You used to know where you stood with umpires. Fielding side appeal, umpire agrees or disagrees, the game continues. Now, their initial decision is merely a starting point for a wider debate thanks to the umpire decision review system (UDRS) and a third umpire in front of a TV somewhere in the pavilion. They used to wear white coats which made them look like old-timey butchers. It's a variety of outerwear in a range of colours these days, perhaps to try and attract kids to the profession by making them look a bit more 'tuff'.
Other duties of umpires include:
- Holding onto the bowler's hat, jumper, shades etc
- Judging no-balls, wides and intimidatory bowling
- Radioing their mate in the stands every time there's a shy at the stumps
- Bollocking security staff in hi-vis jackets for sitting in front of the sight screen
- Taking players off for bad light at seemingly arbitrary points in time
- No-balling Sri Lankans with dodgy actions (see Hair, Darrell)
Still a better job than being a football referee.
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