Funny..cricket? Funny..andy?!

Haha, got u. Andy, how can that be a draw. Already the scores are tied, with the batting team needing one to win.

hilarious!

as i write this south africa are 85-2 and the wonderful referral system already denied us a wicket (which onions took a short while later, but that is besides the point)

as you say, it has taken away our ability to cheer or whinge about the decision instantly. i made this mistake a couple of hours ago when it was decided the lbw decision was in fact wrong. there i was, sleepily cheering, phoning my dad to tell him (he doesnt have sky sports) only to say when he answered "well we did have a wicket, but that decision has been reversed"

which made me look really daft

rant over!

nad wasnt it wonderful to see graeme smith go for 0. maybe he should cut down on the pies?

i look forward to the next instalment Mr Zaltzman

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Look forward to more in 2010...

Simply superb..........

Another classic Andy.
1 flaw though: How is it possible 1 team needs 1 run to win and the other needs 1 wicket to win? Surely it's a tie at best for the bowling team =)

your point on the finality of the umpire's decision is spot on and that magical rise of the finger has lost its magic.

Sorry to be picky, but if the batting team needs a run to win, the bowling team can't win by taking a wicket - they can only tie the test match. ;)

You've killed me! I'm on the floor in a jellied state thru laughter. Only my thumb's still working but 911 be damned ... I've got to comment! The mole shot and battle cries at Lords. Long live test cricket and Sehwag's ability to smash 200+ at better than a run a ball in a test (tho I hope he just gets ducks in early 2010 when SA meet him). Excellent insight in magical packaging. Can't wait for more Zaltzman.

@ Saravanan, Peter, Prakash: Your point is right, but you never know what happens in the future. If there is a Test "Championship", it is possible to have a tie count as a win. You guys remember the 1999 World Cup, don't you? :-)

I could never be an umpire because I'd be thinking about scallops and prawns half an hour before lunch, every appeal would be answered by an outline of a tv and I'd drink 2 litres of white at lunch and start yelling at the batsmen. Also , every appeal against any and every australian batsman would be upheld and I'd give them a right proper send off. Talk about awkward lefthanders who never get out, you can add Vettori to that list. The joy at seeing a wicket fall with no runs on the board has been completely destroyed for me; McIntosh was given out lbw, ball pitched in line, was hitting middle, as soon as he cried to the umpire for a referral, my heart sank, because this was Pakistan, not India or Australia, obviously the decision was overturned because of height and hawkeye. He went on to score 74 and NZ 450 plus. If it was 1-0 Pakistan could have got a couple more especially with NZ's top order. How does hawkeye differentiate between a scrambled seam and an upright seam?Day 1 and 5?

I could never be an umpire because I'd be thinking about scallops and prawns half an hour before lunch, every appeal would be answered by an outline of a tv and I'd drink 2 litres of white at lunch and start yelling at the batsmen. Also , every appeal against any and every australian batsman would be upheld and I'd give them a right proper send off. Talk about awkward lefthanders who never get out, you can add Vettori to that list. The joy at seeing a wicket fall with no runs on the board has been completely destroyed for me; McIntosh was given out lbw, ball pitched in line, was hitting middle, as soon as he cried to the umpire for a referral, my heart sank, because this was Pakistan, not India or Australia, obviously the decision was overturned because of height and hawkeye. He went on to score 74 and NZ 450 plus. If it was 1-0 Pakistan could have got a couple more especially with NZ's top order. How does hawkeye differentiate between a scrambled seam and an upright seam?Day 1 and 5?

good article as usual!

Hilarious!! The mole shot and the samurai shot? :))

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