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[Giraffe208]

Oh Clarke

This!

[Vic Nicholas]

A leg slip comes in place...so, DON'T play anything outside ;leg...unless you are going to sweep HARD.

That was careless by Clarke.

[procricket]

Cheating smith no different than Broad get out .

No difference I agree make the umpire make his decision but the way Broad was vilified is it any difference...

[swamidude]

If Smith knew he had hit it he wouldn't have reviewed, at least not as confidently as he did. Normally a batsman always knows when he's nicked one so that was a bit weird.

[procricket]

Not sure about anybody else 99 per cent of the time I know bit like lbw you know when it close you just get the feeling was strange.

Should people be banned for it though Ramdin was should if you found retrospectively cheating be banned.

Please I not saying for a minute it should happen I agree on not walking but with all this advancement this ashes although dull due to the non existence of any Australian grit and skill with the bat every things seems to be challenged

[Wedge2408]

Is it me or has hotspot been next to useless in these couple of tests?

[shazz]

Agar drs.. uh oh controversy on the way...

[procricket]

Not sure about anybody else 99 per cent of the time I know bit like lbw you know when it close you just get the feeling was strange.

Should people be banned for it though Ramdin was should if you found retrospectively cheating be banned.

Please I not saying for a minute it should happen I agree on not walking but with all this advancement this ashes although dull due to the non existence of any Australian grit and skill with the bat every things seems to be challenged

See what I mean what is going on

[Vic Nicholas]

That is bizarre to say the least.

Umpire gave it not out.

England review.

NOTHING on hot spot.

...naturally, the third umpire gave it out overturning the central umpires decision.

Work that one out if you can.

[The_Bird]

Check his edges for Vaseline...

Big noise in snicko, could it be his handle slipping?

[Alvaro]

Radio are saying that there was 'clear sound' as the ball passed the bat. They're wired into the third umpire feed. I haven't seen any pictures, so can't comment.

Leaves a sour taste tbh.

[Bez013]

Don't understand that dismissal of Agar, no evidence to give him out. Snicko is not part of DRS.

[smokem]

DRS is totally out of control... This Agar dismissal is the complete opposite of what happened to Trott in the 1st innings in Trent Bridge:

Trott: no hotspot, sound, what looks like deflection. But out LBW.
Agar: no hotspot, sound, no apparent deflection. Out caught behind.

There is absolutely zero consistency in how the 3rd umpire is interpreting the info from DRS. I can now understand why India is against DRS if this series is anything to go by...

[shazz]

I guess that you have to remember that hotspot isn't 100% and does contain a margin for error. There are 3 criteria to overturn a decision.
1)hotspot
2)sound
3)deviation

If the 3rd umpire decides there is ample evidence to overturn the ruling, (i guess 2/3) then the on field decision should be overruled.

The men behind the technology have been kind to England. 

[Wedge2408]

I still don't understand how listening to sound, when there is no visible hotspot or noticeable deflection (the ball was already on that trajectory due to movement off the pitch), can be enough to overturn the on field decision. It doesn't line up with the way in which the system is supposed to work....