Let’s get this straight the real problem with the referral system in the South Africa England series is the lack of modern tools. One can see why the ICC does not want Bangladesh committing to expensive equipment and the need to maintain it. However cricket has money and only 8 serious test teams so unlike football the use of all technologies should be mandatory. Indeed unlike football they have technology that works – goal line technology is worse than missing it does not exist.
Umpire Harper was described by the Great Bob Willis as “…he’s not just an incompetent umpire he’s officious too.” in the Caribbean last winter for his on field performance. This year he shows he cannot even be a third umpire. Seriously how hard is it to sit in front of a TV and turn the sound on when checking for a nick? He said he heard no nick and had the sound off, useless.
It’s actually not a given that had umpire Harper heard the clear sound he had to over-rule. This is not a little Englander rant at him. The problem is that he is clearly incompetent and yet he stays on the rotation.
Even the referral system will work better with better original decisions by umpires.
It’s clear the ICC prefers their umpires silent and incompetence is fine by them.
i agree, congratulaions to harper on becoming the worst umpire in history and congratulations to smith for his remarcable innings of 105-3. sham of a moccery of a sham. i wish south africa well now they have joined cricketings cheating elite. nasser hussain shut the fuck up you only sing when were losing
After producing some of the biggest howlers ive ever seen from an onfield umpire and causing embarrasment to the icc, somebody had the great idea of sticking the fool inside with headphones and a tv to watch. Having already witnessed some of the biggest howlers from an off field umpire we need to see theres something definately wrong with harper the man is either bent or incompetent, either way he has no place in cricket and should be removed from every aspect of the game. We cant forget what happened in the west indies under harpers rule if anybody cant remember bob willis wrote a piece or 2 on the aussies antics.
DARYL HARPER THE BIGGEST EMBARRASMENT TO CRICKET SINCE HANSIE CRONJE