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ICC innovations structure isn’t very appealing
By Scott 2 years ago, at the start of May, Comments
It has been reported in today’s paper that the ICC are considering a trial where players can appeal against the umpires decision. They are talking about using the Champions Trophy as a test bed for the idea. I noted the other day that the players don’t take the Champions Trophy very seriously, and it appears that the ICC does not either.
The ICC cricket committee, chaired by Indian great Sunil Gavaskar and including former Australian captain Allan Border, will debate whether players should be allowed to appeal against a certain number of decisions per innings if they feel they have been wronged by umpires.
An appeals system has been used in the National Football League for years, and the ICC denied such a process in cricket could undermine the authority of the standing umpires.
“What we are looking to do is increase the already high numbers of correct decisions made by our on-field umpires without diminishing their role and this approach has the potential to do just that,” said Dave Richardson, ICC’s general manager of cricket.
Presumably, a captain could appeal, say, two contentious decisions per innings and ask that they be referred to the third umpire. The standard of international umpiring has been a big issue recently.
The standard of international umpiring is in fact fine, if you ask me. Australia toured South Africa and Bangladesh and played 5 tests and 8 odi games and I don’t remember a single contentious decision.
While I am a crusty old curmudgeon, I do not in fact have a problem with new ideas in cricket. However, I do have notions about the proper place to test new ideas, and the ICC Champions Trophy, whatever its merits, or otherwise, is not in fact one of those places. If the ICC had asked a member country to test its ’supersub’ rule in a domestic competition, the flaws in the idea, which were manifest at the time anyway, could have been demonstrated in a slightly less public manner.
CommentsSouth Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Johannesburg, 4th day
By Will 2 years ago, at the start of April, Comments
Fourth day from Jo’burg. Chat away for those with Sky…
CommentsSouth Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, 5th day
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of March, Comments
Final day. South Africa’s backs against the wall. Equally, the weather might play a part - and the pitch, too (it’s 22.40 the night before…rumours there’s a dispute with the pitch which was repaired yesterday when it shouldn’t have been. So it’s being unrepaired!)
CommentsSouth Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, 4th day
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of March, Comments
I really need to plan this better, but because I post these things in advance (it’s Friday and I’m about to go out), I have nothing to add. I do like beer though, and have just had some rather nice cheddar. Rock on, cricket fans.
(it’s now Sunday night - Australia in command. Can SA pull it back? Can they b*******)
CommentsSouth Africa vs Australia again
By Scott 2 years ago, at the end of March, Comments
Brett Lee has just sliced through the South African lower order to engineer a collapse. South Africa lost 5 for 12, to be all out for 267. Australia’s lead is over 100, and it is GAME ON as far as Ponting’s boys are concerned.
There’s nothing in cricket quite like a rampant Australian fast bowler tearing through the opposition. Except, perhaps, a rampant Australian leg-spinner tearing through the opposition! The stoush between Nel and Lee was exciting as it was brief. Top stuff!
CommentsSouth Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, 3rd day
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of March, Comments
3rd day at Durban. Rock on like the rockers you are.
CommentsSouth Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, 2nd day
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of March, Comments
Second day at Durban. Rock on.
CommentsSouth Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of March, Comments
29 hundreds for Ricky Ponting. Sachin’s record is under serious threat; the bloke’s an utter run machine (and not in the criminally-dull Kallis-mode - he’s great to watch, too). Even stevens…perhaps Australia just about edge the first day.
CommentsSouth Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Cape Town, Day Three
By Will 2 years ago, mid-March, Comments
Day three of the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Cape Town
Chat away. (posted in advance, hence lack of any interesting words here)
CommentsSouth Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Cape Town, Day Two
By Will 2 years ago, mid-March, Comments
Day two of the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Cape Town
Chat away. (posted in advance, hence lack of any interesting words here)
CommentsSouth Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Cape Town, Day One
By Will 2 years ago, mid-March, Comments
I’m posting these templates in advance. After the dramatic events in the recent one-day series, this Test series could either be a humdinger or a damp squib. And that, ladies and gentlemen, might well be the most useless sentence I’ve written on this blog.
Chat away
CommentsVideo of South Africa’s chase to beat Australia
By Will 2 years ago, mid-March, Comments
It’s available here. 435 to win a one-dayer…the mind continues to boggle.
CommentsNew poll: was it the greatest one-dayer?
By Will 2 years ago, mid-March, Comments
Was South Africa’s win over Australia the greatest? Submit your vote. I’ve still to fully absorb the events, but I hear Barry Richards has made some interesting comments about it, which I’ll dig up soon
CommentsSouth Africa chase down 435 to beat Australia
By Will 2 years ago, mid-March, Comments
Nothing to add. South Africa have just chased down 435 to win a game of cricket. 434 was the highest score a few hours ago, broken now by South Africa. Andrew Miller’s bulletin will be up soon, so go and read that, the scorecard, and whatever. Ahhh, it’s a great game is cricket!
CommentsUPDATE South Africa v Australia, 5th ODI, Johannesburg
By Will 2 years ago, mid-March, Comments
About an hour ago, me and my colleage were screaming at the TV while watching South Africa attempt to reach 435. The commentators - Tony Greig and a South African, Barry Richards I think - were getting far too excited and claiming the hosts were going for the win. What tosh.
I’m slowly reaching for my hat which I might have to start eating, as we’re witnessing something rather extraordinary.
Oh bugger, the curse of the blogger. Graeme Smith is out (90 off 55!) and Mike Hussey’s celebration after taking the catch in the deep perhaps said it all: Australia are relieved. I think they felt the game was slipping away from them…
What an incredible day’s cricket it’s been
Update
Gibbs reaches incredible hundred. Nathan Bracken DROPS HIM at mid-off! What the hell is going on? South Africa 247 for 2, needing 188 from 23 overs
14.34 GMT
Gibbs 150 from 100 balls. 164 needed from 21. Rate under 8 for the first time. Pictures I’m upping are here
14.48
Gibbs falls for 175 from 111. De Villiers also out. Kallis and Boucher now in. 136 from 18.1 overs.
15.48
30 from 18 needed, ANOTHER FOUR, Boucher’s doing it for South Africa. And Mick Lewis brings up his hundred too!
15.51
It’s gotta be SA now. 17 from 13
15.52
Four from Roger Telemarketing! (Telemachus) 13 from 12! Mick Lewis has the most expensive bowling stats, ever.
15.53
Telemachus caught, brilliantly, by Hussey, diving forward at mid-off! 12 from 10 with two wickets remaining. Bloody hell. Andrew Hall gets a standing ovation for walking onto the ground.
15.58
7 from 6
16.00
Lee struck on foot, saved four, ouch. 6 from 5
16.02
Hall smashes Lee through midwicket for FOUR! Brilliant shot.
16.04
Hall caught! OUT GONE! 2 from 3 needed, ONE WICKET LEFT
16.05
Ntini screams, gets a single, South Africa cannot lose. 1 from 2. Australia cannot, obviously, win it. This is bloody incredible
16.06
Boucher wins it with a slog over mid-on to record the best one-day victory ever. In the greatest one-day match, probably. Speechless.
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