The Ashes 2023

VillaMad

Both sides docked points for slow over rates throughout the series. It had been mentioned numerous times throughout the thread about the slowness of modern cricket. Umpires are a huge part of the problem though are they are allowing so much time wasting.

As Bumble used to always say in commentary, "get on with the game"

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120924412#Comment_120924412

difficulty with that is you could be there 20 minutes and trying to get all to agree. In fact you would be in many scenarios. The batsman and bowler want different things..

up with the 4th umpire, there should be a selection of spare balls, in good condition…

Overs ‘around’ 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80,

if a ball gets damaged after 23 overs… it’s replaced by the 25

if a ball gets damaged after 82 overs, replaced by the 80

umpire on the radio “ hey we need the 80 ball please “

ball is taken from a box, brought to the standing umpire’s, they verify it’s in good condition, it’s thrown to the captain… ‘PLAY’..

no discussion, no debate, no dissent or it’s a 42.2.1. Level 1 offence…. “ showing dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action “

you don’t like an umpires lbw call, you can do nothing, can’t argue or debate, that’s dissent … don’t like the ball change it should be the same. Remove any ability for the players to have input…. Too many have shown that they cannot do it responsibly without wasting copious time and potentially overs. It’s a pity but that’s where we are in world cricket… poor apprehensive umpires, players who are not altogether respectful of tradition, laws and most importantly the cricketing public, paying money to watch cricket.

Gillespy

When the cricket is good and the game is moving forward I don’t care about over rates. Commentators complaining about it all the time is more annoying to be honest.

It is a far bigger turn off in nothing T20 games, where you just want to see the last few overs bowled quickly to see who wins.

dohboy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120930624#Comment_120930624

I can see T20s going the way of baseball where they use a pitch clock now. Has sped up the game hugely and made it a better spectacle.

Strumms

Here is the wisden article about the over rates…

https://wisden.com/series-stories/ashes-2023/england-hit-with-massive-unprecedented-19-point-world-test-championship-penalty-for-ashes-over-rates#:~:text=England%20have%20been%20hit%20with,Tests%20in%20the%202023%20Ashes.

good to see it happening… no excuses… you can see these big conferences on field, happening that often and for that long they are only short bringing out a table and chairs…Stokes is a dose for it… but he’s doing it for a genuine reason where the Aussies are delaying and trying to unsettle the opposition..

also batsmen getting bats changed…. I’d be for the umpire having to ok that…. Out the twelfth man, that players preselected back up bat only thing he carries…drinks, towels, energy bars etc… not allowed no, must stop…

batsman to show the umpire his bat, if damaged he gets an ok for new one and he has the 12th man on for 2 minutes, with the spare bat, can have as many as they like in the dressing room but bringing armfuls of bats and a selection process… must stop.

imagine a footballer split a boot and a fella came on with boxes of boots…. Mad.