The Art of Appealing

[apuraja]

we desis (indo-pak-sri) probably have a history of overly zealous appealing ... but the aussies have mastered the art of appealing

i don't really think the umpires are biased, but Ponting and Co. have refined the process of influencing decisions on the field

I have paid a lot of attention to in recent years .. I still haven't been able to figure out exactly what it is .. i can't nail it down .. but when the aussies go up in appeal, you just *know* the finger will go up automatically.

whereas the desis seem to just go over the top with useless appealing .. that sometimes looks more out of desperation than anything else .. so even the obvious ones are given not out!

point to ponder!

[Punter]

Mate did you watch the match if Australia got a wicket from every appeal we would India would of never made 532 your just talking crap

[Saj]

Lets face it, its about putting the umpire under the "right sort of pressure" and he will eventually crack.

Warne was a master at this, as he would chirp away at the umpires and more often than not he'd get a decision his way. How he did this was very clever - "facial expressions, falling to his knees, holding his head in his hands and general overacting".

[Plasma]

And i thought Ganguly had it mastered.

[12thMan]

There is an art which also includes when to appeal - sometimes Asian teams over appeal especially when spinners are on and I am sure that affects umpires

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by 12thMan There is an art which also includes when to appeal - sometimes Asian teams over appeal especially when spinners are on and I am sure that affects umpires

I think the Aussies have mastered appealling , by having a "positive" appeal at the right time i.e. when a batsmen is close to being out and put pressure on the umpire, while other teams appeal a bit too much and maybe there is some doubt with this i.e. the umpire sees too many "bad" appeals.

One thing tho, in a high tense game, appealing is part of the game, but you need to master it to get the dubious decisions as well.

[flawed_genius]

Its simple:

Bowler: Howzat, old chap?

Umpire: Out, my good lad.

[KB]

The Australians appeals are synchronised and pitched at the right level. They sound convincing. On a sub-concscious level it does effect the umpires.