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Article: CRIK: Thorpe calls for neutral umpires
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- March 2, 2001
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
03-02-2001
CRIK: Thorpe calls for neutral umpires
COLOMBO, March 1 Reuters - England batsman Graham Thorpe has called for neutral umpires
to be introduced in all test matches before the start of the world Test championship this
year.
The championship starts with a two-Test series between England and Pakistan in May.
The 10 Test sides will play each other home and away over a five-year period to decide
officially the world's best side.
"I have always believed in the use of neutral umpires because it takes out the 'what
if' feeling you get as a batsman when you are given out by a home umpire," Thorpe told
the BBC.
"It's a fact that neutral umpires make as many ...