but there is a fundamental difference

- tennis (& football) hawkeye shows exactly where the ball bounced
- cricket hawkeye can only predict the path the ball might have taken.

With the greatest will in the world cricket hawkeye can only ever be used as a guide, whereas in tennis & football it can be regarded as definitive.

Posted By: jayson blair on December 19th 2009 at 16:05:14

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So the ICC is basically saying it doesn't believe that Hawk eye is accurate (Other Sports) - duke of york, Dec 19, 12:12:01
- but there is a fundamental difference (Other Sports) - jayson blair, Dec 19, 16:05:14
- I think that the whole review system is a big mess (n/m) (Other Sports) - shoddy, Dec 19, 12:16:06
  - It doesn't work. As far as Cricket goes, I'm all for just having the umpires. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 19, 12:17:40
    - They seem to have changed the rules of cricket (Other Sports) - duke of york, Dec 19, 12:21:02
    - There was a situation yesty where England appealed against a decison (I think it was caugh (Other Sports) - shoddy, Dec 19, 12:20:25
      - Which sort of flies in the face of the traditions of Cricket. Fair play is integral. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 19, 12:23:01

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