What was up with that horrible LBW decision against Rogers?

It was a rubbish decision to be sure but they happen. I don't think any less of Erasmus for making it. He is generally pretty good.
 
It was such a bizarre delivery that it caught everyone - batsman, bowler, umpire, TMS commentators - by surprise. With the benefit of replays, it was shown to be a bad decision, but that benefit is not available to the umpires.

Terrible umpiring? No umpire is perfect, or ever will be. If an umpire gets nine decisions right out of ten - as is happeneing in this series, despite the controversies some are stirring up - that's actually quite good umpiring.

As for reviewing: Australia keep wasting their reviews on hopeless causes, causing them to run out, and not have them available when they really need them. Watson had just wasted one - and Rogers was so astonished by what happened to him, he didn't dare risk wasting the second (although it later WAS wasted).

Using DRS tactically is - for better or worse - another skill that teams must learn.
 
Rogers new bloke in the team and probably didn't want to been seen as wasting one. Bad decisions happen, that's just cricket. Aussies wont whinge about it.
 
Bribing umpires is something England known for.

Bloody english b@stards
 
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