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Originally Posted by silverpie
Over 'cross the pond, their version of bats and balls actually puts it in the rules:
"The scorers shall frequently check to ensure that their records agree. They shall agree with the umpires, at least at every interval, other than a drinks interval, and at the conclusion of the match, the runs scored, the wickets that have fallen and, where appropriate, the number of overs bowled."
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Being a cricket follower since living overseas, I think I'd take that trade-off. Because those same laws of cricket also allow for very little dissent against an umpire's ruling. Even better than THAT - they actually enforce those laws (as opposed to our rulebook, which says players and coaches can't - and I'm paraphrasing slightly - act like jackoffs, and how does THAT work out?).
There are plenty of times where players lose their some or all of their match fees for "dissent," and sometimes that just means bad body language.
Between that, and the drinks and tea breaks, sounds pretty freaking awesome.