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I'm an umpire- correct decision was made in correspondence with the laws. Law 23- umpire may call and signal dead ball when "the striker is distracted by any noise or movement or in any other way while he is preparing to recieve or recieving a delivery".Also, Erasmus called and signalled dead bal...

@Ammar2492 No it wasn't given out, the correct decision was made, although, Pietersen waving his bat at it like a feather duster was pretty foolish!

Not cheating as you incorrectly put it. Try buying a rule book and read it.

Think the umpire was working on averages. Third big shout. Awful decision though

Haha Villiage! I don't think he's a match fixer. He went to a trial and they decided he was an awful keeper!

Two things that make me think its out as an umpire without the use of snicko.

1) You see from front on the seam change the way its rotating.

2) You can see a clear deviation from the view behind the stumps which is sharp. In my view that deviation is too sharp to be caused by swing conventional o...

Not that bad a decision actually.

Now common sense test- what do you think the third umpire is for?

Absolutely beautiful delivery

@PresyNaras DRS a failure! Its increased percentage of correct decisions- its proven to have worked. The figures, not 100% sure but think gone from 95%-99.1% correct decisions which is signifcant considering game can hinge on decisions and its 'elite' panel. I can tell you my ACO (Association of ...

Seen worse

"deperately close"- no- its out.Pumb, on yer bike

Use your bat son

I saw the title and thought Afridi would have eaten it! :P

Missed it by a mile!

I am an umpire and with decisions like that are very hard to tell. I am impartial and I thought it was bat first. There is far too much doubt to give it out. This is the kind of decision you need DRS for

Simply plumb. Should walk, very poor from Kallis. Its actually a very good decision. If you don't have DRS, the umpire gives you out, you walk. Simple.

Both are as bad as each other, need their heads banging together!

Cameras always show it doesn't carry. I'm 100% sure thats out although, if it was refered it would have been given not out

@quogequox I can tell you the benifit isn't in the laws, however, as an umpire there is a difference between the laws themselves and the applications of them. If you are not an umpire you will not fully understand that. The laws arn't always carried out to the letter. On training courses and such...

I am an umpire and I would say from this angle It looks straight but also high- good decision

This is a diservice to how good this was. I am an England fan and to see how brilliant this was you have to look at the set up deliveries which caused Kieswetter to play the stroke he did.

Well all I can think is Bowden thought it was pad first. Indians how no ground to moan when they will not accept the review system. For years there have been overly veciferous appeals from Indians in an attempt to get decisions- and it has worked on many occasions. Rudi Kortzen alludes to it in h...

I am an umpire and there is nothing wrong with that. It is not 'cheating' as you put it at all. I would go so far as to say it was very clever on the stumpers part. Lara was outfoxed, Lara is out, it isn't controversial, it is out. Simple

If you look carefully the bail jumps giving the wicket keeper the impression it has bowled him. Fortunetely for Johnson it landed back on the stumps so he got lucky

This appeal can be summed up with one word PLUMB!

Great to see- fanatstic example of the spirit of cricket. Credit where it is due, lovely gesture from Atapattu

It doesn't really matter that its hit above the knee roll, he's trapped on the crease and isn't that tall at all, so on balance right decision

Is it possible we can have a slow motion close up?

No luck involved Sehwag should have been paying attention- dosy twit!

Very brave but umpires are more inclined to give you out when its close if you don't offer a shot- (I should know I am one)! As a neutral my view is while the Billy got it wrong the batsman really has only himself to blame- its an awful leave and you can't leave them that close.

There's nothing wrong with that whatsoever. That is silly, it is out deal with it. Cricky, how ridiculous!

Thats an ounce of justice after what Shakoor Rana did.