Darrell Hair is the above the Law of Cricket?
Umpires or Referees in any field have a tough time. This time the way Hair, the Australian Umpire has treated Pakistan in the 4th test against England very badly and it’s bad for the Cricket.
Hair is a funny name and he has really behaved and treated Pakistan many times before like this. All the Australian Umpires have hatred inside their heart (racism). Especially Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
And Boycott is right in calling the ICC stupid.
Sure in future I wish India and Pakistan join hands and treat this Hair (Mayiru Issue) and teach the Australian Umpires and even their captains and players for sledging.
BBC says:
A row over cheating has given England victory over Pakistan in the fourth test at the Oval.
Test abandoned after row
What is ball tampering?
Doing something to the ball that makes it behave in a way that is different to how a normal ball behaves
In the past tampering has seen players try to change the seam of the ball, scratching the ball or adding something to it to make it move differently
Players ARE allowed to shine the ball, wipe mud off it and dry it, but anything else is against the rules
A row over cheating has given England victory over Pakistan in the fourth test at the Oval.
Pakistan refused to come back on to the pitch after tea on Sunday in protest over being accused of damaging the ball to change the way it moves in the air.They later changed their minds, but the umpires decided that by staying off the pitch earlier on, they had forfeited the match to England.
Pakistan deny “100%” that they had been messing with the ball.
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Anand said,
August 22, 2006 @ 6:11 pm
Let’s not forget the “Murali chucking” incident back in late 90s in Australia. Its the same Darell Hair who called Murali a chucker in a test match at Sydney and Ranatunga, out of frustration walked the team out of the playing field - Inzy and Ranatunga should actaully be given some credit for being bold and standing up against Hair.
Jim said,
September 29, 2006 @ 2:33 am
Hey Anand, I agree, let’s not forget that Murali was called for chucking - because he was chucking. Often, when trying to apply more spin to the ball, he still chucks. I’ve played and watched cricket for 50 years and it’s sad to see that racial hatred is coming into one of the two most gentlemanly of sports. In the early ’60’s Australia had a bowler by the name of Ian Meckiff who was outed by an Australian umpire for chucking. His action was much less controversial than Murali’s. Please don’t think I’m biased against Murali, because I think he is a great bowler. If Monty Panesar or Shane Warne had suspicious actions, I’d say as much.