"WRONG" DECISIONS
Wrong decisions - the details
This is not an exhaustive list - it's as good as we've been able to do given the limitation of not being able to watch international cricket 24/7!
Below, we've given a verdict on whether or not the result of the game was affected by the decision - this is purely subjective and can't be proved in any way. Often it is impossible to say if a wrong decision has changed the course of a game although we know it might have done, which is why you'll see a few "who knows?" as verdicts.
128. AB de Villiers given out LBW to Panesar
When:4th Test, England v South Africa, 07/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis
The decision:Hawkeye showed the ball to be going just over the stumps so the batsman should have been given the benefit of the doubt.
State of game:South Africa were 158 for 6 batting first and de Villiers was on 39.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This could have changed the result given that de Villiers can be destrictive, especially when batting with the tail.
127. Graeme Smith given not out caught off Panesar
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 02/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:The ball came off Smith's glove and into the keeper's hands but England only half-appealed. Smith was on 85 and went on to make 154 not out.
State of game:South Africa were 150 for 4 chasing 283 to win.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This probably did change the result (yes - I'm trying to be objective despite being English!)
126. Graeme Smith given not out LBW to Panesar
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 02/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:The ball span in a long way from outside off stump but hit him in line on the shin in line - Hawkeye had it hitting middle stump low down. Smith was on 74 and went on to make 154 not out.
State of game:South Africa were 134 for 4 chasing 283 to win.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This probably did change the result (yes - I'm trying to be objective despite being English!)
125. Paul Collingwood given not out LBW to Morkel
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 02/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis
The decision:Hit in line with middle as he tried to play the ball to leg, and with no doubt over height.
State of game:England were 304 for 7 trying to increase the target for South Africa in the last innings which stood at 221 at the time. Collingwood was on 103 and went on to make 135.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This didn't change the result as it turned out but it could easily have been crucial.
124. Alastair Cook given not out LBW off Nel
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 01/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Cook was plumb but not given.
State of game:England were 0 for 0 in their 2nd innings trying to reduce a defecit of 83 in the 1st innings.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This didn't change the result as South Africa went on to win anyway.
123. AB de Villiers given not out off James Anderson
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 31/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis (although no-one appealed so he could not give a decision)
The decision:A second bizarre controversy in this match. No Englishman appealed but replays showed that de Villiers edged through to the keeper when on 1 (he went on to make 5). No blame to the umpire but the batsman got to continue when he was in fact out.
State of game:South Africa were on 233 for 5 trying to extend their 1st innings lead.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This didn't change the result as de Villiers was out soon afterwards for 5.
122. Kevin Pietersen given out caught off Jaques Kallis
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 30/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis
The decision:The right decision given but for the wrong reason! Pietersen was plumb LBW but the ball spooned up to cover and he was given out caught. Effectively this was two wrong decisions but it seems very harsh to individualise the two wrong decisions in this list!
State of game:England were 74 for 2 batting first with Pietersen on 4.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:As Pietersen should have been out, but for a different reason, this made no differnce at all.
121. James Anderson given not out LBW to Ntini
When:2nd Test, England v South Africa, 20/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out although the ball was hitting middle and leg.
State of game:England were 50 for 2 with Anderson on 0 as night watchman. There was the final ball of the penultimate over of the day.
The result:South Africa won by 10 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:South Africa won easily so this didn't change the result.
120. Hashim Amla given out LBW to Darren Pattinson
When:2nd Test, England v South Africa, 19/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Harper
The decision:Given out although the ball was missing leg.
State of game:South Africa were 143 for 3 chasing England's first innings of 203 with Amla on 38.
The result:South Africa won by 10 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:South Africa won by a large margin so this didn't change the result. Amla had previously been recalled the night before when "caught" by Vaughan on the 1st evening, but technology could not prove the catch was taken cleanly so the batsman was given the benefit of the doubt.
119. Alastair Cook given out caught off Morkel
When:2nd Test, England v South Africa, 18/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out caught although the ball came of thigh pad only.
State of game:England were 26 for 0 batting first.
The result:South Africa won by 10 wickets
Cricket Burble verdict:South Africa won by a large margin, but England fans will always claim that this could have made a difference as it was the start of a first day England collapse.
118. Paul Collingwood given out caught at short leg off Harris
When:1st Test, England v South Africa, 11/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out caught although the ball looped to short leg without hitting bat or glove.
State of game:England were 413-4 and this wicket didn't change the game but it did increase the pressure on Collingwood who was fighting to keep his place in the England side.
The result:A very boring draw.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
117. Andrew Strauss given out LBW to Morkel
When:1st Test, England v South Africa, 10/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Harper
The decision:Given out despite being hit outside the line and playing a shot.
State of game:England were 114 for 0 batting first with Strauss on 44.
The result:A very boring draw.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
116. Clarke given out LBW to Miller
When:4th ODI, West Indies v Australia, 04/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out although the ball hit him outside the line and he played a stroke.
State of game:Australia were 129 for 3 batting first and Clarke was on 36.
The result:Australia won by 1 run.
Cricket Burble verdict:This decision evened up an earlier decision and didn't change the result.
115. Clarke given not out LBW to Gayle
When:4th ODI, West Indies v Australia, 04/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given not out although the ball hit him in line with off and was hitting middle.
State of game:Australia were 122 for 3 batting first and Clarke was on 34 - he went on to make 36 as he was out next over (to a wrong decision).
The result:Australia won by 1 run.
Cricket Burble verdict:Yes, this could have made all the difference, given how close the match was.
114. Bravo given out to Symonds LBW
When:3rd ODI, West Indies v Australia, 29/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out although the ball hit him outside the off stump and he was playing a shot.
State of game:West Indies were 172 for 4 batting first and were eventually all out for 223 off 48 overs with Bravo "out" for 7.
The result:Australia won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Although Australia won comfortably, this wrong decision could have changed the result.
113. Gayle given not out caught behind off Mitchell Johnson
When:2nd ODI, West Indies v Australia, 27/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given not out although replays suggested that it was out.
State of game:West Indies were 19 for 1 chasing 213. Gayle was on 6 and was soon out for 10.
The result:Australia won by 63 runs (D/L method).
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
112. Flynn given out caught behind off Swann
When:1st ODI, England v New Zealand, 15/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out despite the fact that technology showed the ball came off the pad.
State of game:New Zealand were 165 for 5 in the 38th over chasing 307, so were very unlikely to win. Flynn was on 34.
The result:England won by 114 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result given the margin of victory.
111. Bravo given not out caught off Lee
When:3rd Test, West Indies v Australia, 13/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:The ball flicked off the glove and rebounded to Casson who took a good catch, but it was given not out.
State of game:West Indies were 209 for 3 in the last innings of the match chasing nearly 500 to win. Bravo was on 17 and went on to make 69.
The result:Australia won by 87 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won so this didn't change the result.
110. Casson given out LBW to Edwards
When:3rd Test, West Indies v Australia, 13/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Given LBW although technology showed the ball to be going down the leg side.
State of game:Australia were 244 for 7 in the first innings of the match and Casson was on 10.
The result:Australia won by 87 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won so this didn't change the result.
109. Symonds given not out caught down the leg side off Bravo
When:3rd Test, West Indies v Australia, 12/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:It came off Symonds gloves but was given not out.
State of game:Australia were 133 for 5 batting first with Symonds on 14. He went on to make 52.
The result:Australia won by 87 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that the first innings sets up the game, this could have changed the result.
108. McCullum given not out caught behind off Broad
When:Day 3, 3rd Test, England v New Zealand, 07/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Hair
The decision:Given out although replays on snicko and hotspot showed the ball hit the bat.
State of game:New Zealand were 33 for 1, with a 1st innings defecit of over 240, and this should have been the 2nd wicket. McCullum was on 12 and went on to make 71.
The result:England won by an innings and 9 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
107. Panesar given out caught short-leg off Vettori
When:Day 2, 3rd Test, England v New Zealand, 06/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given out although the ball came straight off the pad.
State of game:England were 364 for 9 and this ended the innings - Panesar was on 0.
The result:England won by an innings and 9 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
106. Ramdin given out LBW to Lee.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out caught off the arm.
State of game:Australia were 244 for 5 as they looked to set West Indies a last innings target. Lee was given out wrongly for 4.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
105. Haddin given out LBW to Edwards.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out although replays showed the ball would have missed leg stump.
State of game:Australia were 222 for 4 and Hadding was on 7.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
104. Symonds given not out caught down the leg side off Taylor.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given not out although replays showed the ball hit the glove despite Symonds shaking his head to indicate that it didn't.
State of game:Australia were 192 for 4 in the 3rd innings of the match looking to set West Indies a target. Symonds was on 7 and went on to make 43 not out.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
103. Sammy given out LBW to Lee.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed the ball hit the pad outside the line of off stump and he was playing a shot.
State of game:West Indies were 318 for 6 in their 1st innings chasing 479. Ramdin was out for a golden duck.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
102. Ramdin given out LBW to Lee.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed the ball hit the pad outside the line of off stump and he was playing a shot.
State of game:West Indies were 314 for 5 in their 1st innings chasing 479. Ramdin was out for a golden duck.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
101. Bravo given out caught down the leg side off Lee
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed the ball hit the thigh pad.
State of game:West Indies were 314 for 4 in their 1st innings chasing 479. Bravo was on 45 when wrongly given out.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
100. Collingwood given not out LBW to Vettori
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, England v New Zealand, 26/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given not out although the ball would have hit leg stump.
State of game:England were on 250 for 4 needing less than 50 for victory. Collingwood was on 2 and made 24 not out.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:New Zealander's will feel that they could have sniffed an unlikely victory if this had been given, but this probably didn't change the result.
99. Jaggernauth given out caught at short leg off MacGill
When:Day 5 - 1st Test, West Indies v Australia, 26/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed that the ball did not hit the bat.
State of game:West Indies were 191 for 9 and Jaggernauth was wrongly given out for a first ball 0.
The result:Australia won by 95 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision was finished the game off. By itself it didn't change the result but cumulatively it with the other 3 in the match, it may have done.
98. Powell given out caught behind off MacGill
When:Day 5 - 1st Test, West Indies v Australia, 26/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed that the ball did not hit the bat. Cricinfo commentary says "Many a time, the replays don't show such edges, we need a snickometer or the hotspot."
State of game:West Indies were 191 for 8 with 95 to win and Powell on 27.
The result:Australia won by 95 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision was the final nail giving the game to Australia. By itself it didn't change the result but cumulatively it with the other 3 in the match, it may have done.
97. How given not out LBW to Anderson
When:Day 3, 2nd Test, England v New Zealand, 25/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Hair
The decision:Given not out when the ball was shown to be hitting middle and leg by technology.
State of game:New Zealand were on 21 for 0 with How on 20. He went on to make 29.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the game as How was out shortly afterwards.
96. Kevin Pietersen given not out caught behind off O'Brien
When:Day 3, 2nd Test, England v New Zealand, 25/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:The ball hit bat and then pad and went through to the keeper but the appeal was turned down.
State of game:England were 156 for 4, chasing 381, and Pietersen was on 25 - he went on to make 26.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the game as Pietersen only scored one run more before being out.
95. Alastair Cook is given out LBW to O'Brien
When:Day 2, 2nd Test, England v New Zealand, 24/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given out when Cricinfo describe the ball as doing "too much".
