How would it get to the Third Umpire? As is stands, the players must make a review for it to go upstairs. In the example you gave the rugby ref makes the decision to review when he isn't certain of the call, that isn't the case in cricket, the umpire is assumed to be correct until proven otherwise.
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How would it get to the Third Umpire? As is stands, the players must make a review for it to go upstairs. In the example you gave the rugby ref makes the decision to review when he isn't certain of the call, that isn't the case in cricket, the umpire is assumed to be correct until proven otherwise.
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Swann gets 2 wickets right at the death!!
Those two wickets leave them on 218-6 with a lead of 33. Just Jayawardene standing in our way now.
Not the way it works though. The call is referred by the players. Therefore the umpire's decision stands unless the third umpire can prove otherwise with conclusive evidence.
The only problem I have with DRS is the consistency in equipment that should be sorted out by the ICC. Everything else I think is fair and really don't understand all the complaints. Aggers seemed to be quite surprised by the Dilshan decision, I think it was the correct one from a DRS perspective. If the umpire gave him not out it would have stayed not out. I do think he was not out, but the evidence was not conclusive against the umpire's original decision.
Target of 94 and Strauss gone and now 22-1.
Here we go, Trott out and 31-2. Time to make it difficult for ourselves.
Pietersen wins it with a six, 97-2. Victory by eight wickets. Still number one.
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All over, England win by 8 wickets. Hopefully the lessons learnt this winter will not be forgotten and the batsmen stop playing those bloody sweeps!