da dobrowin： After several umpiring errors in the Sydney Test, an official protest from the Indian board saw the unprecedented step of an umpire, Steve Bucknor, being sacked from the next Test. A selection of the reactions that provoked.
da roleta： 10-Jan-2008
Got to go: Steve Bucknor has been sacked from officiating in next week’s Perth Test © Getty Images
“… the ICC’s reaction in this particular instance seems to be extreme … A dangerous precedent may have been set by the ICC.”
“What is there, eight international umpires on the panel? And if a couple of teams aren’t happy with umpires then all of a sudden you have got one to choose from?”
“I feel for Steve … it’s probably the best for him to stand down and relieve the pressure a little bit.”
“… it sends the wrong signal to those countries that are awash with cash, power and influence that they can get what they want as a result of their status.”
“When I see things like this, I think, ‘Thank God I’ve retired’.”
“By standing Steve down for the third Test, we have successfully defused the situation, at least for the time being, and so what was a sporting issue has not become a political crisis.”
“You wonder what confidence this gives umpires. What happens now if Billy Bowden makes a few mistakes?”
“Through their actions or inactions, they [the ICC] are threatening the future of the game.”
“I really feel sorry for him. After all he is a human being and anyone can make mistakes. I wonder if the same [Indian] people who showered praise on him two years ago [when Bucknor was felicitated at the India-Pakistan Test in Kolkata, his 100th] are after his blood now.”