State of game:England were 33 for 0, chasing 381, and Cook was on 19.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
94. Symonds given not out LBW to Edwards
When:Day 2 - 1st Test, West Indies v Australia, 23/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given not out but hit pad before bat and was hitting middle.
State of game:Australia were 372 for 7 and Symonds was on 18. He went on to make 70 not out.
The result:Australia won by 95 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision could easily have impacted on the result.
93. Mike Hussey given not out LBW to Sammy
When:Day 1 - 1st Test, West Indies v Australia, 22/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Given not out but "Hawk Eye says it would have hit off".
State of game:Australia were 84 for 2 on day 1 with Hussey on 13 - he went on to make 56.
The result:Australia won by 95 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision could easily have impacted on the result.
92. Aaron Redmond given not out LBW Panesar
When:Day 4, 1st Test, England v New Zealand, 18/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given not out when technology showed the ball to be hitting off stump without any height issues.
State of game:New Zealand were 22 for 0 having conceded a small 1st innings defecit, with Redmond on 4. He went on to make 68.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision stopped England from pushing towards a win on the 4th evening, but with time running out it probably didn't change the result.
91. Michael Vaughan given not out LBW to Martin
When:Day 4, 1st Test, England v New Zealand, 18/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given not out when technology showed the ball to be comfortably hitting the stumps.
State of game:England were 188 for 4 in their 1st innings with Vaughan on 30. He went on to make 106.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision stopped New Zealand from having any chance of winning the game, but given the inclement weather, it probably didn't change the result.
90. McCullum given not out LBW to Panesar
When:Day 1, 1st Test, England v New Zealand, 15/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given not out when technology showed the ball to be comfortably hitting the stumps.
State of game:New Zealand were 104 for 5 in their 1st innings. McCullum was on 32 and went on to make 97.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision could well have cost England the match. Equally New Zealand would argue that Vaughan's wrong decision would have evened this out (see above).
89. Kallis given not out LBW to Chawla
When:Day 3, 3rd Test, India v South Africa, 13/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given not out although it was going to hit leg stump.
State of game:South Africa were 50 for 2 still trying to overcome the 1st innings defecit. Kallis was on 10 and went on to make 15.
The result:India won by 8 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result given that Kallis only went on to make an additional 5 runs and India won by 8 wickets.
88. Ishant Sharma given not out to Harris
When:Day 3, 3rd Test, India v South Africa, 13/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given not out although it was described as "plumb" by various reporters.
State of game:India were 319 for 9 trying to increase their 1st innings lead at the start of the 3rd day. Sharma was on 14 and didn't add to his score, but India did add a further 6 runs before the innings was wrapped up.
The result:India won by 8 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision could easily have influenced the result.
87. Yuvraj Singh given not out to Amla
When:Day 2, 3rd Test, India v South Africa, 12/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given not out although the ball struck the pad in line and would have hit the stumps.
State of game:India were 162 for 4 batting second after South Africa's 265, with Singh on 19 at the time.
The result:India won by 8 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision could easily have influenced the result.
86. Ashwell Prince given out LBW to Sehwag
When:Day 1, 3rd Test, India v South Africa, 11/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given out although the ball hit Prince just outside the line and he was playing a shot.
State of game:South Africa were 215 for 5 at the time and Prince had to go for 16.
The result:India won by 8 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision could easily have influenced the result.
85. Kallis given not out LBW to Sreesanth
When:Day 2, 2nd Test, India v South Africa, 04/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given not out although Cricinfo suggests the ball would have hit middle stump.
State of game:South Africa were batting second having bowled India out for 76 and were 267 for 4, already with a large lead. Kallis was on 75 and went on to score 132.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The winning margin was so large that it's difficult to argue that this changed the result.
84. Smith given out LBW to Sreesanth
When:Day 1, 2nd Test, India v South Africa, 03/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Tony Hill
The decision:Given out despite the ball pitching outside leg stump.
State of game:South Africa were batting second having bowled India out for 76 and were 78 for 0 with Smith going for 34.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The winning margin was so large that it's difficult to argue that this changed the result.
83. McKenzie given not out to RP Singh
When:Day 1, 2nd Test, India v South Africa, 03/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Tony Hill
The decision:Given not out although Cricinfo suggests the ball would have hit the stumps.
State of game:South Africa were batting second having bowled India out for 76 and were 5 for 0. McKenzie went on to score 42.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The winning margin was so large that it's difficult to argue that this changed the result.
82. Mark Boucher given not out LBW to Sreesanth
When:Day 2, 1st Test, India v South Africa, 27/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Tony Hill
The decision:Given not out although Cricinfo suggests the ball would have hit middle stump half way up.
State of game:South Africa were 381 for 5 batting first and this should have made them 381 for 6. Boucher was on 10 and went on to make 70.
The result:A boring draw.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that the match was only half way through the 3rd innings by the end of the 5th day, this decision is unlikely to have changed things.
81. Jeetan Patel given not out LBW to Monty Panesar
When:Day 5, 3rd Test, New Zealand v England, 26/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:DJ Harper
The decision:Given not out although replays showed the ball hitting middle and leg about two thirds of the way up.
State of game:New Zealand were 287 for 7 in the 4th innings and this should have made it 287 for 8. Patel was on 0 and made 18.
The result:England won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
80. Ryan Hinds given out caught behind off Muralitharan
When:Day 5, 1st Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka, 26/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given out caught behind despite no evidence to show that the ball hit the bat - the bat looked like it hit the ground which would have made a noise that Tuafel probably mistook for an edge.
State of game:West Indies were 229 for 5 with Hinds on 10 - this wrongly took the score to 229 for 6.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This probably did change the result given that the game was in the final session when Sri Lanka took the 10th wicket.
79. Sarwan given out LBW to Mirando
When:Day 5, 1st Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka, 26/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball hit the hand as Jayawardene reverse swept, rather than the pad.
State of game:West Indies were 212 for 4 with Sarwan on 72 - this wrongly took the score to 212 for 5.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This probably did change the result given that the game was in the final session when Sri Lanka took the 10th wicket.
78. DPMD Jayawardene given LBW to Chris Gayle
When:Day 2, 1st Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka, 23/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball hit the hand as Jayawardene reverse swept, rather than the pad.
State of game:457 for 6 with Sarwan on 136 - this made it 457 for 7.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Sri Lanka won so this wrong decision didn't change the result.
77. Dilshan given LBW to Taylor
When:Day 2, 1st Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka, 23/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball would have missed leg stump.
State of game:Sri Lanka were 277 for 4 and this incorrectly made them 277 for 5 with Dilshan out for 20.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Sri Lanka won so this wrong decision didn't change the result.
76. Kevin Pietersen given not out to Vettori
When:Day 3, 2nd Test, New Zealand v England, 15/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given not out LBW although replays showed the ball would have hit the stumps after hitting Pietersen's back leg.
State of game:England were 145 for 3 trying to extend a decent lead after both 1st innings. Pietersen was on 10 and was later run out backing up at the bowlers end after a straight drive from Bell on 17.
The result:England won by 126 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that Pietersen was unluckily out later, this wrong decision didn't change the result.
75. Andrew Strauss given out LBW to Oram
When:Day 3, 2nd Test, New Zealand v England, 15/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:England were 129 for 2 trying to extend their lead in their 2nd innings. Strauss was on 44 in his 2nd match having got back into the England side after a dismal run (within which he suffered 3 consecutive wrong decisions during the 2007/08 Ashes - wrong decisions seem to have had a huge impact on Strauss' career).
The result:England won by 126 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result, but did it change Strauss' career?
74. Paul Collingwood given out LBW to Jacob Oram
When:Day 3, 1st Test, New Zealand v England, 07/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Harper
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed there was an inside edge.
State of game:England were 335 for 6 with Collingwood on 66. This wrongly made them 335 for 7.
The result:New Zealand won by 189 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
73. Daniel Vettori given not out LBW to Ryan Sidebottom
When:Day 2, 1st Test, New Zealand v England, 06/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Harper
The decision:Given not out LBW although replays showed that the ball would have hit half way up middle and leg.
State of game:New Zealand were 322 for 6 batting first with Vettori on 23. He went on to make 88.
The result:New Zealand won by 189 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
72. Michael Clarke given out caught behind to Sharma
When:1st CB Series Final, Australia v India, 02/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out caught behind although replays showed that the ball hit the top of the pad rather than the inside edge.
State of game:Australia were 24 for 2 and this wrongly made them 24 for 3 - Clarke was "out" for 4.
The result:India won by 6 wickets with 25 balls remaining.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
71. Ashwell Prince given out LBW to Shahadat Hossain
When:1st Test, Bangladesh v South Africa, 25/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:South Africa were 193 for 4 batting last and needing 205 to win. Prince was on 38.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
70. Scott Styris given not out LBW to Collingwood
When:5th match, New Zealand v England, 23/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given not out LBW although Hawkeye showed the ball to be hitting leg stump.
State of game:New Zealand were 148 for 3 chasing 234 and this would have made it 148 for 4. Styris was on 1 and went on to score 25.
The result:New Zealand won by 34 runs (D/L method)
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
69. Dilruwan Perera given LBW to Clark
When:9th match of the CB series, Australia v Sri Lanka, 22/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball was going over the stumps.
State of game:Sri Lanka were 3 for 1 chasing 184, and this wrongly made it 3 for 2, Perera scoring 1.
The result:Australia won by 24 runs (D/L method)
Cricket Burble verdict:Who know's? Let's hope the wrong decision doesn't change Perera's potential career as this was only his second ODI.
68. Mohammad Rafique given LBW to Morkel
When:1st Test, Bangladesh v South Africa, 22/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed a large inside edge before the ball hit the pad.
State of game:Bangladesh were 152 for 7 batting first and this incorrectly made them 152 for 8. Rafique made 0 as this was his first ball.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given the low scoring of the nature of the game, who knows?
67. Daniel Vettori given not out run out
When:4th match, New Zealand v England, 20/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:EA Watkin
The decision:Given not out by the TV umpire, despite the replays showing that the bat was in the air so the run out should have been given.
State of game:New Zealand were 323 for 6, chasing 341 to win, with Vettori on 4. Vettori went on to score 14 not out.
The result:A tie - England scored 340 for 6, NZ scored 340 for 7.
Cricket Burble verdict:Another tricky call, but this probably did change the result as Vettori scored 8 off the 4 balls he faced in the next over to leave just 7 to win from the final over.
66. Sachin Tendulkar given out LBW to Nathan Bracken
When:7th match of the CB series, Australia v India, 17/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Parker
The decision:Given out LBW despite replays showing the ball would have gone just over the stumps.
State of game:India were 20 for 0 in the 5th over chasing 203 and this wrongly made it 20 for 1. Tendulkar was on 5.
The result:Australia won by 50 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
65. Ian Bell given out LBW to Daniel Vettori
When:3rd match of the series, New Zealand v England, 15/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW despite replays showing an inside edge.
State of game:England were 138 for 2 in the 30th over, chasing 229 from 47. Bell was on 73.
The result:England won by 6 wickets with 3 overs to spare.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
64. Oram given not out LBW to Sidebottom
When:3rd match of the series, New Zealand v England, 15/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given not out although Hawkeye showed it would have hit middle and leg.
State of game:New Zealand were 70 for 5 with Oram on 5 - he went on to score 88.
