The repercussions

Zat wrote:Meanwhile, Daryl Hair, rated by the ICC as one of the best umpires in the business at his most recent review remains on the sidelines...

Henry wrote:Imo, India will drop Jaffer and Yuvraj, and bring in Sehwag and Pathan, to have a 5 man attack with Dhoni batting at 6 and Pathan at 7.

Australia SHOULD drop Hogg, but because of sentiment, they wont drop him for Perth.

furriner wrote:Ok Henry here we go. Not just repercussions but takeaways from the game:

1. Yuvraj will not play a Test for India for a long time, if ever. Dhoni keeps his place.
Probably, but there has to be some sort of view to the future...

2. The 4 Indian batting greats have just got a new lease of life- deservedly so. I do not see the young guns stepping up. In the longer term we may be quite farked. Interesting discussion for another thread maybe
And it was a delight to see Laxman and Tenndulkar in full flight in this match. Poetry in motion.

3. Umpiring in this Test, including referrals, will be examined even more closely. I do not see Bucknor going beyond this series.
The referral system, including 'challenges' will be a hot topic over the next few weeks. I still can't see anything wrong with challenges. Bucknor was atrocious, but anyone who wants to blame it on racsim is just stupid.

4. Aussies 'over appeal' as much as Indians/Pakistanis/Lankans. So as I was discussing with ojitarian on another thread, lets put that myth to bed shall we?
This has been the case for a very long time indeed. And I think the Aussie have actually got worse in recent years.

5. I am not going to take Ponting's word on anything after that appeal of his off Dhoni. Not on anything. It is what it is.
Well, Ponting's a dickhead, so that makes sense.

6. I think the proposed system of taking a players word on catches is a non starter ( I would like a better look at the Clarke catch, so not commenting on him here)
These days, yes. Had it been agreed upon a few years ago, it might be a different story, but who knows? But I don't think it's a recent phenomenon.

7. India lost 3 wickets in the last over. What was that all about?
Maybe the choking ability of the SAffies you've appointed as coach is already rubbing off.

please don't yell wrote:Aye well said Zat, and India do have to take some responsibility for axing him for political reasons.

It was the pressure placed on the ICC by the Asian block that lead to hair getting the arse, so if you're going to dump a quality umpire because he's not afraid to do the right thing then his replacements might be politically more acceptable but not as good on the actual pitch.