well at least they cant be accused of being biased because they were equally bad for both teams hahaha

This is not SL vs ENG...
This is Umpires VS players

If anyone complains about DRS not being perfect, just show them this video.

Umpire is kind of "I want both teams to lose"😂

Outs are given not out , not outs are given out to both sides equally. You won't get umpires more fair than these.

I remember this series so well. How these umpires ever got another match after this is beyond me. This was worse than village level umpiring. They had no business ever being involved in cricket again. Incompetence at the highest level all series.

Umpires: "Two rules that never fail: Anything that hits the pad is out. All bat pads are not out"

poor alec stewart ... his average would have been 5 points higher if he hadn't played this series

🤣 Can't believe we had a test match like this back then
Bucknor: I'm the worst
These 3 umpires: hold my beer 🤣

I recall watching a meaningless ODI with Pakistan at home to England in the days before neutral umpires. Wasim Akram, a left-hander, was bowling and an English batsman was given out lbw even though the ball pitched well outside of the leg stump line. The Pakistani commentator was a bit non-committal saying, "I think the batsman could have been given the benefit of the doubt." David Gower was more forthright in his comment, "That ball didn't land outside of leg; it landed in the next postcode."

The batsman did well to walk off the ground without a display of dissent but he smashed a door once he got back inside the dressing room. Unfortunately that was captured on a CCTV monitor and the player was charged with (probably) bringing the game into disrepute. Clive Lloyd, the match referee, adjudicated that charge and after reviewing the footage he ruled the batsman had not committed any offence -- because the door had been "damaged accidentally"!

These clowns are the reason we have technology in umpiring

There was 6 umpires in the 3 test series in Feb-March 2001
Peter Manuel and Arani Jayaprakash in the first test only lasted until Dec 2001 and Feb 2002 respectively at the Test Level.
BC Cooray and Rudi Koertzen were in the second test. Cooray never umpired at Test Level again. (He's the one who gave out Jayasuriya and refused to give the batpads out in the second test) While Rudi umpired until 2010.
David Orchard and Asoka de Silva were in the third. Orchard lasted until 2004, and later forgot to turn up to a One Dayer in England because he thought it was a day nighter. de Silva who doesn't feature in the video was a Test Umpire until 2011.

The first clip the umpire has definitely forgotten the rules of LBW. That was pitching so far outside leg it's not funny. Impossible that he actually thought to himself, 'Yep, that was pitching in line'.

I’ll never forget how mad my dad was watching this 😂

Peter Manuel, the umpire from the first Test, is now an ICC Umpires Coach. Go figure.
This series was the catalyst for neutral umpires at both ends and eventually the DRS. The standard is much much better now.

That first LBW wow, only explanation is he forgot the rules about being pitched outside leg stump. There can be no other excuse.

Did the umpires have a competition to see who could make the most incorrect decisions?

Umpires decided to have some fun


Waking up after each appeal 🤣🤣

I cant believe that first one was given out where Jayasuriya pitched way outside leg. Umpire needs to find another job

Even at my hungover worst I have never given a decision as bad as that first one.