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Surrey 212 for 4 (Roy 120, Finch 79) beat Kent 175 for 7 (Northeast 59) by 37 runsScorecardTo be at The Oval on Friday night, with a sell-out of close to 25,000 enraptured by the brilliant brutality of Jason Roy, it seemed incongruous to consider that Englands domestic T20 is a tournament deemed to be in need of a rapid overhaul.No county does T20 better than Surrey. This typically boisterous crowd took Surreys total attendance for their seven home T20s to over 140,000, and the revenue these games have raised to over ￡4 million: both figures are records. On this night the crowds only gripe was the rain at Chelmsford, which eliminated Surrey, but, as they belted out renditions of Will Griggs on Fire in between the Icelandic football clap, no one seemed remotely perturbed.Whatever the future of English domestic T20, it will be all the better if it involves plenty more innings like this from Roy. While the Rhythm of the Night blared out, Roys thunderous hitting was again the rhythm of the night at The Oval.In this mood, Roy has the swagger of a villain in a Western, brazenly bestriding his turf, ready to shoot down anyone with the effrontery to challenge him. Or so it seemed as he greeted James Tredwells offspin with a huge straight six then, as if insulted by how easy it had all been, promptly launched the bowler over wide long-on, the longest boundary.When Roy thrashed a full toss down the ground to bring up his fourth T20 century, off 51 balls, he removed his helmet, giving off the air of a gladiator appreciating the crowds acclaim.For all its destruction, this was an innings defined by far more than raw power. There was impudent improvisation too - reverse-scooping Darren Stevens over short third man for four, or waltzing across his stumps to lift the ball over the keeper. There was also ample evidence of Roys maturity as a batsman, the brain to go with his brawn. He scored off all but nine of the 62 deliveries he faced, a dot-ball percentage of just 14.5%. To put that into context, 40% of deliveries in the World T20 were dots.With Roy in this mood Aaron Finch, the worlds second-ranked T20I batsman, was relegated to the status of B-list support act; on most nights the violence underpinning Finchs 79 would have been befitting something rather more. If the two did not quite break the records they threatened to - they fell five runs short of the English record partnership for any wicket and 14 short of the all-time record opening stand in T20 cricket - their 187 did break Kent.When Gareth Batty fired a delivery down the leg side after seeing Sam Billings giving him the charge, and Roy claimed Stevens, diving at full length after running in from the extra cover boundary, soon after, Surreys cruise to victory was assured.Yet it had all come too late to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. For the second consecutive season Surreys financial clout had failed to yield progress beyond the group stages.Weve put on an absolute spectacle tonight and showed what were capable of, a downcast Roy said. Thats the most disappointing thing - there were some crucial game we should have won, but we didnt show that grit and determination.At a time when the teams who take part in Englands elite T20 competition face being determined by ground size rather than on-field performance, some would see Surreys failure as a reminder of the need to keep the principle of meritocracy at the heart of the domestic English game.The debate will rumble on, long after the last remnants of spilled beer have been cleaned from The Ovals stands. Basketball Shoes 2020 .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back. Basketball Shoes Online Store . 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Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd.Ref Watch is back to debate another batch of controversial decisions from the weekends football fixtures. Weve got yet another bumper edition this week as former top-flight referee Dermot Gallagher joined Rob Wotton in the Sky Sports News HQ studio to go through a number of contentious calls, not only in the Premier League but also an unusual incident in League TwoFrom questionable penalty decisions, two yellow card incidents and a bizarre disallowed goal, we have picked out eight incidents reviewed during Mondays Ref Watch. Was your team affected by a contentious decision? Read on to find out...MATCH: Crystal Palace v Liverpool, SundayINCIDENT: Penalty given to Liverpool in injury time. Referee Andre Marriner felt Damien Delaney made contact with Christian Benteke in the box and a penalty was awarded. Should Liverpools injury-time penalty against Crystal Palace have been awarded? It was a decision hotly debated between Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry SCENARIO: In the 94th minute, Delaney dived in on Benteke in the penalty box with the referee Marriner feeling there was enough contact to award a penalty.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Wrong decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: A decision that has polarised opinion. I think no, but there are many people that think yes. I have watched this all the time and I think no, but what this does highlight to me is that if we have a video referee and we go to the video referee, we are still not going to get a decision that everybody is going to agree on. The reason I say that is that the two guys sat here - Neil McCann and Ray Parlour - spoke to me earlier and they are poles apart. One says penalty and one says no.The law has to be applied from minute one to minute 90, there is no comfort zone for saying: It is 90+4 and you cannot give a penalty.MATCH: Crystal Palace v Liverpool, SundayINCIDENT: James Milner sent off for two yellow cards. James Milners second yellow card was given after a challenge on Wilfried Zaha SCENARIO: The first yellow card came in the 40th minute when James Milner went in late on Yohan Cabaye. The second yellow was given for a tough challenge on Wilfried Zaha just past the hour mark.