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i dont think he hit it btw. even with the replay

so i cant see why that was given out in the 1st place

This is all very silly.

given out

now we might score some quick runs!!

Makes you wonder why he reversed the decision to give Chanderpaul out. All this is doing is giving the WI a benefit.

Still a little peeved about that Chanderpaul decision tbh.

Dar told Harper that he only heard the sound of the ball hitting the glove, no nick. Harper insisted he did hear it so wont change his decision.
HARPER IS A CHEAT!

oh here we go again

WI so confident in getting dodgy decisions theyre referring an lbw

Will harper insist he got it right again?

Aaaah don't know wha's goin' off aaht there, I tells thee

Lets see which umpire is corrupt this time! ;)

this has to be not out

and is

thank fuck they have none left

i dont think the referrals system is going to be used in the ashes series. Bound to be a gentlemans agreement.

^^^yes please

(unless it's a VERY basic referral system, along the lines of "was it a stinker")

still doesnt work. cook was still given out

A stinker = "clearly, blatantly errant"

But the referrals arent the problem. It's the incompetent men in the middle and up in the chair.
Take tv out of it and you still have 2 morons in the middle getting it wrong.

I wish we had fred. we'd be 2-1 up

Chanderpaul wouldnt say if he had hit it or not(ie didnt try to say he didn't hit it) then he said the WI team was happy with the referrals as they had the major benefit of it.

Still doesn't change the fact that Harper is an arse

Look, just be grateful Billy Bowden's in South Africa, will ya? :P

Just seen the cook decision again. There's daylight there, he does not touch it. How could Harper have still given it out? Unbelievable.

I hope KP scores quick as anything tomorrow. get 170 in double quicktime so that WI only have to go at 2 an over so they cant just block, and hope a couple of wkts fall early then they get nervy and wkts fall at regular intervals.
Sadly on this pitch its morely likely gayle will knock it off doublequick and get a 10 wkt win.

England can quite easily get a 200 lead before lunch. Set 'em about 210 to win, watch the sparks fly.

That would take some bold captaincy, not hitherto a feature of the series - but what's the alternative, declare at tea and hope for a miracle?

That isn't an alternative. England won't be considering anything other than declaring around lunch-time.

210 and the WI wouldnt bother their arse

If gayle got out they would just bat out the day

Hopefully, Amjad will have his Devon Malcom moment in this match, 9-35 or something like that. Blimey, didn't know Amjad was Danish either!

Malcolm, doh

9-57 and I didn't have to look that up.

I remember the day like it was yesterday, and ran and told my dad that Devon was destroying them. It was awesome, probably my favourite sporting moment. (knew it was 9-57, was just setting the bench higher!)

I'm trying to think of an equivalent! Obvs the Gary Pratt run-out is the single greatest moment in post-millennial English cricket.

Probably Trescothick's utterly insane 87 off about 50 in an ODI against Pakistan. I let a lot of people know about that one.

Hmm.

That ball that Ashley Giles bowled Brian Lara with was special.

(Must get Sky this summer, another cricketless summer is too depressing to contemplate)

Mainly coz it was Ashley Giles, and kinda WTF?

He did the same to Damien Martyn AND Chris Cairns

I wish we had fred. we'd be 2-1 up

I'm pretty sure he's never going to be fit enough to play a whole series again.

so who's watching the ladeeeez

... I.V.A. Richards

If the WI get KP out watch their celebrations, they will celebrate like they have won.

...and then Prior will marmalise that 80-ball 100 I was talking about

If England dont get bowled out chasing runs, what should they declare at? 170? 200? remember if you score too many , the WI will just defend and get an easy draw.

I suppose Eng might want 2 overs before lunch

Since Gayle bowled last night he better not be allowed a runner

If England dont get bowled out chasing runs, what should they declare at? 170? 200?

The lower the better. Let's see what Strauss is made of.