WI tour of Australia, Dec 2 - Jan 7

[Arthur Crabtree]

As you know...

[dan08]

West Indies might struggle to reach 3 figures.

[Toby F]

50 for Brathwaite, good effort under the circumstances.

[GarlicJam]

That DRS result points out a flaw in the system, I reckon. More than 3/4 of the ball was hitting the stumps and it went to umpire's call. Less than half the ball, fair enough, but this was (predicted to) smash the stumps.

Strange.

I've never really got the problem with this. The decision is weighted towards the onfield decision because the ball tracking is flawed and they don't want to overturn a correct decision, just a clearly wrong decision. Just because the graphic shows the ball hitting the stumps, it isn't necessarily what would have happened. Anything within a likely margin of error stays on the field.

There is a margin of error even if the ball is predicted to hit the base of middle stump. Sure, they need to allow for margin of error - and that is supposed to be 50% of the ball, this was 80% of the ball hitting the stump.

Maybe the margin of error was allowing for the fact that the ball may have passed between middle and leg stumps....

[GarlicJam]

It is unlikely that the judgement is made from the picture of the ball. That is added later I'm sure. It's all about the maths.

Possibly, but even so, the maths would be allowing/calulating for the width of ball, stump, etc., as well as the trajectories.

[dan08]

I know what I would prefer to make decisions out of the human eye in a split second and an advanced technological system.

[dan08]

Ball tracking is more accurate than we think. Shouldn't matter what the umpire's decision was. Most important thing is that the right decision is made.

[dan08]

Brathwaite has gone from blocker to hitting boundaries for fun.

[dan08]

Very fine knock but gone just short of a hundred. Aussies win.

[GarlicJam]

I'd like to see what the record percentage any one batsman has made of a team's completed innings. Brathwaite has made 63.5% of this innings.


The name Charlie Bannerman springs to mind - but did Michael Slater surpass this?

[dan08]

I'd like to see what the record percentage any one batsman has made of a team's completed innings. Brathwaite has made 63.5% of this innings.


The name Charlie Bannerman springs to mind - but did Michael Slater surpass this?

Bannerman still top from the very first test. 67%

[GarlicJam]

Yeah, Charlie Bannerman scored 165 in the first ever innings' 245. A percentage of 67.3

Not sure about Slater.....

[GarlicJam]

I'd like to see what the record percentage any one batsman has made of a team's completed innings. Brathwaite has made 63.5% of this innings.


The name Charlie Bannerman springs to mind - but did Michael Slater surpass this?

Bannerman still top from the very first test. 67%

You were quick.

Still no mean effort from Brathwaite.

[from_the_stands]

Ok, so this match really sucked. Smith declared a session too soon; Voges deserved his triple, and the under fire Mitch Marsh could have scored some runs. My guess is that Australia will be Mitchless on Boxing Day when Khawaja comes back in.

[Gingerfinch]

Smith's declaration was so early, you do wonder if it was personal. Two sessions left on day two, 6 wickets in hand, the weather set fine, and a man left stranded on 269.