The result:England won by 6 wickets with 3 overs to spare.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
63. Tendulkar given not out caught behind off Clark
When:4th match in CB series, Australia v India, 10/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given not out although replays showed he'd got an edge.
State of game:India were 52 for 1 with Tendulkar on 24. He went on to score 44.
The result:India won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The decision did not change the result as Tendulkar scored just 20 more runs.
62. Sehwag given out LBW to Bracken
When:4th match in CB series, Australia v India, 10/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given out despite replays showing the ball would have gone over the top.
State of game:India were 18 for 0 with Sehwag on 11. This was wrongly given as the 1st wicket.
The result:India won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The decision did not change the result.
61. Adam Gilchrist given LBW to Sreesanth
When:4th match in CB series, Australia v India, 10/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given out although TV replays showed Gilchrist got an inside edge.
State of game:Australia were 1 for 0 in the first over and Gilchrist was on 0. This was wrongly given as the 1st wicket.
The result:India won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
60. Andrew Symonds given out LBW to Anil Kumble
When:3rd Test, Australia v India, 19/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out although TV replays showed Symonds got an inside edge.
State of game:Australia were 177 for 4 with Symonds on 12. This wicket wrongly took them to 177 for 5.
The result:India won by 72 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
59. Mike Hussey given out LBW to RP Singh
When:3rd Test, Australia v India, 19/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out although TV replays showed the ball was going over the top.
State of game:Australia were 159 for 3 with Hussey on 46. This wicket wrongly took them to 159 for 4.
The result:India won by 72 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
58. Rahul Dravid given not out LBW to Mitchell Johnson
When:3rd Test, Australia v India, 16/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given not out although TV replays showed the ball was hitting off stump.
State of game:India were 233 for 4 in the 1st innings of the match with Dravid on 67. This should have taken them to 233 for 5.
The result:India won by 72 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
57. Sachin Tendular given LBW to Brett Lee
When:3rd Test, Australia v India, 16/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW but replays showed the ball was going over the top.
State of game:India were 198 for 2 in the 1st innings of the match with Tendulkar on 71. This took them to 198 for 3.
The result:India won by 72 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
56. Saurav Ganguly given out caught by Michael Clarke off Brett Lee
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 06/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson (although no fault lies with him - before the series the two sides agreed before the series that the fielding captain would tell the umpire if his player had taken questionable catches cleanly. This agreement was scrapped after this match.)
The decision:Given out caught by Clarke when TV replays could not prove the ball carried, so the benefit of the doubt should have gone to the batsman.
State of game:India were 137 for 5, with Ganguly on 51, and this took them to 137 for 6.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
55. Rahul Dravid given out caught behind off Symonds
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 06/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given out despite replays showing the ball clipped pad rather than bat.
State of game:India were 115 for 3 with Dravid on 38 - this wrongly made it 115 for 4.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
54. Mike Hussey given not out caught behind off RP Singh
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 05/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Not given out despite replays showing a nick down the leg side to the keeper according to Cricinfo.
State of game:Australia were 188 for 2 with Hussey on 45. He went on to make 145 not out.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
53. Sinclair given not out LBW to Mashrafe Mortaza
When:1st Test, New Zealand v Bangladesh, 04/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Parker
The decision:Replays showed that the appeal should have been upheld for LBW.
State of game:New Zealand were 121 for 3 with Sinclair on 29.
The result:New Zealand won by 9 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The decision was evened out only 2 balls later to a slightly dubious decision - although not definitely wrong, so didn't change the result.
52. Andrew Symonds given not out caught behind off Sharma
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 02/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Not given out despite a big nick shown on replays through to Dhoni.
State of game:Australia were 193 for 6 and this would have made them 193 for 7. Symonds was on 31 and went on to score a century.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
51. Ponting given out LBW off Harbajan Singh
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 02/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out LBW despite a big inside edge.
State of game:Australia were 119 for 2 and this made it 119 for 3. Ponting was on 55.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:This decision simply evened out a previous wrong decision so didn't change the result.
50. Ponting given not out caught behind down the leg-side off Ganguly
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 02/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given not out despite an edge that was picked up using technology.
State of game:Australia were 45 for 2 and this would have made it 45 for 3. Ponting was on 17.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
49. Jaques Kallis given out caught by Ramdin off Edwards
When:1st Test, South Africa v West Indies, 29/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out caught despite replays showing that the ball only hit Kallis' shoulder.
State of game:South Africa were on 157 for 4 with Kallis on 85. This decision made them 157 for 5.
The result:West Indies won by 128 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
48. Aftab Ahmed given not out caught behind off Styris
When:2nd ODI, New Zealand v Bangladesh, 28/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Parker
The decision:Given not out despite replays showing that there was an edge through to the keeper.
State of game:Bangladesh were 118 for 4 with Ahmed on 20. He went on to make 54.
The result:New Zealand won by 102 runs using the Duckworth Lewis method.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
47. Jamie How given not out caught behind off Mortaza
When:2nd ODI, New Zealand v Bangladesh, 28/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Parker
The decision:Given not out despite replays showing that there was a big edge.
State of game:New Zealand were 31 for 0 with How on 12. He went on to make 74.
The result:New Zealand won by 102 runs using the Duckworth Lewis method.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
46. Brad Hogg given not out LBW to Kumble
When:1st Test, Australia v India, 28/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given not out despite replays showing that the ball would have hit the stumps comfortably.
State of game:Australia were 310 for 6 in their 2nd innings and this should have been 310 for 7. Hogg was on 11 and went on to make 35 not out before Australia's declaration.
The result:Australia won by 337 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won by a very large margin meaning that wrong decisions didn't change the result.
45. Rahul Dravid given not out LBW to Clark
When:1st Test, Australia v India, 27/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given not out despite replays showing that the ball would have hit the stumps comfortably.
State of game:India were 25 for 1 in their 1st innings and this should have been 25 for 2. Dravid was on 5 and was out shortly afterwards on the same score.
The result:Australia won by 337 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won by a very large margin meaning that wrong decisions didn't change the result.
44. Mitchell Johnson given not out caught at short-leg off Kumble
When:1st Test, Australia v India, 26/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given not out caught despite replays showing that this was a legitimate catch by Yuvraj Singh at short-leg.
State of game:Australia were 300 for 8 at the time and went on to get 343 in their 1st innings.
The result:Australia won by 337 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won by a very large margin meaning that wrong decisions didn't change the result.
43. Tharanga given out LBW to Harmison
When:3rd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 18/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW despite replays showing that the ball pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:Sri Lanka were 44-1, and this "wicket" made the score 44-2. Tharanga was on 16.
The result:Game drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The weather meant that none of the wrong decisions in this game changed the result.
42. Sangakkara given not out caught behind off Hoggard
When:3rd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 18/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:DJ Harper
The decision:Given not out caught behind when Cricinfo reports "Replays show Sangakkara did nick it, a few balls ago - the faintest of edges"
State of game:Sri Lanka were 40-1, and this "wicket" would have made it 40-2. Sangakkara went on to make 46.
The result:Game drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The weather meant that none of the wrong decisions in this game changed the result.
41. Vandort given out LBW to Ryan Sidebottom
When:3rd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 18/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball was going over the top to the naked eye (on TV) and using technology.
State of game:Sri Lanka were 34-0, and this "wicket" made them 34-1. Vandort made 18.
The result:Game drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The weather meant that none of the wrong decisions in this game changed the result.
40. Alastair Cook given out LBW to Malinga
When:2nd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 09/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:DJ Harper
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball was clearly missing leg stump from the TV replays.
State of game:England were 237-3 batting first - this took them to 237-4 - and Cook was on 81.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The result wasn't changed by the wrong decision.
39. Kevin Pietersen given out caught by Sangakkara
When:2nd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 09/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:DJ Harper
The decision:Given out caught off a rebound in the slips from Silva. The ball appeared to the naked eye to have been scooped up by Silva and then caught by Sangakarra. However, TV replays showed the ball had hit the ground before Silva scooped the ball upwards.
State of game:England were 171 for 2 batting first - this took them to 171-3 - and Pietersen was on 1.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The result wasn't changed by the wrong decision.
38. Dinesh Karthik given not out LBW to Mohammed Sami
When:2nd Test, India v Pakistan, 09/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given not out LBW when replays showed the ball would have hit middle and off. Karthik played no shot.
State of game:India were 377 for 5 and this would have made it 377 for 6. Karthik was on 7 and went on to make 24.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The result wasn't changed by the wrong decision.
37. Ryan Sidebottom given out LBW to Muralitharan
When:1st Test, Sri Lanka v England, 05/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW when replays showed that there was a big edge off the bat before the ball hit the pad.
State of game:England were 253-8 trying to save the game on the last day. They were half a dozen overs away from saving the game in the end.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 88 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Together with the Ravi Bopara decision, the two wrong decisions on the final day changed the result.
36. Ravi Bopara given out LBW to Jayasuriya
When:1st Test, Sri Lanka v England, 05/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW when replays showed that the ball hit him outside the line of off stump and he was playing a shot.
State of game:England were 139-5 trying to save the game on the last day. They were half a dozen overs away from saving the game in the end.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 88 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Together with the Ryan Sidebottom decision, the two wrong decisions on the final day changed the result.
35. Michael Vaughan given out caught bat-pad off Muralitharan
When:1st Test, Sri Lanka v England, 02/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out caught, when replays could not provide any evidence that Vaughan had hit the ball.
State of game:England were 107-1 - this decision made it 107-2.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 88 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision could be argued to have changed the result but as Vaughan had incorrectly not been given out the night before, so this wrong decision evened up the previous one.
34. Michael Vaughan given not out LBW to Malinga
When:1st Test, Sri Lanka v England, 01/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given not out caught, when replays showed the ball would have hit middle with no doubt about height.
State of game:England were 4-1 chasing Sri Lanka's 1st innings 188.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 88 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
33. Rahul Dravid given out caught behind off Kaneria
When:2nd Test, India v Pakistan, 30/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given out caught, when replays showed Dravid didn't hit the ball, but the ground instead.
State of game:India were 138 for 1, and this made them 138 for 2.
The result:The game was a boring draw.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
32. Rahul Dravid given not out LBW to Mohammed Sami
When:1st Test, India v Pakistan, 25/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given not out, although the ball would have hit middle and leg.
State of game:India were 35 for 1 needing 203 in the 4th innings to win the match - this would have made thek 35 for 2.
The result:India won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
31. Younis Khan given not out caught at short leg off Kumble
When:1st Test, India v Pakistan, 24/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given not out caught, when the ball had gone to Jaffer at short leg off bat and then pad.
State of game:Pakistan were 114 for 1 with Khan on 23.
The result:India won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result as Khan was out next ball.
30. Sohail Tanvir given out LBW to Harbajan Singh
When:1st Test, India v Pakistan, 22/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball had pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:It was the first day and Pakistan had collapsed to 137 for 6 - this was wrongly given as the 7th wicket.
The result:India won by 6 wickets
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
29. Kumar Sangakkara given out caught by Ponting off Clark
When:2nd Test, Australia v Sri Lanka, 20/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given out caught behind when replays showed the ball came off shoulder and helmet.
State of game:It was the 5th day with Sangakkara Sri Lanka's last hope of victory. Sangakkara was stopped from getting his double hundred and the crowd were stopped from seeing a more exciting game.
