England v Australia - THE ASHES

[summerisle]

6 down, looking a bit ominous for England now.

A bit

 

[The Equaliser]

whilst looking at slow mo replays yes. play it at full speed and it's a pretty standard reaction if someone is throwing a ball at possibly 90 miles an hour at your head. complete guesswork from the umpires and they would have been better off with siding on the caution of doubt. if the throw was low at the base of the stumps like someone competent would have done then yes.

Yes it could have gone either way and was not clear cut. I just don't think the 3rd umpire can be castigated for interpreting it in the way he did, or that it was outrageous or any similar description, as some commentators would have us believe.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

This will be a good one to win from here!

 

[summerisle]

This will be a good one to win from here!

And now an even better one.

 

[summerisle]

Plunkett and Morgan going mad , you never know
43 off 13 balls

 

[summerisle]

Partnership 50 in 19 balls

 

[The Equaliser]

64 run winning margin, fairly emphatic really. England have it all to do in the series now.

 

[summerisle]

Top order fails again. Taylor pftt. Time for Bairstow instead Butler.

 

[summerisle]

A bit of friction between Smith and Morgan post match. Morgan stated that he would have withdrawn the appeal (Stokes)

 

[The Equaliser]

No doubt the British ambassador to Australia will now be withdrawn in protest.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

There was no reason for Stokes' hand to be out there, the correct decision given I feel.

 

[Minimeister]

We're still poor chasers. Need to be setting a target because we haven't got the mentality to chase down big scores too often.

 

[toffeejack]

We're still poor chasers. Need to be setting a target because we haven't got the mentality to chase down big scores too often.

chased a big one down vs NZ ... oh wait we crumbled in that until bairstow single handedly won it.

 

[Joey66]

There was no reason for Stokes' hand to be out there, the correct decision given I feel.

If the ball was going on to hit the stumps well maybe yes but the thied umpire should have checked it was going to miss so whats the point?

 

[Elong]

If the ball was going on to hit the stumps well maybe yes but the thied umpire should have checked it was going to miss so whats the point?

New rules introduced a little while back, you can't intrude on the ball when it's aimed at the stumps, or change the direction you're running in (ie run in front of the stumps to protect them).