Test match umpiring

[Stamford O]

Richard Illingworth has been woeful.so many wrong decisions.if in doubt give it out and hope for a review.

[Top of the JES]

Michael Gough was terrific in the last West Indies test, but I agree about illingworth.

[banqo]

Even worse than the umpiring has been Jos Buttlers performance so far!

[Top of the JES]

Even worse than the umpiring has been Jos Buttlers performance so far!

Best wicketkeeper batsman in the country can't even get a game, Ben Foakes is a far better keeper than Buttler.

[kokomO]

Even worse than the umpiring has been Jos Buttlers performance so far!

Best wicketkeeper batsman in the country can't even get a game, Ben Foakes is a far better keeper than Buttler.

Got to agree with this, they should’ve stuck with foakes the last time they had him in the team. It’s a bit like jobs for the boys as far as the England cricket team goes (now where else have I seen that happening.... )

[banqo]

What a fantastic Test match!! Who says cricket is boring!

[Dohnut]

What a fantastic Test match!! Who says cricket is boring!

Fantastic indeed. Great recovery by England who looked out of it for so long.

[Sid Bishop]

Even worse than the umpiring has been Jos Buttlers performance so far!

But today Buttler made up for his previous mistakes when keeping wicket by putting on a brilliant display of attacking batting that helped along with Woakes, to gain an exciting and unexpected win for England.

[Chicken Dhansak]

But still got out playing the ridiculous reverse sweep shot. They only had to get ten more runs, with an hours play left, Crazy.

[Dohnut]

But still got out playing the ridiculous reverse sweep shot. They only had to get ten more runs, with an hours play left, Crazy.

It’s easy to criticise the shot a batsman plays when getting out. By definition it can be criticised, he got out. So it was wrong. It’s probably fairer to look at the style of player they are and judge them accordingly. His style of play was a major factor in England getting a surprising win. Best judge him by the runs he got rather than the way he got out.

[Confucius]

But still got out playing the ridiculous reverse sweep shot. They only had to get ten more runs, with an hours play left, Crazy.

It’s easy to criticise the shot a batsman plays when getting out. By definition it can be criticised, he got out. So it was wrong. It’s probably fairer to look at the style of player they are and judge them accordingly. His style of play was a major factor in England getting a surprising win. Best judge him by the runs he got rather than the way he got out.

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[Adz]

Some of you know as much about cricket as you do about football

[Disoriented]

Would much rather giving Foukes time to settle in before the next Ashes. We can’t afford the leaden gloves of Butler over there.