[Cricket] Cricket World Cup Final: ENGLAND v New Zealand *** Official Match Thread ***

[Willow]

Guppy is long overdue. Looking forward to a ton off 80 deliveries.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Why so many empty seats?

 

[Pickles]

Sod the decision of the toss.

A more important decision is what time to crack open the first beer of the day.......

 

[Blackadder]

Did I just hear "Sussex by the sea"?

 

[Willow]

Did I just hear "Sussex by the sea"?

You did. Is that you [MENTION=659]fleet[/MENTION]?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Did I just hear "Sussex by the sea"?

Heard Jerusalem but not GOSBTS.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Good couple of overs to start with.

 

[Blackadder]

Wicket

 

[Blackadder]

Nope

 

[Sussex Nomad]

1 down 8 on the board.... damn!!! Plum except one thing, just too high.

 

[Triggaaar]

VAR has ruined cricket. No point even celebrating a wicket now.

 

[Willow]

1 down 8 on the board.... damn!!! Plum except one thing, just too high.

So plum LBW except it wasn't hitting the stumps.. that's a new one!!

 

[Sussex Nomad]

So plum LBW except it wasn't hitting the stumps.. that's a new one!!

Wrong size stumps.

 

[1066familyman]

Are these reviews shown on the big screen at the ground? Sounds like the reviewer is reading each step of the process out over the PA for the crowd to hear too. All worked really well I thought.

As it seems we're stuck with the shambles that is VAR in football. Can't we do VAR this way? , keeping the crowd informed at every step of the way and with minimal delay?

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Archer seems a bit down on pace. Perhaps he's finally feeling some pressure?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Why so many empty seats?

My train is delayed so my seat is currently empty.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Are these reviews shown on the big screen at the ground? Sounds like the reviewer is reading each step of the process out over the PA for the crowd to hear too. All worked really well I thought.

As it seems we're stuck with the shambles that is VAR in football. Can't we do VAR this way? , keeping the crowd informed at every step of the way and with minimal delay?

Cricket, as we know, is played at an amble, so reviews are quite exciting, it is also far more technical than football, decisions are invariably correct. Football is a different animal altogether and is still liable to human error. Reviews have become part of the excitement in cricket.

 

[1066familyman]

VAR has ruined cricket. No point even celebrating a wicket now.

I know you're only joking.

But seriously... VAR works great in tennis and cricket, and to some extent Rugby. It will be always take something away from football for me though, regardless of how much they manage to improve the current process.

 

[colinz]

Gupi

 

[1066familyman]

Cricket, as we know, is played at an amble, so reviews are quite exciting, it is also far more technical than football, decisions are invariably correct. Football is a different animal altogether and is still liable to human error. Reviews have become part of the excitement in cricket.

100% agree. And it's why I've always been against VAR in football.