The result:Australia won by 96 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
28. Stephen Fleming given out LBW to Dale Steyn
When:2nd Test, South Africa v New Zealand, 18/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball pitched outside leg and was missing.
State of game:New Zealand were in a dire position facing a 1st innings defecit of nearly 200. Fleming was on 54 with New Zealand 117 for 4 - this was wrongly given as the 5th wicket.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 59 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
27. Lou Vincent given out LBW to Dale Steyn
When:2nd Test, South Africa v New Zealand, 18/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball was missing leg.
State of game:New Zealand were in a dire position facing a 1st innings defecit of nearly 200. At the time they were 4 for 0 - this was the first wicket to fall in the 2nd innings.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 59 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
26. Shahid Afridi given out LBW to Sourav Ganguly
When:4th ODI, India v Pakistan, 15/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball hit Afridi outside off stump, and would have missed.
State of game:Afridi was on 1 and the decision came in the 33rd over.
The result:India won by 6 wickets with 21 balls remaining.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
25. Salman Butt given out LBW to Harbajan Singh
When:3rd ODI, India v Pakistan, 11/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball would have missed the off stump.
State of game:Butt was on 129 at the time. Pakistan needed 49 off 19 balls with two wickets remaining.
The result:India won by 46 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
24. Sanath Jayasuriya given out caught behind off Brett Lee
When:1st Test, Australia v Sri Lanka, 09/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out caught behind when replays showed he didn't hit it. Gilchrist didn't really appeal at all - he simply raised a hand.
State of game:Late in the second day with Australia having posted 551-4 declared.
The result:Australia won by an innings and 40 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
23. Robin Uthappa given out LBW to Tanvir
When:2nd ODI, India v Pakistan, 08/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball would have missed off stump.
State of game:Given out for 0 off the last ball of the 39th over. India were on 260 for 5, and this was the 6th wicket to fall.
The result:Pakistan won by 4 wickets with one ball remaining.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision could well have changed the result. India were well positioned but only scored 61 off the last 10 after Uthappa's unlucky decision.
22. Kamran Akmal given out LBW to Pathan
When:1st ODI, India v Pakistan, 05/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Gould
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:Pakistan were on 44 for 0 at the time, with Akmal on 12.
The result:India won by 5 wickets with 18 balls remaining.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
21. Sachin Tendulkar given out caught behind off Andrew Flintoff
When:7th ODI, England v India, 08/09/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Given out caught behind although replays showed that Tendulkar's bat brushed his pad rather than the ball.
State of game:India were 59 for 3 in the 16th over and this decision incorrectly took them to 59-4.
The result:England won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
20. Owais Shah given not out caught behind off Ramesh Powar
When:6th ODI, England v India, 05/09/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Hartley
The decision:Given not out caught behind although replays showed that the ball came off the edge of the bat, hit Shah's body, and was then caught by Dhoni.
State of game:England were 202 for 5 in the 40th over and this would have left them on 202 for 6. Shah was on 40 at the time and went on to make 107 not out.
The result:India won by 2 wickets with 2 balls to spare.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
19. Sachin Tendulkar given out caught behind off Andrew Flintoff
When:2nd ODI, England v India, 24/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Gould
The decision:Given out caught behind although replays showed that the ball came off the arm-guard.
State of game:India were 180 for 1 and this took it to 180 for 2, Tendulkar being given out for 99.
The result:The match was won by India by 9 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:India won so this did not change the result.
18. Wasim Jaffer given out LBW to James Anderson
When:4th day, 3rd Test, England v India, 12/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given out LBW to a ball that Hawk-Eye showed to be going over the stumps.
State of game:India were 10 for 0 and this took them to 10 for 1, Jaffer going for 0.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Runs for India were not the problem so this did not change the result.
17. Alastair Cook given not out to RP Singh
When:3rd day, 3rd Test, England v India, 11/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given not out although replies showed that the ball would have hit middle and leg half way up.
State of game:England were 93 for 2 with Cook on 55. This would have made the score 93 for 3.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
16. James Anderson given not out LBW to Sreesanth
When:2nd day, 3rd Test, England v India, 10/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given as 4 runs through mid-off but TV replays showed that it hit pad first and would have hit two thirds up middle and off.
State of game:England were 18 for 1 trying desperately not to lose a second wicket before the close. Anderson had been sent in as night watchman and was on 0.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
15. Saurav Ganguly given out LBW to Paul Collingwood
When:1st day, 3rd Test, England v India, 09/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given out LBW despite a large inside edge that was proven by TV replays.
State of game:India were 276 for 3 and this made it 276 for 4. Ganguly was on 37.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Runs for India were not the problem so this did not change the result.
14. Dinesh Karthik given out caught behind off Ryan Sidebottom
When:1st day, 3rd Test, England v India, 09/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given out caught behind. This is possibly the most controversial of the decisions listed here as opinion is devided on whether this was out or not. But it's on the list as there was doubt which, of course, should go to the batsmen and the TV replay showed that there was no noise from the snickometer.
State of game:India were 199 for 2 and this made it 199 for 3. Karthik was on 91.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Runs for India were not the problem so this did not change the result.
13. Paul Collingwood given not out caught behind down the leg-side off Sreesanth
When:4th day, 2nd Test, England v India, 30/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given not out caught behind. The TV replay looked like it hit the glove and the use of hotspot proved it.
State of game:England were 302 for 5 with Collingwood on 48.
The result:India won by 7 wickets
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
12. Michael Vaughan given not out caught behind off RP Singh
When:4th day, 2nd Test, England v India, 30/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision: Given not out caught behind when the use of the snickometer proved that the ball had hit the bat just before Vaughan also hit the ground.
State of game:England were 86 for 1 at the time, with Vaughan on 11.
The result:India won by 7 wickets
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
11. Saurav Ganguly given out caught behind off James Anderson
When:3rd day, 2nd Test, England v India, 29/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision: Given out caught down the leg side although there was no evidence of the ball clipping the bat.
State of game: India were 409 for 4 when this decision was given to give England their fifth wicket. Ganguly had made 79.
The result:India won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
10. Sachin Tendulkar given out LBW to Paul Collingwood
When:3rd day, 2nd Test, England v India, 29/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball was missing off stump comfortably (Tendulkar played no shot).
State of game: India were 342 for 3 when this decision was given to give England their fourth wicket. Tendulkar had made 91.
The result:India won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
9. Wasim Jaffer given not out LBW to Monty Panesar
When:2nd day, 2nd Test, England v India, 28/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given not out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball would have hit middle stump. There were no doubts about height.
State of game:India were 89 for 0 when this LBW appeal was turned down. Jaffer was on 36 and made 62 in the end.
The result:India won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
8. Kevin Pietersen given out LBW to RP Singh
When:1st day, 2nd Test, England v India, 27/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball was going over the top of the stumps.
State of game: England were 47 for 2 when this decision was given to give India their third wicket.
The result:India won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result, although I'm sure some England supporters would argue with that!
7. Rahul Dravid given out LBW to Tremlett
When: 4th day, 1st Test, England v India, 22/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Simon Taufel
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball hit him outside the line off stump - he was playing a shot.
State of game: India were 55 for 2 in their 2nd innings when the wicket fell.
The result: A draw - India were saved by the rain which came with them 9 wickets down and about 100 needed, on the 5th afternoon.
Cricket Burble verdict: It nearly cost India dear but thanks to the rain, we're safe to say that this didn't affect the result.
6. Matt Prior given out LBW to Sreesanth
When: 2nd day, 1st Test, England v India, 20/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Steve Bucknor
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball would have gone over the top of leg stump.
State of game: England were 287 for 6 when the wicket fell, with Prior on 1 and Bell at the other end.
The result: A draw - India were saved by the rain which came with them 9 wickets down and about 100 needed, on the 5th afternoon.
Cricket Burble verdict: If anything the two wrong decisions in England's 1st innings increased the chances of them winning, with the benefit of hindsight. England ran out of time due to the rain, which started to fall on the 5th afternoon when England required 1 wicket to win.
5. Alastair Cook given out LBW to Ganguly
When: 1st day, 1st Test, England v India, 19/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Steve Bucknor
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball would have missed off stump.
State of game: England were 76 for 0 when the wicket fell, with Cook on 36.
The result: A draw - India were saved by the rain which came with them 9 wickets down and about 100 needed, on the 5th afternoon.
Cricket Burble verdict: If anything the two wrong decisions in England's 1st innings increased the chances of them winning, with the benefit of hindsight. England ran out of time due to the rain, which started to fall on the 5th afternoon when England required 1 wicket to win.
4. Alastair Cook given not out caught behind off Collymore
When: 3rd day, 3rd Test, England v West Indies, 09/06/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Billy Bowden
The decision: Given not out caught behind when technology showed that Cook had hit it.
State of game: England were 169 ahead in the 3rd innings of the match at 28 for 1, Cook on 12. They should have been 28 for 2 had this wicket been given.
The result: England won by 60 runs with Alastair Cook going on to score a further 94 runs, ending up on 106.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
3. Runako Morton given out caught behind off Steve Harmison
When: 2nd day, 2nd Test, England v West Indies, 26/05/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Rudi Koertzen
The decision: Given caught behind when technology showed there was no contact with bat or gloves.
State of game: West Indies were 82-4 chasing England's 570-7 declared. This was wrongly given as the 5th wicket.
The result: West Indies were all out for 146 in their 1st innings and crashed to defeat by an innings and 283 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict: The wrong decision had no impact on the result of the game.
2. Paul Collingwood given not out LBW to Jerome Taylor
When: 2nd day, 1st Test, England v West Indies, 18/05/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Asad Rauf
The decision: Given not out LBW, Cricinfo described the ball as "hitting the top of off"
State of game: England were 213-3 batting first, Collingwood was on 32. This would have been the 4th wicket.
The result: England scored 553-5 dec, with Collingwood scoring 111. The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict: The wrong decision had no impact on the result of the game.
1. MS Dhoni given not out LBW to Abdur Razzaq
When: 1st ODI, India v Bangladesh, 10/05/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Asoka de Silva.
The decision: Given not out LBW, the TV replays showed the ball would have hit middle stump two thirds of the way up.
State of game: India were 76 for 3 in the 13th over, chasing 250 from 47 overs. This would have been the 4th wicket.
The result: India won by 5 wickets with 1 over remaining, Dhoni going on to score 91 not out.
Cricket Burble verdict: The wrong decision changed the game - Bangladesh would have won but for the error.
If you know of any other wrong umpiring decisions in internation cricket since the 2007 World Cup, please email cricketburble@gmail.com.
This is not an exhaustive list - it's as good as we've been able to do given the limitation of not being able to watch international cricket 24/7!
Below, we've given a verdict on whether or not the result of the game was affected by the decision - this is purely subjective and can't be proved in any way. Often it is impossible to say if a wrong decision has changed the course of a game although we know it might have done, which is why you'll see a few "who knows?" as verdicts.
128. AB de Villiers given out LBW to Panesar
When:4th Test, England v South Africa, 07/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis
The decision:Hawkeye showed the ball to be going just over the stumps so the batsman should have been given the benefit of the doubt.
State of game:South Africa were 158 for 6 batting first and de Villiers was on 39.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This could have changed the result given that de Villiers can be destrictive, especially when batting with the tail.
