Is the Golden Era of Oz Cricket Over?

[prydey]

Originally Posted by Rodp

How about his awareness of the wicket and where his gloves were?

Watch the youtube clip above again, watch how he rises with the ball, his hands tucked behind the stumps and the moment he clears the stumps his hands push forward beyond the stumps. I can't believe a keeper of his experience wasn't aware that his gloves were beyond the stumps. There's two issues I see, one is that he broke the stumps and the second is that he was attempting to take the ball before the stumps. IMO, that is indefensible.

i'm not denying it was a no ball. it clearly was. no argument.

i just don't like to crucify an aussie cricketer when there is a slight chance it was a genuine error. it may be a schoolboy error but these things do happen.

just for the record, i'm not argueing with anyone here . i love a good cricket discussion and i am a fairly loyal aussie supporter. i'll go into bat for the aussies just as hard as putts will stick up for the kiwis.