God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[DJC]

Hope that Camera has safety chains like the lighting does in professional TV studios, apart from hitting someone when running along you also wouldnt want it falling off either.

I’d love to know more about how spidercam works, and I’m sure Google could tell me.

I’m guessing here but I imagine if one of the cables came adrift, the other three would make the system safe. In other words, human error is more of a problem than the technology.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I’d love to know more about how spidercam works, and I’m sure Google could tell me.

I’m guessing here but I imagine if one of the cables came adrift, the other three would make the system safe. In other words, human error is more of a problem than the technology.

https://www.spidercam.tv/

https://www.spidercam.tv/wp-content/uplo...wShort.pdf

[Gointocarlton]

Yep...I was thinking of Phil Hughes when I saw how he got hit

Same thought exactly.

[Professer E]

Weak dismissal Warner, really weak

[ElwoodBlues1]

Weak dismissal Warner, really weak

Horrendous 3rd umpire decision too for Marnus, that was a catch imo, given out on the field and you could see the hands cupped under the ball. We usually a get a couple of those each season and they are all given out but not this time and its the inconsistency I cant put up with.
Re: Warner.....think he has played his farewell innings in Melbourne and should retire from test cricket before the next ashes.

[Professer E]

Yep, old man feet and couldn't GAF attitude with the bat - time to go.
I would have been annoyed to be given out to that one to slip, with the naked eye I thought it contacted the ground before being scooped up, I thought it was a fair call by the third umpire.

[Professer E]

Talking about blokes out of form, Maharaj can't land two in a row in the same metre of pitch.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Talking about blokes out of form, Maharaj can't land two in a row in the same metre of pitch.

Seen him bowl well vs other teams and be a good support for the quicks but Australia is a graveyard for overseas orthodox spinners either of the left or right hand variety.
Harmer has been better but in that typical english county pro way which doesn't work out here either.
I would have played Gerald Coetzee who is a young rookie fast bowler with real pace for the experience and gone with the one spinner. Most of the Aus batsman don't like real pace and South Africas success has always been built around their pace attack over the years and that's what wins tests in Australia.

[PaulP]

Why not give Khawaja 5 or 10 overs to get his double ton ? It's not like the game or the series (or even in the summer) is in the balance. Cr@p decision IMO.

[Professer E]

Because winning the test match counts for more than a personal milestone.  One over plus a change of innings is 15 minutes or about 4 overs.  This match will come down to the wire