Bucknor unhappy with ouster from Australia-India series

 

MONTEGO BAY: Cricket umpire Steve Bucknor expressed disappointment in being sent home from the Test series between India and Australia.
Bucknor said he was "disappointed that I am not continuing the tour between Australia and India, in Australia. But I respect ICC's authority in the matter."
"To err is human, to forgive divine, as the old saying goes. However, I consider it a sad day to see umpires sidelined after making only two wrong decisions out of a record of 35 appeals."
Bucknor, a West Indian umpire, was dumped by the ICC after India complaints over his performance in last week's Sydney Test match won by Australia.
Bucknor the most experienced Test umpire in the Elite Panel made a quiet return home to Jamaica over the weekend, managing to elude the glare of the local press and a group that had planned to meet him at the airport to show their support for him.

Kiwis poised to wrap up Bangladesh series

WELLINGTON: New Zealand had a firm grip on the second Test against Bangladesh on the second day here Sunday with the tourists needing 199 more runs with five wickets remaining to avoid an innings defeat. International whipping boys Bangladesh, already down 1-0 in the two-Test series, had collapsed to 51 for five at stumps after starting their second innings 250 runs in arrears. To add to their woes, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal broke his thumb when he dropped a chance from Mathew Sinclair and there were doubts whether he would bat.