Hawk-Eye to be Trialed.

[Cricket Burble]

Re: Hawk-Eye to be Trialed.

I would feel that would be pretty obvious even without the predicted path.

You'd think so wouldn't you, but unfortunately not - that's why we need technology. Even balls hitting half way up middle are sometimes given not out by umpires - eg. the very first wrong decision (Dhoni) on this list:

<a href='http://www.cricketburble.com/wrongdecisions.htm'>Cricket Burble Wrong Decisions</a>

 

[Cricket Burble]

Re: Hawk-Eye to be Trialed.

The umpires won't be shown the predicted path. Only up until it hits the batsman.

Another piece of inspired thinking. No half-way measures - either use it all or stay in the dark ages!

Has anyone on simplycricket noticed that the use of technology to help umpires is something I'm almost fanatical about?!

 

[deer]

Re: Hawk-Eye to be Trialed.

i agree with others that technology should be used fully or not at all. using only parts of it is not productive.

The fielding side appeal, not the batsman, I'd think.

thats not fair. i think the batsman should be able to appeal too.

 

[Jonesy]

Re: Hawk-Eye to be Trialed.

Well deer I would guess it would be kind of weird when the umpire puts up his finger, the crowd roars, fielding team celebrates then the batsman appeals. Also the team would fight over who gets the appeals for batting...

CB, that decision was made by the on field umpire seeing the ball in full speed for 1 time only. These decisions will be made slowed down, stopped and will be able to be viewed for as much time as necessary. There's a difference.

 

[Cricket Burble]

Re: Hawk-Eye to be Trialed.

CB, that decision was made by the on field umpire seeing the ball in full speed for 1 time only. These decisions will be made slowed down, stopped and will be able to be viewed for as much time as necessary. There's a difference.

Absolutely, and that's why technology is needed - it's more important that the decision is correct than it's made quickly. The onfield umpire couldn't get it right when it was hitting half way up middle, so what hope is there for the difficult decisions? Taufel is the best umpire by quite a long way but even he makes wrong decisions. Of the 13 close decisions in the Lords Test, 3 were wrong, so that's nearly a 25% rate of wrong decisions apart from the rediculous shouts that are made at all levels of the game.

All we need to do is use technology to get it right - according to an article in The Wisden Cricketer Hawkeye was tested recently and was about a centimetre out at worst. Surely that means it should be used? The old arguments about it not being accurate have been proven to be wrong....

 

[macaroon9]

Re: Hawk-Eye to be Trialed.

Hmmm......I am not sure but maybe it was used on trial basis (Not the Hawk-eye)in one of the Champions trophy.
Where the "on-field Umpire" refer the LBW decision to the "Third Umpire".
Maybe the Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka of which India & Sri Lanka were joint holders in the finals.

I think it was the hotspot.