127. Graeme Smith given not out caught off Panesar
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 02/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:The ball came off Smith's glove and into the keeper's hands but England only half-appealed. Smith was on 85 and went on to make 154 not out.
State of game:South Africa were 150 for 4 chasing 283 to win.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This probably did change the result (yes - I'm trying to be objective despite being English!)
126. Graeme Smith given not out LBW to Panesar
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 02/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:The ball span in a long way from outside off stump but hit him in line on the shin in line - Hawkeye had it hitting middle stump low down. Smith was on 74 and went on to make 154 not out.
State of game:South Africa were 134 for 4 chasing 283 to win.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This probably did change the result (yes - I'm trying to be objective despite being English!)
125. Paul Collingwood given not out LBW to Morkel
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 02/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis
The decision:Hit in line with middle as he tried to play the ball to leg, and with no doubt over height.
State of game:England were 304 for 7 trying to increase the target for South Africa in the last innings which stood at 221 at the time. Collingwood was on 103 and went on to make 135.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This didn't change the result as it turned out but it could easily have been crucial.
124. Alastair Cook given not out LBW off Nel
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 01/08/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Cook was plumb but not given.
State of game:England were 0 for 0 in their 2nd innings trying to reduce a defecit of 83 in the 1st innings.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This didn't change the result as South Africa went on to win anyway.
123. AB de Villiers given not out off James Anderson
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 31/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis (although no-one appealed so he could not give a decision)
The decision:A second bizarre controversy in this match. No Englishman appealed but replays showed that de Villiers edged through to the keeper when on 1 (he went on to make 5). No blame to the umpire but the batsman got to continue when he was in fact out.
State of game:South Africa were on 233 for 5 trying to extend their 1st innings lead.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This didn't change the result as de Villiers was out soon afterwards for 5.
122. Kevin Pietersen given out caught off Jaques Kallis
When:3rd Test, England v South Africa, 30/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis
The decision:The right decision given but for the wrong reason! Pietersen was plumb LBW but the ball spooned up to cover and he was given out caught. Effectively this was two wrong decisions but it seems very harsh to individualise the two wrong decisions in this list!
State of game:England were 74 for 2 batting first with Pietersen on 4.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:As Pietersen should have been out, but for a different reason, this made no differnce at all.
121. James Anderson given not out LBW to Ntini
When:2nd Test, England v South Africa, 20/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out although the ball was hitting middle and leg.
State of game:England were 50 for 2 with Anderson on 0 as night watchman. There was the final ball of the penultimate over of the day.
The result:South Africa won by 10 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:South Africa won easily so this didn't change the result.
120. Hashim Amla given out LBW to Darren Pattinson
When:2nd Test, England v South Africa, 19/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Harper
The decision:Given out although the ball was missing leg.
State of game:South Africa were 143 for 3 chasing England's first innings of 203 with Amla on 38.
The result:South Africa won by 10 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:South Africa won by a large margin so this didn't change the result. Amla had previously been recalled the night before when "caught" by Vaughan on the 1st evening, but technology could not prove the catch was taken cleanly so the batsman was given the benefit of the doubt.
119. Alastair Cook given out caught off Morkel
When:2nd Test, England v South Africa, 18/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out caught although the ball came of thigh pad only.
State of game:England were 26 for 0 batting first.
The result:South Africa won by 10 wickets
Cricket Burble verdict:South Africa won by a large margin, but England fans will always claim that this could have made a difference as it was the start of a first day England collapse.
118. Paul Collingwood given out caught at short leg off Harris
When:1st Test, England v South Africa, 11/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out caught although the ball looped to short leg without hitting bat or glove.
State of game:England were 413-4 and this wicket didn't change the game but it did increase the pressure on Collingwood who was fighting to keep his place in the England side.
The result:A very boring draw.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
117. Andrew Strauss given out LBW to Morkel
When:1st Test, England v South Africa, 10/07/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Harper
The decision:Given out despite being hit outside the line and playing a shot.
State of game:England were 114 for 0 batting first with Strauss on 44.
The result:A very boring draw.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
116. Clarke given out LBW to Miller
When:4th ODI, West Indies v Australia, 04/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out although the ball hit him outside the line and he played a stroke.
State of game:Australia were 129 for 3 batting first and Clarke was on 36.
The result:Australia won by 1 run.
Cricket Burble verdict:This decision evened up an earlier decision and didn't change the result.
115. Clarke given not out LBW to Gayle
When:4th ODI, West Indies v Australia, 04/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given not out although the ball hit him in line with off and was hitting middle.
State of game:Australia were 122 for 3 batting first and Clarke was on 34 - he went on to make 36 as he was out next over (to a wrong decision).
The result:Australia won by 1 run.
Cricket Burble verdict:Yes, this could have made all the difference, given how close the match was.
114. Bravo given out to Symonds LBW
When:3rd ODI, West Indies v Australia, 29/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out although the ball hit him outside the off stump and he was playing a shot.
State of game:West Indies were 172 for 4 batting first and were eventually all out for 223 off 48 overs with Bravo "out" for 7.
The result:Australia won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Although Australia won comfortably, this wrong decision could have changed the result.
113. Gayle given not out caught behind off Mitchell Johnson
When:2nd ODI, West Indies v Australia, 27/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given not out although replays suggested that it was out.
State of game:West Indies were 19 for 1 chasing 213. Gayle was on 6 and was soon out for 10.
The result:Australia won by 63 runs (D/L method).
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
112. Flynn given out caught behind off Swann
When:1st ODI, England v New Zealand, 15/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out despite the fact that technology showed the ball came off the pad.
State of game:New Zealand were 165 for 5 in the 38th over chasing 307, so were very unlikely to win. Flynn was on 34.
The result:England won by 114 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result given the margin of victory.
111. Bravo given not out caught off Lee
When:3rd Test, West Indies v Australia, 13/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:The ball flicked off the glove and rebounded to Casson who took a good catch, but it was given not out.
State of game:West Indies were 209 for 3 in the last innings of the match chasing nearly 500 to win. Bravo was on 17 and went on to make 69.
The result:Australia won by 87 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won so this didn't change the result.
110. Casson given out LBW to Edwards
When:3rd Test, West Indies v Australia, 13/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Given LBW although technology showed the ball to be going down the leg side.
State of game:Australia were 244 for 7 in the first innings of the match and Casson was on 10.
The result:Australia won by 87 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won so this didn't change the result.
109. Symonds given not out caught down the leg side off Bravo
When:3rd Test, West Indies v Australia, 12/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:It came off Symonds gloves but was given not out.
State of game:Australia were 133 for 5 batting first with Symonds on 14. He went on to make 52.
The result:Australia won by 87 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that the first innings sets up the game, this could have changed the result.
108. McCullum given not out caught behind off Broad
When:Day 3, 3rd Test, England v New Zealand, 07/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Hair
The decision:Given out although replays on snicko and hotspot showed the ball hit the bat.
State of game:New Zealand were 33 for 1, with a 1st innings defecit of over 240, and this should have been the 2nd wicket. McCullum was on 12 and went on to make 71.
The result:England won by an innings and 9 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
107. Panesar given out caught short-leg off Vettori
When:Day 2, 3rd Test, England v New Zealand, 06/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given out although the ball came straight off the pad.
State of game:England were 364 for 9 and this ended the innings - Panesar was on 0.
The result:England won by an innings and 9 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
106. Ramdin given out LBW to Lee.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out caught off the arm.
State of game:Australia were 244 for 5 as they looked to set West Indies a last innings target. Lee was given out wrongly for 4.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
105. Haddin given out LBW to Edwards.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out although replays showed the ball would have missed leg stump.
State of game:Australia were 222 for 4 and Hadding was on 7.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
104. Symonds given not out caught down the leg side off Taylor.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given not out although replays showed the ball hit the glove despite Symonds shaking his head to indicate that it didn't.
State of game:Australia were 192 for 4 in the 3rd innings of the match looking to set West Indies a target. Symonds was on 7 and went on to make 43 not out.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
103. Sammy given out LBW to Lee.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed the ball hit the pad outside the line of off stump and he was playing a shot.
State of game:West Indies were 318 for 6 in their 1st innings chasing 479. Ramdin was out for a golden duck.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
102. Ramdin given out LBW to Lee.
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed the ball hit the pad outside the line of off stump and he was playing a shot.
State of game:West Indies were 314 for 5 in their 1st innings chasing 479. Ramdin was out for a golden duck.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
101. Bravo given out caught down the leg side off Lee
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, West Indies v Australia, 02/06/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed the ball hit the thigh pad.
State of game:West Indies were 314 for 4 in their 1st innings chasing 479. Bravo was on 45 when wrongly given out.
The result:The match was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that there was not time for either side to force a draw, the wrong decisions probably didn't change the result.
100. Collingwood given not out LBW to Vettori
When:Day 4, 2nd Test, England v New Zealand, 26/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given not out although the ball would have hit leg stump.
State of game:England were on 250 for 4 needing less than 50 for victory. Collingwood was on 2 and made 24 not out.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:New Zealander's will feel that they could have sniffed an unlikely victory if this had been given, but this probably didn't change the result.
99. Jaggernauth given out caught at short leg off MacGill
When:Day 5 - 1st Test, West Indies v Australia, 26/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed that the ball did not hit the bat.
State of game:West Indies were 191 for 9 and Jaggernauth was wrongly given out for a first ball 0.
The result:Australia won by 95 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision was finished the game off. By itself it didn't change the result but cumulatively it with the other 3 in the match, it may have done.
98. Powell given out caught behind off MacGill
When:Day 5 - 1st Test, West Indies v Australia, 26/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out although replays showed that the ball did not hit the bat. Cricinfo commentary says "Many a time, the replays don't show such edges, we need a snickometer or the hotspot."
State of game:West Indies were 191 for 8 with 95 to win and Powell on 27.
The result:Australia won by 95 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision was the final nail giving the game to Australia. By itself it didn't change the result but cumulatively it with the other 3 in the match, it may have done.
97. How given not out LBW to Anderson
When:Day 3, 2nd Test, England v New Zealand, 25/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Hair
The decision:Given not out when the ball was shown to be hitting middle and leg by technology.
State of game:New Zealand were on 21 for 0 with How on 20. He went on to make 29.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the game as How was out shortly afterwards.
96. Kevin Pietersen given not out caught behind off O'Brien
When:Day 3, 2nd Test, England v New Zealand, 25/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:The ball hit bat and then pad and went through to the keeper but the appeal was turned down.
State of game:England were 156 for 4, chasing 381, and Pietersen was on 25 - he went on to make 26.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the game as Pietersen only scored one run more before being out.
95. Alastair Cook is given out LBW to O'Brien
When:Day 2, 2nd Test, England v New Zealand, 24/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given out when Cricinfo describe the ball as doing "too much".
State of game:England were 33 for 0, chasing 381, and Cook was on 19.
The result:England won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
94. Symonds given not out LBW to Edwards
When:Day 2 - 1st Test, West Indies v Australia, 23/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given not out but hit pad before bat and was hitting middle.
State of game:Australia were 372 for 7 and Symonds was on 18. He went on to make 70 not out.
The result:Australia won by 95 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision could easily have impacted on the result.
93. Mike Hussey given not out LBW to Sammy
When:Day 1 - 1st Test, West Indies v Australia, 22/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Given not out but "Hawk Eye says it would have hit off".
