Umpire errors leave England in a spin
Umpire errors leave England in a spin
By Derek Pringle
(Filed: 13/03/2006)
England (300 & 112-5) lead India (338) by 74 runs
To refer or not to refer, that is the question that will be exercising England and their coach Duncan Fletcher on a day when the TV umpire was called upon to see justice served in one decision but not for two others, both costing Andrew Flintoff's team dear on the penultimate day of the second Test.
Fletcher has never hidden his dissatisfaction for the International Cricket Council's present regulations over the use of TV replays for making a decision. He wants a three-strike system in which a team can ask for three decisions per innings to be referred to the third umpire if necessary. Apart from reducing umpiring mistakes, Fletcher feels it would also force players to be more honest on the field.
At the moment the ICC allow all line decisions such as stumpings, run-outs and boundary disputes to be referred, as can any catches where the umpires feel the ball might have hit the ground (the old bump ball).
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Umpire errors leave England in a spin
By Derek Pringle
(Filed: 13/03/2006)
England (300 & 112-5) lead India (338) by 74 runs
To refer or not to refer, that is the question that will be exercising England and their coach Duncan Fletcher on a day when the TV umpire was called upon to see justice served in one decision but not for two others, both costing Andrew Flintoff's team dear on the penultimate day of the second Test.
Fletcher has never hidden his dissatisfaction for the International Cricket Council's present regulations over the use of TV replays for making a decision. He wants a three-strike system in which a team can ask for three decisions per innings to be referred to the third umpire if necessary. Apart from reducing umpiring mistakes, Fletcher feels it would also force players to be more honest on the field.
At the moment the ICC allow all line decisions such as stumpings, run-outs and boundary disputes to be referred, as can any catches where the umpires feel the ball might have hit the ground (the old bump ball).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ma...l13.xml&sSheet=/sport/2006/03/13/ixcrick.html