Cricket

[Oscar]

You are a sad case Oscar - you just never read the posts properly do you - it's got nothing to do with the result!

Its just a question about the late afternoon shadows and the lighting in the stadiums!

Wow, you really are an old fool, aren't you?
I wasn't talking about the result - read my post again:

Stop whinging.
BM won the toss, and wanted to bat first, end of story.

If BM chose to bat first, he would have known about and factored in the late afternoon shadows, you silly twat.
Just like the Aussies knew that they would have the sun in their eyes when they were fielding.

[oldrider]

Wow, you really are an old fool, aren't you?
I wasn't talking about the result - read my post again:



If BM chose to bat first, he would have known about and factored in the late afternoon shadows, you silly twat.
Just like the Aussies knew that they would have the sun in their eyes when they were fielding.

I rest my case!

[Oscar]

I rest my case!

You certainly proved the case that you are an idiot.

If BM had of appealed against the light, the Umpires would have laughed at him and pointed out that he won the toss and elected to bat.

[oldrider]

If BM had of appealed against the light, the Umpires would have laughed at him and pointed out that he won the toss and elected to bat.

OK - I will take you at face value - why do you presume to answer for the umpires?

If a team captain asks for lighting consideration surely they must take it seriously and be prepared to take responsibility for their decision - conditions have changed!

Presumably this did not occur but my question is what if they did? Do the ICC rules apply or are there special CWC rules? - I could only find ICC rules!

I have been to the MCG and the shadows are just as severe as they appear on TV it must be very difficult for the batsman's eyes to adjust.

Hence my question - would the lights actually make any difference in those circumstances and do the rules cater for appeal against it?

[Oscar]

OK - I will take you at face value - why do you presume to answer for the umpires?

If a team captain asks for lighting consideration surely they must take it seriously and be prepared to take responsibility for their decision - conditions have changed!

Presumably this did not occur but my question is what if they did? Do the ICC rules apply or are there special CWC rules? - I could only find ICC rules!

I have been to the MCG and the shadows are just as severe as they appear on TV it must be very difficult for the batsman's eyes to adjust.

Hence my question - would the lights actually make any difference in those circumstances and do the rules cater for appeal against it?

Why do you think that BMac didn't ask for the light?
How many times do you think anyone has asked for the light in those circumstances (and the answer may surprise you)?

As for why I would "answer for the umpires" - I've played the game all my life and have been an umpire in the past.

[oldrider]

Why do you think that BMac didn't ask for the light? - I don't - I have no idea!
How many times do you think anyone has asked for the light in those circumstances (and the answer may surprise you)? - I don't know - that's why I asked!

As for why I would "answer for the umpires" - I've played the game all my life and have been an umpire in the past. - well there you go!

Thank you - that is why I asked the question - so that someone who knows could tell me!

So we can assume the question of lighting during that period would have been considered and fully covered by the rules!

I wondered if it might be just an oversight that everybody simply accepted but today's lighting is so powerful I also wondered if they would be more effective now!

That is the only thing that I could see that might be overlooked in a decision to bat first but couldn't see them missing it.

The Aussie's were just too bloody good on the day!

If you had simply answered the question in the first place without being smarmy I would have appreciated your answer immediately!

[Maha]

In all sincerity, how the Blackcaps played in the recent CWC, certainly increased the profile of One Day Cricket to what it used to be like 30 years ago. The euphoria genuinely erupted because of the winning streak during the tournament. Lets just wait and see if that kicks on next season.