State of game:Australia were 84 for 2 on day 1 with Hussey on 13 - he went on to make 56.
The result:Australia won by 95 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision could easily have impacted on the result.
92. Aaron Redmond given not out LBW Panesar
When:Day 4, 1st Test, England v New Zealand, 18/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given not out when technology showed the ball to be hitting off stump without any height issues.
State of game:New Zealand were 22 for 0 having conceded a small 1st innings defecit, with Redmond on 4. He went on to make 68.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision stopped England from pushing towards a win on the 4th evening, but with time running out it probably didn't change the result.
91. Michael Vaughan given not out LBW to Martin
When:Day 4, 1st Test, England v New Zealand, 18/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given not out when technology showed the ball to be comfortably hitting the stumps.
State of game:England were 188 for 4 in their 1st innings with Vaughan on 30. He went on to make 106.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision stopped New Zealand from having any chance of winning the game, but given the inclement weather, it probably didn't change the result.
90. McCullum given not out LBW to Panesar
When:Day 1, 1st Test, England v New Zealand, 15/05/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given not out when technology showed the ball to be comfortably hitting the stumps.
State of game:New Zealand were 104 for 5 in their 1st innings. McCullum was on 32 and went on to make 97.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision could well have cost England the match. Equally New Zealand would argue that Vaughan's wrong decision would have evened this out (see above).
89. Kallis given not out LBW to Chawla
When:Day 3, 3rd Test, India v South Africa, 13/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given not out although it was going to hit leg stump.
State of game:South Africa were 50 for 2 still trying to overcome the 1st innings defecit. Kallis was on 10 and went on to make 15.
The result:India won by 8 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result given that Kallis only went on to make an additional 5 runs and India won by 8 wickets.
88. Ishant Sharma given not out to Harris
When:Day 3, 3rd Test, India v South Africa, 13/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given not out although it was described as "plumb" by various reporters.
State of game:India were 319 for 9 trying to increase their 1st innings lead at the start of the 3rd day. Sharma was on 14 and didn't add to his score, but India did add a further 6 runs before the innings was wrapped up.
The result:India won by 8 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision could easily have influenced the result.
87. Yuvraj Singh given not out to Amla
When:Day 2, 3rd Test, India v South Africa, 12/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given not out although the ball struck the pad in line and would have hit the stumps.
State of game:India were 162 for 4 batting second after South Africa's 265, with Singh on 19 at the time.
The result:India won by 8 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision could easily have influenced the result.
86. Ashwell Prince given out LBW to Sehwag
When:Day 1, 3rd Test, India v South Africa, 11/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given out although the ball hit Prince just outside the line and he was playing a shot.
State of game:South Africa were 215 for 5 at the time and Prince had to go for 16.
The result:India won by 8 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision could easily have influenced the result.
85. Kallis given not out LBW to Sreesanth
When:Day 2, 2nd Test, India v South Africa, 04/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given not out although Cricinfo suggests the ball would have hit middle stump.
State of game:South Africa were batting second having bowled India out for 76 and were 267 for 4, already with a large lead. Kallis was on 75 and went on to score 132.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The winning margin was so large that it's difficult to argue that this changed the result.
84. Smith given out LBW to Sreesanth
When:Day 1, 2nd Test, India v South Africa, 03/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Tony Hill
The decision:Given out despite the ball pitching outside leg stump.
State of game:South Africa were batting second having bowled India out for 76 and were 78 for 0 with Smith going for 34.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The winning margin was so large that it's difficult to argue that this changed the result.
83. McKenzie given not out to RP Singh
When:Day 1, 2nd Test, India v South Africa, 03/04/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Tony Hill
The decision:Given not out although Cricinfo suggests the ball would have hit the stumps.
State of game:South Africa were batting second having bowled India out for 76 and were 5 for 0. McKenzie went on to score 42.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The winning margin was so large that it's difficult to argue that this changed the result.
82. Mark Boucher given not out LBW to Sreesanth
When:Day 2, 1st Test, India v South Africa, 27/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Tony Hill
The decision:Given not out although Cricinfo suggests the ball would have hit middle stump half way up.
State of game:South Africa were 381 for 5 batting first and this should have made them 381 for 6. Boucher was on 10 and went on to make 70.
The result:A boring draw.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that the match was only half way through the 3rd innings by the end of the 5th day, this decision is unlikely to have changed things.
81. Jeetan Patel given not out LBW to Monty Panesar
When:Day 5, 3rd Test, New Zealand v England, 26/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:DJ Harper
The decision:Given not out although replays showed the ball hitting middle and leg about two thirds of the way up.
State of game:New Zealand were 287 for 7 in the 4th innings and this should have made it 287 for 8. Patel was on 0 and made 18.
The result:England won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
80. Ryan Hinds given out caught behind off Muralitharan
When:Day 5, 1st Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka, 26/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given out caught behind despite no evidence to show that the ball hit the bat - the bat looked like it hit the ground which would have made a noise that Tuafel probably mistook for an edge.
State of game:West Indies were 229 for 5 with Hinds on 10 - this wrongly took the score to 229 for 6.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This probably did change the result given that the game was in the final session when Sri Lanka took the 10th wicket.
79. Sarwan given out LBW to Mirando
When:Day 5, 1st Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka, 26/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball hit the hand as Jayawardene reverse swept, rather than the pad.
State of game:West Indies were 212 for 4 with Sarwan on 72 - this wrongly took the score to 212 for 5.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:This probably did change the result given that the game was in the final session when Sri Lanka took the 10th wicket.
78. DPMD Jayawardene given LBW to Chris Gayle
When:Day 2, 1st Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka, 23/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball hit the hand as Jayawardene reverse swept, rather than the pad.
State of game:457 for 6 with Sarwan on 136 - this made it 457 for 7.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Sri Lanka won so this wrong decision didn't change the result.
77. Dilshan given LBW to Taylor
When:Day 2, 1st Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka, 23/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball would have missed leg stump.
State of game:Sri Lanka were 277 for 4 and this incorrectly made them 277 for 5 with Dilshan out for 20.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 121 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Sri Lanka won so this wrong decision didn't change the result.
76. Kevin Pietersen given not out to Vettori
When:Day 3, 2nd Test, New Zealand v England, 15/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given not out LBW although replays showed the ball would have hit the stumps after hitting Pietersen's back leg.
State of game:England were 145 for 3 trying to extend a decent lead after both 1st innings. Pietersen was on 10 and was later run out backing up at the bowlers end after a straight drive from Bell on 17.
The result:England won by 126 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given that Pietersen was unluckily out later, this wrong decision didn't change the result.
75. Andrew Strauss given out LBW to Oram
When:Day 3, 2nd Test, New Zealand v England, 15/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Davis
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:England were 129 for 2 trying to extend their lead in their 2nd innings. Strauss was on 44 in his 2nd match having got back into the England side after a dismal run (within which he suffered 3 consecutive wrong decisions during the 2007/08 Ashes - wrong decisions seem to have had a huge impact on Strauss' career).
The result:England won by 126 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result, but did it change Strauss' career?
74. Paul Collingwood given out LBW to Jacob Oram
When:Day 3, 1st Test, New Zealand v England, 07/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Harper
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed there was an inside edge.
State of game:England were 335 for 6 with Collingwood on 66. This wrongly made them 335 for 7.
The result:New Zealand won by 189 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
73. Daniel Vettori given not out LBW to Ryan Sidebottom
When:Day 2, 1st Test, New Zealand v England, 06/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Daryl Harper
The decision:Given not out LBW although replays showed that the ball would have hit half way up middle and leg.
State of game:New Zealand were 322 for 6 batting first with Vettori on 23. He went on to make 88.
The result:New Zealand won by 189 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
72. Michael Clarke given out caught behind to Sharma
When:1st CB Series Final, Australia v India, 02/03/08 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out caught behind although replays showed that the ball hit the top of the pad rather than the inside edge.
State of game:Australia were 24 for 2 and this wrongly made them 24 for 3 - Clarke was "out" for 4.
The result:India won by 6 wickets with 25 balls remaining.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
71. Ashwell Prince given out LBW to Shahadat Hossain
When:1st Test, Bangladesh v South Africa, 25/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:South Africa were 193 for 4 batting last and needing 205 to win. Prince was on 38.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
70. Scott Styris given not out LBW to Collingwood
When:5th match, New Zealand v England, 23/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given not out LBW although Hawkeye showed the ball to be hitting leg stump.
State of game:New Zealand were 148 for 3 chasing 234 and this would have made it 148 for 4. Styris was on 1 and went on to score 25.
The result:New Zealand won by 34 runs (D/L method)
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
69. Dilruwan Perera given LBW to Clark
When:9th match of the CB series, Australia v Sri Lanka, 22/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed the ball was going over the stumps.
State of game:Sri Lanka were 3 for 1 chasing 184, and this wrongly made it 3 for 2, Perera scoring 1.
The result:Australia won by 24 runs (D/L method)
Cricket Burble verdict:Who know's? Let's hope the wrong decision doesn't change Perera's potential career as this was only his second ODI.
68. Mohammad Rafique given LBW to Morkel
When:1st Test, Bangladesh v South Africa, 22/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given out LBW although replays showed a large inside edge before the ball hit the pad.
State of game:Bangladesh were 152 for 7 batting first and this incorrectly made them 152 for 8. Rafique made 0 as this was his first ball.
The result:South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Given the low scoring of the nature of the game, who knows?
67. Daniel Vettori given not out run out
When:4th match, New Zealand v England, 20/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:EA Watkin
The decision:Given not out by the TV umpire, despite the replays showing that the bat was in the air so the run out should have been given.
State of game:New Zealand were 323 for 6, chasing 341 to win, with Vettori on 4. Vettori went on to score 14 not out.
The result:A tie - England scored 340 for 6, NZ scored 340 for 7.
Cricket Burble verdict:Another tricky call, but this probably did change the result as Vettori scored 8 off the 4 balls he faced in the next over to leave just 7 to win from the final over.
66. Sachin Tendulkar given out LBW to Nathan Bracken
When:7th match of the CB series, Australia v India, 17/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Parker
The decision:Given out LBW despite replays showing the ball would have gone just over the stumps.
State of game:India were 20 for 0 in the 5th over chasing 203 and this wrongly made it 20 for 1. Tendulkar was on 5.
The result:Australia won by 50 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
65. Ian Bell given out LBW to Daniel Vettori
When:3rd match of the series, New Zealand v England, 15/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW despite replays showing an inside edge.
State of game:England were 138 for 2 in the 30th over, chasing 229 from 47. Bell was on 73.
The result:England won by 6 wickets with 3 overs to spare.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
64. Oram given not out LBW to Sidebottom
When:3rd match of the series, New Zealand v England, 15/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given not out although Hawkeye showed it would have hit middle and leg.
State of game:New Zealand were 70 for 5 with Oram on 5 - he went on to score 88.
The result:England won by 6 wickets with 3 overs to spare.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
63. Tendulkar given not out caught behind off Clark
When:4th match in CB series, Australia v India, 10/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given not out although replays showed he'd got an edge.
State of game:India were 52 for 1 with Tendulkar on 24. He went on to score 44.
The result:India won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The decision did not change the result as Tendulkar scored just 20 more runs.
