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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
We were just talking about this. Can you always tell if you've knicked the ball tho? A few times when playing cricket, the bowler and fielders have appealed for a caught behind. I've not walked because I genuinely was not sure if I had edged it or not so have waited for the umpire to say yes. Im not saying Hussey didnt know he knicked it, but couldnt we have the 3rd umpire consulted for this, as they do when a catch is in doubt?
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I agree, but Hussey is saying that he never walks, even when he knows he edged it. So basically he hopes the umpire makes a mistake which in my opinion is cheating, he knows he's out but tries to hide it and hopes the umpire makes the wrong decision. Paul Collingwood did the right thing in the match today when he walked before the umpire gave him out when he edged the ball and thats how it should be. I think that most of the time cricketers know when they have edged a shot and reading between the lines of Hussey's interview he knew he edged it, therefore in my opinion cheated.
I don't think that video replays always give a definitive answer for edges because sometimes things such as the batsman hitting his pad or the ground can make noises at the same time the ball passes the bat therefore it's difficult to tell if there's a small edge. It's probably better for the umpire to make the decision.