Comments on HARPER'S BIZARRETypePad2008-06-05T02:55:00ZTony Teahttps://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/2008/06/harpers-bizarre/comments/atom.xml/Can Bass 1 commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0105362afa0e970b2008-06-08T07:08:55Z2008-12-02T23:01:59ZCan Bass 1Never mind Harper - the other Daryl's been doing a spiffing job for us at Trent Bridge!<p>Never mind Harper - the other Daryl's been doing a spiffing job for us at Trent Bridge!</p>Bruce commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0105362af9f7970b2008-06-08T04:38:54Z2008-12-02T23:01:53ZBrucehttp://dilletante.tenpm.com.auIt's quiet here this weekend. Must have all gone to the snow ;-)<p>It's quiet here this weekend.</p>
<p>Must have all gone to the snow ;-)</p>pat commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0105362af9f6970b2008-06-06T15:46:46Z2008-12-02T23:01:52Zpathttp://www.carbunclesoul.blogspot.comIn the interests of self promotion and learning how to embed Youtube, may I present all the things: that I...<p>In the interests of self promotion and learning how to embed Youtube, may I present all the things: that I hate?</p>SaggyGreen commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0105362af9f2970b2008-06-06T08:53:05Z2008-12-02T23:01:52ZSaggyGreenhttp://www.saggygreens.comHarper's problem has always been giving batsmen out to balls pitching outside leg. Which might be why he rarely seems...<p>Harper's problem has always been giving batsmen out to balls pitching outside leg. Which might be why he rarely seems to stand in 'big' games.</p>The Don has risen commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef010535e84b8c970b2008-06-06T02:06:56Z2008-11-12T04:28:45ZThe Don has risenOh dear, I blame the IPL. I don't know why but why not connect two points of lunacy<p>Oh dear,</p>
<p>I blame the IPL.</p>
<p>I don't know why but why not connect two points of lunacy</p>Pedro the Ignorant commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0105362af9f1970b2008-06-05T14:12:52Z2008-12-02T23:01:52ZPedro the IgnorantThat clip is a a pearler, Adsy! How anyone can stand there with their bare face hanging out and claim...<p>That clip is a a pearler, Adsy!<br />
How anyone can stand there with their bare face hanging out and claim that *spit* Hawkeye resembles anything more than a cartoonish Gee Whiz gadget is beyond me.<br />
That a Test umpire even takes any notice of the bloody thing absolutely astounds me. <br />
There are a couple of excellent high tech innovations in TV cricket broadcasts, notably the "hot spot" and the super slow motion, but Hawkeye is a joke, and it defies all the known laws of the universe in its weird ability to have a ball pirouette in mid air.<br />
I recommend that Hawkeye believers spend a few minutes chalking out a full scale crease on the ground, get a bit of string and have a look at some angles off a good length delivery, and see how little variation is needed to miss the stumps. <br />
Better still, stand at bowlers end for a few years and watch a few thousand deliveries and you may get an idea of how a cricket ball behaves.</p>David Barry commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef010535ee52f7970c2008-06-05T10:27:06Z2008-11-12T06:11:07ZDavid Barryhttp://pappubahry.blogspot.com/I've never seen any of these supposed problems with Hawkeye. Before Hawkeye, I thought that too much was made of...<p>I've never seen any of these supposed problems with Hawkeye. Before Hawkeye, I thought that too much was made of "going down leg". There's only a couple of metres between pad and stumps, and the angle is usually small. I'm glad that at least one umpire is giving more LBW's now.</p>
<p>It's interesting that Harper's willing to say so. A couple of years ago, there was a report of an Elite Panel umpire who had started to give more LBW's because of Hawkeye, but he wasn't willing to be named.</p>Adsy commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef010535ee3c03970c2008-06-05T10:19:56Z2008-11-12T05:02:51ZAdsyHawkeye uncut!<p>Hawkeye uncut!</p>Lad Litter commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0105362af9e1970b2008-06-05T07:39:23Z2008-12-02T23:01:45ZLad Litterhttp://ladlitter.blogspot.comHawkeye is at best "an artist's impression" of what might happen, albeit one based on mathematical data and calculations. But...<p>Hawkeye is at best "an artist's impression" of what might happen, albeit one based on mathematical data and calculations. But it's stil speculative.</p>
<p>As Bart Simpson said to Lisa after she showed him how to use angles to play pool better: "Hey, who would have thought there'd be a practrical use for geometry?"</p>Tony T commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef010535e84b88970b2008-06-05T05:22:06Z2008-11-12T04:28:43ZTony Thttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/It's absolutely astounding Harper would tailor his decisions to Hawk. Hawk often shows a swinging/spinning ball would hit leg because...<p>It's absolutely astounding Harper would tailor his decisions to Hawk.</p>
<p>Hawk often shows a swinging/spinning ball would hit leg because it doesn't update quick enough to assess the ball swinging/spinning past leg and instead makes projections based on earlier trajectory.</p>
<p>All too often Hawk has the ball straightening to hit the stumps instead of continuing on its arc and missing the stumps.</p>
<p>Rather than Harper modifying his decision making to suit Hawk, Hawk should be improved to catch the late movement.</p>
<p>I'm still shakin' me 'ead. Surely Harper can see that Hawk is unable to judge late movement. SURELY?!?</p>
<p>Or is it more insidious? Is it a cricket version of political correctness? Does Harper (with or without complicity from the ICC umpiring department) want his decisions rubber-stamped by Hawk, even though Hawk may be wrong?</p>Adsy commented on 'HARPER'S BIZARRE'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef010535ee2816970c2008-06-05T04:49:05Z2008-11-12T04:28:44ZAdsyThe scariest thing is that Harper is probably not the worst going around either.<p>The scariest thing is that Harper is probably not the worst going around either.</p>