Are the Umpires That Bad?

[Malcolmp]

I've noticed that maybe 90% of the appeals that the umpires turn down are shown by Hawkeye to be out.

Are the ICC umpires that bad or is this an anomaly in the game?

[Themer]

They nearly always get them right on my game, I thought that they had a decent rate of good and bad decisions.

[MarksNotts]

They nearly always get them right on my game, I thought that they had a decent rate of good and bad decisions.

Agreed !, i think the balance is perfect now.

[Chris Child]

The umpires are close to being spot on, with a small margin of error. They often will not give something out if it was just clipping the top of the stumps (as in the real game).

Often a ball that hits the stumps isn't out because it pitched outside leg stump. You can improve your chances of an LBW by bowling around the wicket to a left-hander (right-handed bowler). They will also give "not out" if the ball struck the batsman outside the line of off-stump.

[Myrmecophaga]

One related thing: Can batsmen leave the ball more often, they seem to defend more than the need to.

[Malcolmp]

Thanks Chris for your explanation.

Great game. I got hooked on the very first ICC and now this one has me hooked again.