[Sandeep]

Doesn't hide the fact Kawaja wasn't out and it showed on replays. He hit his pad with his bat and that was the noise. Yet he gave him out. That was a howler, despite the evidence provided.

DRS is not to blame but the stupidity of the umpires.

Agree but I felt the inclination to give that out was because of the 'on field decision'. That rule needs to be mended and we'll see much better decisions from DRS. Why the heck does an on field decision matter when the same thing was challenged? If you're using technology, use it 100% or better don't bother

 

[MarkCooper]

We might have a restart at about 2:00pm

 

[MarkCooper]

Five overs have been lost. We will restart at 2:00pm.

 

[asifp]

Somehow I have a feeling that England will be 8 wickets down and bad light will stop play

 

[chickenkarhai]

I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Was a very faint knick. I reckon it grazed the back of the bat so its reasonable that he thought he didn't hit it.

You know when you have hit the ball it's only those very very thing edges that don't show and the pietersen one was not very thin as the audio clearly proved.

 

[Nuekboi]

Five overs have been lost. We will restart at 2:00pm.

Good for OZs.

They have to keep taking wickets as fast as the can

 

[Kianig89]

rain will save England or somebody get a hattrick

 

[MarkCooper]

More rain has arrived.