Ngakho, ethakazelisayo yase 1st Ukuhlolwa komlotha eTrent Bridge kuyaqhubeka nokuthokozisa kungabikho ophumelelayo ocacile ophumayo njengamanje. Kodwa-ke ngifuna ukubheka emuva esikhathini esiyisihluthulelo somdlalo - isinqumo esithi "hhayi ukuphuma" esinikezwe i-Agar yase-Australia. Ake ngicace - akukho phutha elingabekwa kunoma yimuphi wabadlali noma onjiniyela bomdlalo - enkundleni yohlobo lweDRS kuphela nopopire oliphethe. Kube nezinqumo eziningi ezingalungile kulo mdlalo weTest naku-trop yamuva yabadlali, Akesibheke ngamunye kubo kuyithuba.
Ngakho, lets list the really poor decisions involving England so far this summer, bese ukubhekana badedelane
1. Ashton Agar, given not out when stumped (England vs Australia, Test First, Day 2)
Agar was stumped by Matt Prior. The on-field umpire called for a 3rd umpire decision as it was too close to call. The pictures clearly showed the foot was ON the line. To be given not out the foot must be behind the line. Whilst benefit of the doubt goes to the batsman, there was no doubt that Agar did not have his foot behind the line. I find it utterly inexplicable that he was given not out — I think the third umpire should explain what he saw and why he decided to give the decision not out. A video is also available on YouTube, but sadly neither the video nor the following still image are in HD format. If you know of an HD source please let us know.
![Ashton Agar Stumped drs](https://adorecricket.com/wp-content/uploads/agar_stumped-288x205.jpg)
2. Jonathan Trott, given out LBW after hitting the ball (England vs Australia, Test First, Day 2)
Ukuze sibe fair kuya ngunompempe wesithathu, this decision was wrong due to a failure of the DRS system. Trott was given not out by the on-field umpire but the decision was refered by the Australians. The third umpire gave Trott out as there was no hot-spot evidence that he had hit the ball. However, the crucial side-on hot-spot camera view was not available thanks to Sky using the camera to replay a previous ball. It is fair to say we’ll be writing more about this disgrace in the near future. The third umpire should have told the on-field umpire that he had couldn’t see all of the hot-spot pictures and the proper decision should have been to give the batsman OR the on-field umpire the benefit of the doubt — in either case Trott would have remained not out. The 2 images below clearly show that the ball has moved to the right before hitting the pad, and there is a small mark on snickometer from the impact with the bat in the first image (ukuyibuka usayizi ogcwele ukubona ngokucacile).
![Jonathan Trott Snickometer Hotspot ukwehluleka](https://adorecricket.com/wp-content/uploads/trott-1-288x217.jpg)
![Jonathan Trott Snickometer Hotspot ukwehluleka](https://adorecricket.com/wp-content/uploads/trott-2-288x217.jpg)
3. UStuart Broad, given not out caught after edging the ball (England vs Australia, Test First, Day 3)
KULUNGILE, this one isn’t a fault of the third umpire — it was a genuine mistake by the on-field umpire which would doubtless have been corrected by the third umpire had it been reviewed. It was a very poor on-field decision but the umpire may have been confused by an almost immediate second deflection off the edge of the wicket keepers gloves. Australia were unable to review the decision as they had already wasted both of their reviews earlier in the day. The Australians need to learn to use reviews properly — the review system was introduced to challenge “howlers” like this. Some pundits have also put forward the view the Broad should have walked — we’ll discuss that another time. A clear video of the incident is available on YouTube.
4. Ian Bell, given out stumped with his foot behind the line (Eng vs India, Champions Trophy final)
A crucial decision which most likely cost England victory in the Champions Trophy final against India. Bell was given out when the cameras clearly showed his foot was behind the line and grounded.
![Ian Bell, Stumped by Dhoni, Champions Trophy final 2013](https://adorecricket.com/wp-content/uploads/bell-stumped-288x185.jpg)
![](https://adorecricket.com/wp-content/uploads/bell-stumped-2-288x189.jpg)
We’ll try to find high quality images of each of the decisions so you can judge for yourself
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