How can you stop blunders by umpires?

[UP]

I have absolute no faith in the ICC to fix the broken system of DRS. We have all the technology in the world yet we see massive crucial errors by umpires. Australia was robbed off the win today when Lyon got Stokes dead plumb. When the whole world can see that’s dead out, why can’t the third umpire interfere? Why can’t the third umpire make decisions? Are they only paid to check run outs and dodgy catches?

I was seriously ****** at ICC today. This is the second time a crucial decision went Eng’s way (other being the wc). Stokes has enjoyed some frickiest luck possible this summer.

Its time to snatch away some power from on-field umpires. Third umpires should be given the right to jump in and over turn decisions.

Process: teams appeal - if given not out/out by on-field - checked by third umpire and whatever is the right decision should be immediately conveyed to on-field. This is the way to go. I hope the old babas in ICC will take appropriate actions.

No more reviews.

Aus should have won by 1 run today but Mr. Wilson and ICC had other plans.

 

[Icon]

Teams will appeal for everything then. It takes time to bring up hawk eye. We're gonna have 3 mins between every ball coz you can't bowl another ball unless the decision is made

Errors are part of the game. Reviews are the only option you have.

 

[Artaxerxes]

The third umpire should intervene if the on field umpire makes a howler or the match is at a critical stage.For instance today's lbw against Stoke was a make or break for Australia.Had the third umpire been involved the correct decision would have been and the outcome would have been fair.

 

[sweep_shot]

I don't think it is possible to stop blunders as umpires are humans.

You can reduce the blunders though. Just implement a penalty system for umpires. Also, be strict with umpiring selections.

 

[Aman]

I have no faith in today's umpires or the ICC.

Just have to live with it and hope it favors you.

 

[MMHS]

Only solution is to take out DRS out of players.

Keep it to Umpires - on field call stands as usual like past. If the on-field umpire isn’t sure, he can consult with 3rd umpire. If still an umpire makes a blunder, before next ball, 3rd umpire can correct him or even stop the bowler to review the call. Once bowler starts running for his next ball - the review time is over, decision stands.

For today’s case, Aussies were denied a Test win (actually retaining Ashes - they are current holder of the urn and a win here would have made it 2-0 for Aussies with 2 Tests to go), not only because of umpires blunder (of course umpire made the mistake), rather that they used their reviews. If it was with Umpires, either he would have reviewed it or 3rd umpire could have stopped next ball for a 2nd look.

 

[UP]

Only solution is to take out DRS out of players.

Keep it to Umpires - on field call stands as usual like past. If the on-field umpire isn’t sure, he can consult with 3rd umpire. If still an umpire makes a blunder, before next ball, 3rd umpire can correct him or even stop the bowler to review the call. Once bowler starts running for his next ball - the review time is over, decision stands.

For today’s case, Aussies were denied a Test win (actually retaining Ashes - they are current holder of the urn and a win here would have made it 2-0 for Aussies with 2 Tests to go), not only because of umpires blunder (of course umpire made the mistake), rather that they used their reviews. If it was with Umpires, either he would have reviewed it or 3rd umpire could have stopped next ball for a 2nd look.

This makes sense.

We have all the technology to play with yet we are not making the best use of it. Third umpire should be given powers to over turn on-field decisions. It will make this game more fairer. England should not have won today.

 

[Saj]

Some of the worst umpires ever are on the ICC Elite panel and that's rather scary.

Clueless umpires who shouldn't be anywhere near international cricket.

 

[Majid Khan]

Have a big buzzer set up in TV commentary box and in the event a horrific decision is made by an umpire that 3 or more reputable commentators (who have played test cricket themselves) disagree with , they should press that button and we should then have a loud siren going off at the ground , basically to overrule the last decision the umpire made because it was wrong.

There you have it, now we can either keep umpires happy by giving them the room to make mistakes or we could fix their mistakes at the same time as exposing them to the whole world with slow motion replays. If it’s all about getting the right decision then why not, we don’t even need on field umpires making decisions - they should just communicate them.

 

[HitWicket]

Your suggestion would take a massive amount of time out of the game.

The current drs system is fine as it is. If teams want to waste their reviews on stupid things then that's on them. No one was moaning when multiple decisions went against England earlier in the test because they hadn't wasted their reviews in ridiculous ways allowing them to overturn it.

 

[Cricketrenew]

I don't trust the on field umpires to review decisions correctly, I would prefer the Third umpire reviews every decision irrespective of what on field umpire has done. Then if he gets it wrong he loses his job quickly.

Its ok saying we want less delays but if a hundred is scored with a dodgy decision its really not reflective of good play but just luck..... Even with two reviews the bowling team is more hampered then the batting team as they could be appealing many times whilst a batsman only appeals if umpire gives it out.

 

[hashimafzal]

Again another instance why I believe DRS should be taken out of the hands of the players.

If goals can be checked simultaneously in football via VAR, why can the same not be done in cricket? Have the third umpire check all decisions at a first glance. If it is quite obviously a correct call then play should be able to resume without any delay, hopefully by the time the bowler is back to his mark. If he needs another look, the umpire can hold up play for a second look. At least it ensures the right decision.

 

[Ab Fan]

At once, I felt that Joel Wilson deliberately didn't gave Stokes out because he wanted to give back to Australia for wasting their review to umpire's previous decision which was correct. Anyways, Australia have themselves to blame.

Maybe Wilson also wanted Stokes inning to not lose its worth, lol.

 

[aloo paratha]

Use your reviews wisely. I've never understood the "we'll just try and see what happens" mentality with reviews. Especially with the new rules where you retain the review on umpires call, losing a review is criminal since it means you made a big mistake.

 

[MenInG]

Legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar wants the ICC to look into the protocols of the Decision Review System (DRS) ‘thoroughly’ after the on-field ‘umpire’s call’ denied India two wickets which could have gone either way on Day 3 of the second Test match against Australia in Melbourne.

“The DRS system needs to be thoroughly looked into by the @ICC, especially for the ‘Umpires Call’,” tweeted Tendulkar on Monday.

Sachin further added that the players opt for DRS as they are already ‘unhappy’ with the on-field umpire’s decision, so that should not be given weightage while seeing the ball-tracking for an LBW review.

“The reason players opt for a review is because they’re unhappy with the decision taken by the on-field umpire,” Tendulkar added.

Sachin’s comments came after two of India’s reviews did not result in wickets even though the balls were clipping the stumps because of the ‘umpire’s call’ rule. According to the umpire’s call rule, the on-field umpire’s decision is upheld in case of a fifty-fifty call or when the ball is clipping the stumps instead of crashing into it.

Bumrah bowled a yorker to Australia opener Joe Burns which hit him on the front toe. The on-field gave it not out but India immediately went for the review. The ball was pitching in line, the impact was also good but the wickets were clipping so the decision stayed as not out.

A few overs later, debutant Mohammed Siraj trapped Marnus Lanbuschagne in front. India went for the DRS after the umpire ruled in favour of the batsman. Once again the umpire’s call came into play.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...s-call-rule/story-TNZTo7c9l7G05phk8cR1eN.html