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Originally Posted by Tronic
Tendulkar again sent back by the umpire; I say again, its time to start using the third umpire for all decisions; the umpires on the field are pretty useless and quite pathetic.
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No, what is pathetic is people who want to reduce a fine sport to a sterile computer game because they don't like the result.
If you were really concerned about the quality of umpiring you would also have mentioned that Dravid was plumb LBW later in the day & not given. This isn't about the standard of umpiring, it is about supporting an artificially created sense of victimhood.
Unfortunately, events over the past decade have repeatedly shown the ICC to be utterly craven in the face of whinging from South Asian nations. Rules have been changed, nations have been allowed to pick & choose umpires & the authority of officials has been undermined. In time you will probably get your wish. Who will you blame when your team can't win then?