62. Sehwag given out LBW to Bracken
When:4th match in CB series, Australia v India, 10/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given out despite replays showing the ball would have gone over the top.
State of game:India were 18 for 0 with Sehwag on 11. This was wrongly given as the 1st wicket.
The result:India won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The decision did not change the result.
61. Adam Gilchrist given LBW to Sreesanth
When:4th match in CB series, Australia v India, 10/02/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given out although TV replays showed Gilchrist got an inside edge.
State of game:Australia were 1 for 0 in the first over and Gilchrist was on 0. This was wrongly given as the 1st wicket.
The result:India won by 5 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
60. Andrew Symonds given out LBW to Anil Kumble
When:3rd Test, Australia v India, 19/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given out although TV replays showed Symonds got an inside edge.
State of game:Australia were 177 for 4 with Symonds on 12. This wicket wrongly took them to 177 for 5.
The result:India won by 72 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
59. Mike Hussey given out LBW to RP Singh
When:3rd Test, Australia v India, 19/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out although TV replays showed the ball was going over the top.
State of game:Australia were 159 for 3 with Hussey on 46. This wicket wrongly took them to 159 for 4.
The result:India won by 72 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
58. Rahul Dravid given not out LBW to Mitchell Johnson
When:3rd Test, Australia v India, 16/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given not out although TV replays showed the ball was hitting off stump.
State of game:India were 233 for 4 in the 1st innings of the match with Dravid on 67. This should have taken them to 233 for 5.
The result:India won by 72 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
57. Sachin Tendular given LBW to Brett Lee
When:3rd Test, Australia v India, 16/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW but replays showed the ball was going over the top.
State of game:India were 198 for 2 in the 1st innings of the match with Tendulkar on 71. This took them to 198 for 3.
The result:India won by 72 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
56. Saurav Ganguly given out caught by Michael Clarke off Brett Lee
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 06/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson (although no fault lies with him - before the series the two sides agreed before the series that the fielding captain would tell the umpire if his player had taken questionable catches cleanly. This agreement was scrapped after this match.)
The decision:Given out caught by Clarke when TV replays could not prove the ball carried, so the benefit of the doubt should have gone to the batsman.
State of game:India were 137 for 5, with Ganguly on 51, and this took them to 137 for 6.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
55. Rahul Dravid given out caught behind off Symonds
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 06/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Given out despite replays showing the ball clipped pad rather than bat.
State of game:India were 115 for 3 with Dravid on 38 - this wrongly made it 115 for 4.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
54. Mike Hussey given not out caught behind off RP Singh
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 05/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Not given out despite replays showing a nick down the leg side to the keeper according to Cricinfo.
State of game:Australia were 188 for 2 with Hussey on 45. He went on to make 145 not out.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
53. Sinclair given not out LBW to Mashrafe Mortaza
When:1st Test, New Zealand v Bangladesh, 04/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Parker
The decision:Replays showed that the appeal should have been upheld for LBW.
State of game:New Zealand were 121 for 3 with Sinclair on 29.
The result:New Zealand won by 9 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The decision was evened out only 2 balls later to a slightly dubious decision - although not definitely wrong, so didn't change the result.
52. Andrew Symonds given not out caught behind off Sharma
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 02/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Steve Bucknor
The decision:Not given out despite a big nick shown on replays through to Dhoni.
State of game:Australia were 193 for 6 and this would have made them 193 for 7. Symonds was on 31 and went on to score a century.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
51. Ponting given out LBW off Harbajan Singh
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 02/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out LBW despite a big inside edge.
State of game:Australia were 119 for 2 and this made it 119 for 3. Ponting was on 55.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:This decision simply evened out a previous wrong decision so didn't change the result.
50. Ponting given not out caught behind down the leg-side off Ganguly
When:2nd Test, Australia v India, 02/01/08 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given not out despite an edge that was picked up using technology.
State of game:Australia were 45 for 2 and this would have made it 45 for 3. Ponting was on 17.
The result:Australia won by 122 runs with only a few minutes to spare on the 5th day.
Cricket Burble verdict:Cumalatively, the various wrong decisions went more in favour of Australia than India and as the winning margin was so small (in terms of time), these wrong decisions did change the result.
49. Jaques Kallis given out caught by Ramdin off Edwards
When:1st Test, South Africa v West Indies, 29/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Russell Tiffin
The decision:Given out caught despite replays showing that the ball only hit Kallis' shoulder.
State of game:South Africa were on 157 for 4 with Kallis on 85. This decision made them 157 for 5.
The result:West Indies won by 128 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
48. Aftab Ahmed given not out caught behind off Styris
When:2nd ODI, New Zealand v Bangladesh, 28/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Parker
The decision:Given not out despite replays showing that there was an edge through to the keeper.
State of game:Bangladesh were 118 for 4 with Ahmed on 20. He went on to make 54.
The result:New Zealand won by 102 runs using the Duckworth Lewis method.
Cricket Burble verdict:This wrong decision didn't change the result.
47. Jamie How given not out caught behind off Mortaza
When:2nd ODI, New Zealand v Bangladesh, 28/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Parker
The decision:Given not out despite replays showing that there was a big edge.
State of game:New Zealand were 31 for 0 with How on 12. He went on to make 74.
The result:New Zealand won by 102 runs using the Duckworth Lewis method.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
46. Brad Hogg given not out LBW to Kumble
When:1st Test, Australia v India, 28/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given not out despite replays showing that the ball would have hit the stumps comfortably.
State of game:Australia were 310 for 6 in their 2nd innings and this should have been 310 for 7. Hogg was on 11 and went on to make 35 not out before Australia's declaration.
The result:Australia won by 337 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won by a very large margin meaning that wrong decisions didn't change the result.
45. Rahul Dravid given not out LBW to Clark
When:1st Test, Australia v India, 27/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Bowden
The decision:Given not out despite replays showing that the ball would have hit the stumps comfortably.
State of game:India were 25 for 1 in their 1st innings and this should have been 25 for 2. Dravid was on 5 and was out shortly afterwards on the same score.
The result:Australia won by 337 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won by a very large margin meaning that wrong decisions didn't change the result.
44. Mitchell Johnson given not out caught at short-leg off Kumble
When:1st Test, Australia v India, 26/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given not out caught despite replays showing that this was a legitimate catch by Yuvraj Singh at short-leg.
State of game:Australia were 300 for 8 at the time and went on to get 343 in their 1st innings.
The result:Australia won by 337 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Australia won by a very large margin meaning that wrong decisions didn't change the result.
43. Tharanga given out LBW to Harmison
When:3rd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 18/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW despite replays showing that the ball pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:Sri Lanka were 44-1, and this "wicket" made the score 44-2. Tharanga was on 16.
The result:Game drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The weather meant that none of the wrong decisions in this game changed the result.
42. Sangakkara given not out caught behind off Hoggard
When:3rd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 18/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:DJ Harper
The decision:Given not out caught behind when Cricinfo reports "Replays show Sangakkara did nick it, a few balls ago - the faintest of edges"
State of game:Sri Lanka were 40-1, and this "wicket" would have made it 40-2. Sangakkara went on to make 46.
The result:Game drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The weather meant that none of the wrong decisions in this game changed the result.
41. Vandort given out LBW to Ryan Sidebottom
When:3rd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 18/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball was going over the top to the naked eye (on TV) and using technology.
State of game:Sri Lanka were 34-0, and this "wicket" made them 34-1. Vandort made 18.
The result:Game drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The weather meant that none of the wrong decisions in this game changed the result.
40. Alastair Cook given out LBW to Malinga
When:2nd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 09/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:DJ Harper
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball was clearly missing leg stump from the TV replays.
State of game:England were 237-3 batting first - this took them to 237-4 - and Cook was on 81.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The result wasn't changed by the wrong decision.
39. Kevin Pietersen given out caught by Sangakkara
When:2nd Test, Sri Lanka v England, 09/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:DJ Harper
The decision:Given out caught off a rebound in the slips from Silva. The ball appeared to the naked eye to have been scooped up by Silva and then caught by Sangakarra. However, TV replays showed the ball had hit the ground before Silva scooped the ball upwards.
State of game:England were 171 for 2 batting first - this took them to 171-3 - and Pietersen was on 1.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The result wasn't changed by the wrong decision.
38. Dinesh Karthik given not out LBW to Mohammed Sami
When:2nd Test, India v Pakistan, 09/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given not out LBW when replays showed the ball would have hit middle and off. Karthik played no shot.
State of game:India were 377 for 5 and this would have made it 377 for 6. Karthik was on 7 and went on to make 24.
The result:The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict:The result wasn't changed by the wrong decision.
37. Ryan Sidebottom given out LBW to Muralitharan
When:1st Test, Sri Lanka v England, 05/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW when replays showed that there was a big edge off the bat before the ball hit the pad.
State of game:England were 253-8 trying to save the game on the last day. They were half a dozen overs away from saving the game in the end.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 88 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Together with the Ravi Bopara decision, the two wrong decisions on the final day changed the result.
36. Ravi Bopara given out LBW to Jayasuriya
When:1st Test, Sri Lanka v England, 05/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out LBW when replays showed that the ball hit him outside the line of off stump and he was playing a shot.
State of game:England were 139-5 trying to save the game on the last day. They were half a dozen overs away from saving the game in the end.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 88 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Together with the Ryan Sidebottom decision, the two wrong decisions on the final day changed the result.
35. Michael Vaughan given out caught bat-pad off Muralitharan
When:1st Test, Sri Lanka v England, 02/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Asad Rauf
The decision:Given out caught, when replays could not provide any evidence that Vaughan had hit the ball.
State of game:England were 107-1 - this decision made it 107-2.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 88 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision could be argued to have changed the result but as Vaughan had incorrectly not been given out the night before, so this wrong decision evened up the previous one.
34. Michael Vaughan given not out LBW to Malinga
When:1st Test, Sri Lanka v England, 01/12/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given not out caught, when replays showed the ball would have hit middle with no doubt about height.
State of game:England were 4-1 chasing Sri Lanka's 1st innings 188.
The result:Sri Lanka won by 88 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
33. Rahul Dravid given out caught behind off Kaneria
When:2nd Test, India v Pakistan, 30/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given out caught, when replays showed Dravid didn't hit the ball, but the ground instead.
State of game:India were 138 for 1, and this made them 138 for 2.
The result:The game was a boring draw.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
32. Rahul Dravid given not out LBW to Mohammed Sami
When:1st Test, India v Pakistan, 25/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given not out, although the ball would have hit middle and leg.
State of game:India were 35 for 1 needing 203 in the 4th innings to win the match - this would have made thek 35 for 2.
The result:India won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
31. Younis Khan given not out caught at short leg off Kumble
When:1st Test, India v Pakistan, 24/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision:Given not out caught, when the ball had gone to Jaffer at short leg off bat and then pad.
State of game:Pakistan were 114 for 1 with Khan on 23.
The result:India won by 6 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result as Khan was out next ball.
30. Sohail Tanvir given out LBW to Harbajan Singh
When:1st Test, India v Pakistan, 22/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Billy Doctrove
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball had pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:It was the first day and Pakistan had collapsed to 137 for 6 - this was wrongly given as the 7th wicket.
The result:India won by 6 wickets
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
29. Kumar Sangakkara given out caught by Ponting off Clark
When:2nd Test, Australia v Sri Lanka, 20/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Rudi Koertzen
The decision:Given out caught behind when replays showed the ball came off shoulder and helmet.
