Australian Cricket Season 2025-26 (Ashes)

[Pushka]

The ICC must bring back the hot spot. Snicko has been a fail, for everyone.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Always in doubt for me when the Aussies have a strong lead and think they can coast home.

Five days of interesting cricket be damned. If it’s against the Poms, it should be a crushing three or two day humiliation every time.

POMs should not be shown any mercy, agreed. Especially after all the garbage beforehand about how great they were and this was the worse Australian team since 2010. Good to see them having to eat their words. Boycott’s comments have been particularly scathing on the English team and all this Baz Bollocks nonsense.

 

[Daver6]

The ICC must bring back the hot spot. Snicko has been a fail, for everyone.

Why did they get rid of it?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Why did they get rid of it?

Agree it’s needed. Indians won’t have hot spot since it uses restricted “military technology “ apparently, as I read, so it can’t be made universal via the ICC.

But Snicko does seem to be inferior to the UltraEdge tech.

 

[Scarlett]

Why did they get rid of it?

One reason I’ve heard is that the microphones are omnidirectional for snicko, but hot spot requires multiple fixed cameras perpendicular to the pitch at each end.

So, hot spot costs significantly more.

 

[Pushka]

One reason I’ve heard is that the microphones are omnidirectional for snicko, but hot spot requires multiple fixed cameras perpendicular to the pitch at each end.

So, hot spot costs significantly more.

I'd say the fact that India doesn't want it overrides cost factor. India worries about IP?

 

[Daver6]

Agree it’s needed. Indians won’t have hot spot since it uses restricted “military technology “ apparently, as I read, so it can’t be made universal via the ICC.

But Snicko does seem to be inferior to the UltraEdge tech.

IR cameras are restricted military tech? Hmmm...

 

[TheRealTMA]

IR cameras are restricted military tech? Hmmm...

According to the Indians, as I have read.

 

[TheRealTMA]

One thing that puzzles me with the out-of-sync sound for the Carey decision is that if they accidentally used the opposite stump mike recording (22 yards away) as they claimed in apology, how is it 1-2 seconds earlier than the vision frames?

 

[Pushka]

One thing that puzzles me with the out-of-sync sound for the Carey decision is that if they accidentally used the opposite stump mike recording (22 yards away) as they claimed in apology, how is it 1-2 seconds earlier than the vision frames?

It was a bit of a mess up all round.

 

[Pushka]

I heard today from one of the Barmy Army that it started on the Hill in Adelaide. And this test is being referred to as The Christmas Test. The Vics ain't going to like that. Our Premier will make sure it stays here

 

[moa999]

Think the ICC needs to fully investigate all the tech to better understand limitations, risks of errors, and human involvement.

They are all somewhat secretive on exact methods.

From my understand Ultra-Edge and Hawk-Eye (Sony) still have some human involvement so are arguably subject to the same possible failures as we've seen with Snicko (BBG). Certainly always been some dubious Hawk-Eye projections over the years.

In this series Fox is also using Virtual Eye (from NZ ARL) but not HotSpot (also BBG)

 

[CaptJCool]

I heard today from one of the Barmy Army that it started on the Hill in Adelaide. And this test is being referred to as The Christmas Test. The Vics ain't going to like that. Our Premier will make sure it stays here

Well the Boxing Day Test
Can’t be the Christmas test

And besides itself is only a recent innovation in the scheme of history. And became rusted on very quickly….

 

[DejaBrew]

Loving some of the posts on social media

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I love how the definition of a "thrashing" is apparently a 3-2 series win

Think the ICC needs to fully investigate all the tech to better understand limitations, risks of errors, and human involvement.

There's no infallible solution (at this time) so there needs to be some acceptance from all cricketing nations of potential for error. Let's face it, all of these various DRS review technologies were introduced to eliminate the bulk of the "howler" decisions, but there is still going to be a degree of luck involved in any of the 50/50 calls. What I really don't understand is why some (esp. the BCCI) have such a major issue with the technology when by and large, the correct decisions are made? Sure, the odd error slips through. But how is that any different to leaving it exclusively in the hands of the on-field umpires? And let's face it, it's not like the on-field umpires aren't still held to account and standard for their on-field decisions made prior to anything going up for a DRS review.

 

[TheRealTMA]

‘Worst Australian team’: How England greats’ bold Ashes predictions have aged badly​

Remember how the Poms claimed England was going to dominate, and Australia was too old? We do – and we have the receipts to prove it.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/worst-australian-team-how-england-greats-bold-ashes-predictions-have-aged-badly/news-story/592fded4eb95e8053ae534bbcc97d74a

 

[Happy Dude]

I am one who thought the Poms were going to be a helluva more competitive than they've been. Their preparation has been inadequate which is more a sign of the times than anything. Long gone are the days of tour matches against each state. Plus the schedule is too crammed now so it's no surprise they rest the first X1.

They've brought very little with them other than a team of vaguely lewd sounding names. Carse, Duckett, Wood, Root, Tongue, Stokes, Jacks. Must be tempting for The Twelfth Man to come out of retirement