Published 12:57 IST, September 15th 2019

Aakash Chopra mocks Tim Paine, asks him to join MS Dhoni as student

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra came up with a good suggestion for Tim Paine to hone his DRS skills. The commentator asked Tim Paine to call MS Dhoni.

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Australia's lapses on field could prove to be costly for ir aim to complete Ashes mission with a series win as England finished Day three with a lead of 382 runs. Australia's skipper Tim Paine admitted he was having "a mare" after twice failing to review umpiring decisions in fifth Ashes Test even though challenges would have brought wickets. To add to ir misery, Australians had also dropped a few catches on a few occasions, apart from or fielding lapses. Tim Paine was subjected to a lot of criticism for t using Decision Review System (DRS) adequately. A former Indian cricketer had best suggestion for Tim Paine to sharpen his DRS skills.

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Aakash Chopra asks Tim Paine to join Dhoni

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra came up with a good suggestion for Tim Paine to hone his DRS skills. commentator asked Tim Paine to call MS Dhoni and enquire if he could enroll himself as a student as MS Dhi is popularly kwn for Dhoni Review System. former Indian skipper is kwn for his accurate calls for reviews and for overturning decision of on-field umpires with a call for a review within just 15 seconds of original decision. Even Indian skipper Virat Kohli goes to MS Dhoni to make DRS call on field when MS Dhoni keeps for India. Read Aakash Chopra's tweet here:

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Tim Paine's DRS blunders

Australia toiled in field at Oval on third day of match on Saturday and were t helped by Paine's misjudgments. Joe Denly, who went on to score 94, should have been out lbw to Mitchell Marsh when he was on 54 but Australia opted t to review t-out decision. Later on, skipper, who is team's wicketkeeper, failed to review a t-out decision against Jos Buttler after an appeal for lbw, with replays showing Nathan Lyon's delivery would have hit stumps. Buttler, n on 19, went on to score 47. 

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Tim Paine admits about getting it wrong

"I'm getting it wrong," said a tetchy Paine. "I don't kw what else to say. We're having a mare (nightmare). We've got it wrong." 
 

"It's fast," he added. "It's a tough job as I've said throughout whole Test series. I've got a new respect for umpiring, particularly in Test cricket because it's a hard job." When asked what he could do about it, he said sarcastically that he would enroll in "umpiring school" when he returned home to Australia. Paine said after his side's defeat in third Test at Headingley that he would be putting someone else in charge of team's reviews. During closing sts of that match, Lyon had a huge appeal for lbw against Ben Stokes but England vice-captain was given t out and Australia could t challenge that verdict as y had used up all ir reviews. ir misery was compounded when replays revealed that Stokes would have been given out. Paine said it was sometimes difficult to judge from behind stumps, saying he was t sure where ball hit Denly, for example. skipper said his team, guaranteed to retain Ashes urn, still had a chance to win series outright." only thing that's been a bit upsetting this Test match is our catching and our referrals but that's t anything new," he added. He described his top-scorer Steve Smith as a "freak" after he took a stunning diving slip catch late on to see back of Chris Woakes."Cricketers like him, I think Stokes is same, y're just in contest and in game all time," he said."That's what makes great cricketers great because y're always in contest, y're always aware of what's happening. It was a pretty special catch."

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12:10 IST, September 15th 2019