State of game:It was the 5th day with Sangakkara Sri Lanka's last hope of victory. Sangakkara was stopped from getting his double hundred and the crowd were stopped from seeing a more exciting game.
The result:Australia won by 96 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
28. Stephen Fleming given out LBW to Dale Steyn
When:2nd Test, South Africa v New Zealand, 18/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball pitched outside leg and was missing.
State of game:New Zealand were in a dire position facing a 1st innings defecit of nearly 200. Fleming was on 54 with New Zealand 117 for 4 - this was wrongly given as the 5th wicket.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 59 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
27. Lou Vincent given out LBW to Dale Steyn
When:2nd Test, South Africa v New Zealand, 18/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Mark Benson
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball was missing leg.
State of game:New Zealand were in a dire position facing a 1st innings defecit of nearly 200. At the time they were 4 for 0 - this was the first wicket to fall in the 2nd innings.
The result:South Africa won by an innings and 59 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
26. Shahid Afridi given out LBW to Sourav Ganguly
When:4th ODI, India v Pakistan, 15/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball hit Afridi outside off stump, and would have missed.
State of game:Afridi was on 1 and the decision came in the 33rd over.
The result:India won by 6 wickets with 21 balls remaining.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
25. Salman Butt given out LBW to Harbajan Singh
When:3rd ODI, India v Pakistan, 11/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball would have missed the off stump.
State of game:Butt was on 129 at the time. Pakistan needed 49 off 19 balls with two wickets remaining.
The result:India won by 46 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
24. Sanath Jayasuriya given out caught behind off Brett Lee
When:1st Test, Australia v Sri Lanka, 09/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out caught behind when replays showed he didn't hit it. Gilchrist didn't really appeal at all - he simply raised a hand.
State of game:Late in the second day with Australia having posted 551-4 declared.
The result:Australia won by an innings and 40 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
23. Robin Uthappa given out LBW to Tanvir
When:2nd ODI, India v Pakistan, 08/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:TBC
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball would have missed off stump.
State of game:Given out for 0 off the last ball of the 39th over. India were on 260 for 5, and this was the 6th wicket to fall.
The result:Pakistan won by 4 wickets with one ball remaining.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision could well have changed the result. India were well positioned but only scored 61 off the last 10 after Uthappa's unlucky decision.
22. Kamran Akmal given out LBW to Pathan
When:1st ODI, India v Pakistan, 05/11/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Gould
The decision:Given out LBW when the ball pitched outside leg stump.
State of game:Pakistan were on 44 for 0 at the time, with Akmal on 12.
The result:India won by 5 wickets with 18 balls remaining.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
21. Sachin Tendulkar given out caught behind off Andrew Flintoff
When:7th ODI, England v India, 08/09/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Aleem Dar
The decision:Given out caught behind although replays showed that Tendulkar's bat brushed his pad rather than the ball.
State of game:India were 59 for 3 in the 16th over and this decision incorrectly took them to 59-4.
The result:England won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
20. Owais Shah given not out caught behind off Ramesh Powar
When:6th ODI, England v India, 05/09/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Peter Hartley
The decision:Given not out caught behind although replays showed that the ball came off the edge of the bat, hit Shah's body, and was then caught by Dhoni.
State of game:England were 202 for 5 in the 40th over and this would have left them on 202 for 6. Shah was on 40 at the time and went on to make 107 not out.
The result:India won by 2 wickets with 2 balls to spare.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision didn't change the result.
19. Sachin Tendulkar given out caught behind off Andrew Flintoff
When:2nd ODI, England v India, 24/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Gould
The decision:Given out caught behind although replays showed that the ball came off the arm-guard.
State of game:India were 180 for 1 and this took it to 180 for 2, Tendulkar being given out for 99.
The result:The match was won by India by 9 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict:India won so this did not change the result.
18. Wasim Jaffer given out LBW to James Anderson
When:4th day, 3rd Test, England v India, 12/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given out LBW to a ball that Hawk-Eye showed to be going over the stumps.
State of game:India were 10 for 0 and this took them to 10 for 1, Jaffer going for 0.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Runs for India were not the problem so this did not change the result.
17. Alastair Cook given not out to RP Singh
When:3rd day, 3rd Test, England v India, 11/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given not out although replies showed that the ball would have hit middle and leg half way up.
State of game:England were 93 for 2 with Cook on 55. This would have made the score 93 for 3.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
16. James Anderson given not out LBW to Sreesanth
When:2nd day, 3rd Test, England v India, 10/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given as 4 runs through mid-off but TV replays showed that it hit pad first and would have hit two thirds up middle and off.
State of game:England were 18 for 1 trying desperately not to lose a second wicket before the close. Anderson had been sent in as night watchman and was on 0.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
15. Saurav Ganguly given out LBW to Paul Collingwood
When:1st day, 3rd Test, England v India, 09/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given out LBW despite a large inside edge that was proven by TV replays.
State of game:India were 276 for 3 and this made it 276 for 4. Ganguly was on 37.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Runs for India were not the problem so this did not change the result.
14. Dinesh Karthik given out caught behind off Ryan Sidebottom
When:1st day, 3rd Test, England v India, 09/08/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given out caught behind. This is possibly the most controversial of the decisions listed here as opinion is devided on whether this was out or not. But it's on the list as there was doubt which, of course, should go to the batsmen and the TV replay showed that there was no noise from the snickometer.
State of game:India were 199 for 2 and this made it 199 for 3. Karthik was on 91.
The result:Match drawn with England 6 wickets down holding out.
Cricket Burble verdict:Runs for India were not the problem so this did not change the result.
13. Paul Collingwood given not out caught behind down the leg-side off Sreesanth
When:4th day, 2nd Test, England v India, 30/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given not out caught behind. The TV replay looked like it hit the glove and the use of hotspot proved it.
State of game:England were 302 for 5 with Collingwood on 48.
The result:India won by 7 wickets
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
12. Michael Vaughan given not out caught behind off RP Singh
When:4th day, 2nd Test, England v India, 30/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision: Given not out caught behind when the use of the snickometer proved that the ball had hit the bat just before Vaughan also hit the ground.
State of game:England were 86 for 1 at the time, with Vaughan on 11.
The result:India won by 7 wickets
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
11. Saurav Ganguly given out caught behind off James Anderson
When:3rd day, 2nd Test, England v India, 29/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision: Given out caught down the leg side although there was no evidence of the ball clipping the bat.
State of game: India were 409 for 4 when this decision was given to give England their fifth wicket. Ganguly had made 79.
The result:India won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
10. Sachin Tendulkar given out LBW to Paul Collingwood
When:3rd day, 2nd Test, England v India, 29/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Simon Taufel
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball was missing off stump comfortably (Tendulkar played no shot).
State of game: India were 342 for 3 when this decision was given to give England their fourth wicket. Tendulkar had made 91.
The result:India won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
9. Wasim Jaffer given not out LBW to Monty Panesar
When:2nd day, 2nd Test, England v India, 28/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision:Given not out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball would have hit middle stump. There were no doubts about height.
State of game:India were 89 for 0 when this LBW appeal was turned down. Jaffer was on 36 and made 62 in the end.
The result:India won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result.
8. Kevin Pietersen given out LBW to RP Singh
When:1st day, 2nd Test, England v India, 27/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire:Ian Howell
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball was going over the top of the stumps.
State of game: England were 47 for 2 when this decision was given to give India their third wicket.
The result:India won by 7 wickets.
Cricket Burble verdict:The wrong decision did not change the result, although I'm sure some England supporters would argue with that!
7. Rahul Dravid given out LBW to Tremlett
When: 4th day, 1st Test, England v India, 22/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Simon Taufel
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball hit him outside the line off stump - he was playing a shot.
State of game: India were 55 for 2 in their 2nd innings when the wicket fell.
The result: A draw - India were saved by the rain which came with them 9 wickets down and about 100 needed, on the 5th afternoon.
Cricket Burble verdict: It nearly cost India dear but thanks to the rain, we're safe to say that this didn't affect the result.
6. Matt Prior given out LBW to Sreesanth
When: 2nd day, 1st Test, England v India, 20/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Steve Bucknor
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball would have gone over the top of leg stump.
State of game: England were 287 for 6 when the wicket fell, with Prior on 1 and Bell at the other end.
The result: A draw - India were saved by the rain which came with them 9 wickets down and about 100 needed, on the 5th afternoon.
Cricket Burble verdict: If anything the two wrong decisions in England's 1st innings increased the chances of them winning, with the benefit of hindsight. England ran out of time due to the rain, which started to fall on the 5th afternoon when England required 1 wicket to win.
5. Alastair Cook given out LBW to Ganguly
When: 1st day, 1st Test, England v India, 19/07/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Steve Bucknor
The decision: Given out LBW despite the TV replays showing the ball would have missed off stump.
State of game: England were 76 for 0 when the wicket fell, with Cook on 36.
The result: A draw - India were saved by the rain which came with them 9 wickets down and about 100 needed, on the 5th afternoon.
Cricket Burble verdict: If anything the two wrong decisions in England's 1st innings increased the chances of them winning, with the benefit of hindsight. England ran out of time due to the rain, which started to fall on the 5th afternoon when England required 1 wicket to win.
4. Alastair Cook given not out caught behind off Collymore
When: 3rd day, 3rd Test, England v West Indies, 09/06/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Billy Bowden
The decision: Given not out caught behind when technology showed that Cook had hit it.
State of game: England were 169 ahead in the 3rd innings of the match at 28 for 1, Cook on 12. They should have been 28 for 2 had this wicket been given.
The result: England won by 60 runs with Alastair Cook going on to score a further 94 runs, ending up on 106.
Cricket Burble verdict:Who knows?
3. Runako Morton given out caught behind off Steve Harmison
When: 2nd day, 2nd Test, England v West Indies, 26/05/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Rudi Koertzen
The decision: Given caught behind when technology showed there was no contact with bat or gloves.
State of game: West Indies were 82-4 chasing England's 570-7 declared. This was wrongly given as the 5th wicket.
The result: West Indies were all out for 146 in their 1st innings and crashed to defeat by an innings and 283 runs.
Cricket Burble verdict: The wrong decision had no impact on the result of the game.
2. Paul Collingwood given not out LBW to Jerome Taylor
When: 2nd day, 1st Test, England v West Indies, 18/05/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Asad Rauf
The decision: Given not out LBW, Cricinfo described the ball as "hitting the top of off"
State of game: England were 213-3 batting first, Collingwood was on 32. This would have been the 4th wicket.
The result: England scored 553-5 dec, with Collingwood scoring 111. The game was drawn.
Cricket Burble verdict: The wrong decision had no impact on the result of the game.
1. MS Dhoni given not out LBW to Abdur Razzaq
When: 1st ODI, India v Bangladesh, 10/05/07 - scorecard
Umpire: Asoka de Silva.
The decision: Given not out LBW, the TV replays showed the ball would have hit middle stump two thirds of the way up.
State of game: India were 76 for 3 in the 13th over, chasing 250 from 47 overs. This would have been the 4th wicket.
The result: India won by 5 wickets with 1 over remaining, Dhoni going on to score 91 not out.
Cricket Burble verdict: The wrong decision changed the game - Bangladesh would have won but for the error.
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