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[edge]

I notice they've now ditched snicko and are using Hawkeye's ultraedge instead.

Snicko comes packaged with hotspot and the SA broadcaster decided not to pay for that I believe.

Bairstow must be relieved! Shame for Woakes, bowling well isn't he

[jezza39]

So the seamers are all over Elgar.... and they bring on Ali.

[SOULMAN1012]

That's out in any game no idea how a 3rd umpire can say not out

[jezza39]

That's out in any game no idea how a 3rd umpire can say not out

Evidently not seeing as all 3 umpires looking at the same TV footage decided otherwise.

[liscon12]

I'd have given that out but from stokes reaction I think they decided not to bother giving it out, also the stump mic is turned up way too much, heard Bairstow shout s**t when Mo was bowling

[csnew]

Can't remember AB struggling against many seemers recently. He handled Johnson at his prime but Finn giving him a working over here

[tate035]

Evidently not seeing as all 3 umpires looking at the same TV footage decided otherwise.

Anyone that has played cricket over a decent period of time knows that that catch was one of those that rolls up your fingers. Of course Stokes wasn't certain because he knows that it was touch and go as to if he got his fingers under it properly. However the head on camera shows it roll up his fingers. His fingers are bunched together so how can the ball have touched the ground? Just my opinion. If woakes is given out to a ball just tickling leg stump then for me that's a legitimate catch.

[edge]

Definitely out imo. What confused me was at no point were there camera pictures of the ball touching the ground! It was either in the air or Stoles' hands. Out.

[jezza39]

Anyone that has played cricket over a decent period of time knows that that catch was one of those that rolls up your fingers. Of course Stokes wasn't certain because he knows that it was touch and go as to if he got his fingers under it properly. However the head on camera shows it roll up his fingers. His fingers are bunched together so how can the ball have touched the ground? Just my opinion. If woakes is given out to a ball just tickling leg stump then for me that's a legitimate catch.

Well I've played for nearly 20 years, and I've seen 'catches' like that at an international level almost always turned down. If a player isn't even sure then it's a bit hard pressed for the umpires, after watching countless reviews where the moment of time you actually want to see is between camera frames. End of the day benefit of the doubt went to the batsmen, as it should have.

Anyway, I doubt we're going to change each others opinion.

[springbok45]

I'm sure Woodworm Have released a 2016 range so don't think they've given up.

Wasn't Finn with New Balance though?
Lad seems to change his sponsor on a regular basis

He was with slazenger during the summer used a mix of V12 and V800s when batting.

[rickjames]

So yeah, very even contest so far, proper test match cricket.

[rickjames]

And fair play to Bumble taking the piss out of his house being flooded

[Seniorplayer]

Think Woakes is considered our next closest type of bowler to Anderson whilst Footitt and Finn would be too similar to each other.

Well I didn't dream it

[tate035]

Well I've played for nearly 20 years, and I've seen 'catches' like that at an international level almost always turned down. If a player isn't even sure then it's a bit hard pressed for the umpires, after watching countless reviews where the moment of time you actually want to see is between camera frames. End of the day benefit of the doubt went to the batsmen, as it should have.

Anyway, I doubt we're going to change each others opinion.

Well I have played for 35 years and seen countless catches like that and the batsmen have walked in both professional cricket and amateur cricket. They took the fielders word. Now in the last 10 years or so players have become less honest but looking at the head on replay and having played cricket you can see that has carried. If you want to talk about benefit of the doubt for batsmen then why is a batsman out if it's flicking leg stump and NOT out if it's flicking leg stump.

[jezza39]

Great nut from broad, carrying the attack brilliantly. I'm sure AB will be disappointed though, really no need to play at that