David Warner’s radical umpire call after furious LBW outburst،
David Warner came up with a radical idea to promote accountability among cricket umpires, calling on the ICC to display umpire statistics on big screens during matches.
Warner remained furious with Sri Lanka when he was dismissed on an umpire’s decision with a ball clipping leg stump.
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Referee Joel Wilson dismissed Warner when the ball crashed into his pads, with the Australian immediately sending the appeal to the third official.
But he burst into anger when the examination showed it was a severed leg stump.
Former Australian cricketer Shane Watson said the dismissal “didn’t exactly look like he was going to break his middle or middle and leg”.
If Wilson had not disclosed it and Sri Lanka had reviewed it, Warner would not have been revealed.
Kiwi Ian Smith said in a comment: “He gets David Warner’s message. He’s not very happy about it.
“But he can’t argue with the technology. He leaves the ground angry, it’s fair to say.
Some fans suggested Warner deserved a ban or fine for his outburst, saying it brought the game into disrepute.
But rather than backtrack on his actions, Warner doubled down, calling for referees to be treated like players.
“Player stats go up on the board the more you come up to bat,” he said.
“When they announce the referees, I would like to see their statistics appear on the table as well. The NRL does it. I think the NFL does. It’s also a good thing for spectators to see.
“You definitely know which refs are going to give that 50-50 when it gets to the pad, and that’s where, from my point of view, it gets frustrating.
“There is no prejudice whatsoever. It’s just that you feel that way sometimes as a player.
However, Warner said the comments were not directed specifically at Wilson, but added that “there has to be some accountability.”
“If you make a bad decision, own it and apologize,” Warner said.
“The players are not going to bite your head off. The referees won’t rip your head off if you ask them. They are generally quite honest.
“You see it with the NRL bunker. You get absolute stinkers and some refs don’t officiate the next game.
“I think over a period of time. You know, obviously players are excluded due to poor performance. We were never told what happens with the panel (of referees) either. So (statistics are) just an indicator.
“But it’s just little things that show the viewer that it’s not easy.” So you know, you can explain where it’s not easy, why it’s not easy. And then when good decisions are made, they can explain it.
“So I think that’s something that could be explored.”
Warner said the outburst was due to “frustration.”
“Normally when something hits me in the leg, on the outside, I know it’s going more downward,” he said.
“I asked Joel when I was there what happened, like why did he reveal it? He said the ball was coming back.
“From my perspective on the replay, that wasn’t the case. When we see in replay how it went, we’re a little annoyed.
Warner also questioned the ball-tracking technology, explaining that he “never brought Hawk-Eye in to explain to us how the technology actually works.”
He said an explanation could help players make better decisions when determining whether to review.
“If they could come and explain to us how it works, then sometimes we might (choose) not to reference or to reference,” he said, expressing frustration the conditions of concern could dictate differences in matters ball tracking, in particular.
“At the moment we seem to be waiting (for ball tracking), and as a player you get more frustrated because you think, ‘Did they field it, what are the impact points, how many points of impact are there before he leaves.’ on’.
“In England the ball bounces and it moves once it bounces, not just off the seam but in the air it can move, so there are just little things that as a player frustrate you because there is no explanation…but there must be some responsibility.
With NCA Newswire
