Official Umpires' discussion thread

From tomorrow we can use this thread to discuss all matters regarding umpires and umpiring decisions.

For starters, which two umpires are standing in the 3rd test?

[Rudi hater]

Bowden and Shapard I think. Shepard should retire he is an old man.

[MIG]

Apparently he died a few weeks ago but turned out to be the "wrong guy" - such is life .....

Apparently he died a few weeks ago but turned out to be the "wrong guy" - such is life .....

:oD :oD :oD

[Rudi hater]

LOL MIG. Thats what I thought when I saw the news.

[Daoud]

Well expect no favours from Shepard like we received from Bucknor. In fact, dont be surprised if the opposite happens. Bowden is a clown who can do anything

[Assara K]

Bowden's class and very dramatic!!

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040107/sp7.jpg
Australian captain Steve Waugh is hugged by umpire Billy Bowden from New Zealand on the final day of the fourth Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/mar/08bowden.jpg

i'm a little teapot....

I think he's fair and waaaay better than shepeard! i agree shepeard's too old now and should retire!

The Indians don't seem to like Billy too much

[Oxy]

The Indians dont like any umpires!

:oD :oD True :oD :oD

umpires - billy bowden(n.z) and simon taufel(aus)

[Assara K]

wasn't Taufel voted umpire of the year by ICC?

i think it should of been Bowden or Bucknor!!

[sajjad]

any bets on who'll make the first bad decision against pakistan....

im going for bowden giving taufeeq/butt lbw wrongly in the 3rd 4th over

or if india bat, sehwag survives a close lbw appeal...but the indian snikometer showing it pitched outside leg or something

[alghazzali]

lol, snickometer, thats prob wot the indians use 2 check lbw shout, instead of hawkeye

[sajjad]

im telling u every country has its own version.
pakistan has just hired 'chota' for this. every time theres a close lbw shout he will go there with a foot ruler and start drawing a line, with pencil from one stump to the other. it will make it absolutely clear whether the batsmen was out or not

any bets on who'll make the first bad decision against pakistan....

im going for bowden giving taufeeq/butt lbw wrongly in the 3rd 4th over

or if india bat, sehwag survives a close lbw appeal...but the indian snikometer showing it pitched outside leg or something

:oD :oD

[Lightning]

Awesome umps! Taufel's my fav, however whenever i say that decisions go against pak. That clown billy's not too bad either. As long as shep doesn't ump.

[Noman]

****.. he was out

[Schiller]

He has screwed us here a tad, i tell ya!!!!

That was out!!!!!!!!
and hit the BACK LEG NOT THE FRONT LEG

[tahaqureshi]

YES..he was out!!!!!!! sami is just brilliant!!!!

[Noman]

A100%

[Schiller]

what element of doubt, that was out yar!!

[Noman]

HOw many chance does Sachin need.... He dont deserve to be out there.... BILLY GO OUT::: TAKE GLASSES

[Khalil]

I missed what happed?

Did cripple Sachin not walk again ?

[Noman]

well Sami bowled a bowl like Wasim did in finale 1992

[Schiller]

he was lbw khalil and billy boola didnt give it

[Noman]

but unfortunate the bowl hit the pad

[Schiller]

how is that unfortunate?

[Officer Barbrady]

Bowden's reaction was even more retarded.

[Noman]

more slips needed

[161]

how is that unfortunate?


was going straight at the stumps

[KB]

As I said on the commentary thread the good thing about Inzmam's Pakistan side is that they accept decisions quickly. They dot allow it to effect them and lose focus.

[Schiller]

It might only be me but im beginning to dislike tendu more and more now

[Noman]

but, yaar how to get Shewaq out.,,.,

[Schiller]

keep it tight, very tight.

[Noman]

yaar Sachin is damn lucky...

[Amjid Javed]

sachin was b i t c h i n like a dog after been given out in last test!

2nd life hes been given in this series... the lil dwarf shud shut the hell up whining like he did after 2nd test

[Assara K]

SACHIN OUT- CAUGHT!!!!!!

[Amjid Javed]

SACHIN OUT- CAUGHT!!!!!!

;)+ ;)+

[Assara K]

Amjid Javed wrote: ;)+ ;)+

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[smilie=41.gif] caught again by yk- this guy's on a roll!!!

[Noman]

8) ;)+ ;)+ ;)+ ;)+ ;)+ ;)+

[Rob H]

lol

[Amjid Javed]

i see noman bhai is enjoying the new smileys ;)+ ;)+

[Assara K]

:))) :)) ;)+ :)) ;)+ :))) - arent we all????

[Oxy]

Tendulkar has been quite the controversial figure this series!

[Daoud]

And after the second test, Indian fans had the nerve to say Tendu is among the most unlucky batsmen around. Oh well. Im ESTATIC that he didnt get his 35th century, and I hope he doesnt :))

[The_Cricket_Devil]

yea lol tendu should be like in his final match out at 99 and cry back to the pavilion as a pakistani crowd laughs at him ah my dreams :D

[Assara K]

your views? :)?

[Saj]

a lot of pressure on the umpires today when the spinners were in operation and I think most of the time they got it right.

Taufel missed a couple of edges today, but I think Bowden was spot on.

[MWH]

Glad that the errors made by Taufel didn't affect the outocme in the end. For a brief second, it brought back visions from the Windies 2000 tour. But the way some other events had folded - Sehwag's runout, Pathan getting out to a " bat-shoe" dismissal - something suggested a victory in this test was destined for Pakistan.