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Correct decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: I think he can have no complaints. The first tackle on Cabaye is just late and reckless and everybody expects a yellow card. It is just a tackle that every player is going to get a yellow card for in the Premier League in any match.The second one he has gone in from behind to stop a counter-attack, he is reckless and gives the referee no alternative but to send him off. And unfortunately it is just a case of two mistimed tackles equals red.MATCH: Tottenham v Arsenal, SaturdayINCIDENT: Francis Coquelin sent off for two yellow cards. Coquelins tackle on Kane saw him get sent off SCENARIO: Coquelin brought down Eric Dier on the half-hour mark. The Frenchman was given a second yellow for a late tackle on Harry Kane on the touchline.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Correct decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: Michael [Oliver] did not think [that he was fouled in the build-up to his first yellow], but what you can definitely say is that he committed a yellow-card offence. It is interesting as he went to play advantage and then came back to give a free-kick and quiet rightly yellow carded him. He has handled the ball and stopped the play.His body tells you everything [for the second yellow] and unfortunately it is a decision Michael cannot not make.MATCH: Tottenham v Arsenal, SaturdayINCIDENT: Possible foul by Eric Dier on Olivier Giroud after already being on a yellow card. Eric Dier and Olivier Girous tussled near the halfway line SCENARIO: Giroud got past Dier but is then pulled back by the midfielder. Its a free-kick to Arsenal but no yellow card for Dier, who had already been booked.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Wrong decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: He pulls him back and stops a promising attack, so you cannot argue with that.The second one he hauls him down and I have no idea why Michael did not send him off. I think everybody would expect to be sent off. What I would say is the thing to learn about for the referee is that if he had to stand here, I think it would be easier for him to explain sending off the player than to try defending not sending him off. I think that is the key issue here. I cannot give a case for not sending him off, but I can certainly give a case for sending him off.MATCH: Tottenham v Arsenal, SaturdayINCIDENT: Hector Bellerin brings down Dele Alli when already on a yellow card Hector Bellerin and Dele Alli were involved in a collision SCENARIO: Alli is pulled back by the Arsenal right-back on the halfway line, but is not given a second yellow cardGALLAGHERS VIEW: Correct decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: I think the first one is definitely right, without a doubt, as once he has gone past he is away and has an avenue to go in and has a good promising attack, and he has stopped it.The second one I am not so sure about. It is on the halfway line, but is it stopping a promising attack? Is it breaking up a promising move? I think he is on the wing on the halfway line, and this is a case where there has to be a stepping process. And in this case that is pulling him over and saying: Listen this is your last chance. Because at that point, he is not stopping a promising attack, it is not what I would say is a mandatory yellow card.MATCH: West Brom v Manchester United, SundayINCIDENT: Juan Mata sent off after picking up two yellow cards for separate fouls on West Broms Darren Fletcher. Mata appears to make contact with Darren Fletcher, resulting in a yellow card for the Spaniard SCENARIO: Booked for blocking a Darren Fletcher free-kick, then received a second yellow for another challenge on Fletcher just 26 minutes in.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Correct decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: The first one he is delaying a restart. At the time, you neverr think of a second yellow, he is just taking one for the team.ddddddddddddhe second one, it is life and no matter how nice a guy is - I once sent off Matt Le Tissier and you could not meet a nicer guy! - the law does not allow you to pick and choose. He has committed a second yellow card and unfortunately he has got to go.MATCH: Everton v West Ham, SaturdayINCIDENT: Evertons Kevin Mirallas sent off for two bookings, the second one was a challenge on Aaron Cresswell. Kevin Mirallas was sent off after receiving a second yellow for a foul on Aaron Cresswell SCENARIO: Having already been booked for diving, Mirallas went in late on Aaron Cresswell as he tried to clear the ball. Red card was given in the 35th minute.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Correct decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: For the first yellow, it was the right call. The good thing is the referee is in the right spot, so he has the perfect view. He has got an angled view so he can see and so he has got a better view than us as he is looking sideways on and can see there is no contact and he has yellow carded him for attempting to deceive him.He has paid a heavy price for the first one and he has actually been sent off for the first one really, because for the tackle, he is going to get a yellow card every day of the week. But the first one could have been avoided. It is just instinctive really, he has gone for the ball and the referee has gone for his card.MATCH: Everton v West Ham, SaturdayINCIDENT: Mohamed Besic blocks Dimitri Payets shot in the box with his hand. Mohamed Besic blocks Dimitri Payets shot with his hand, but did he enough time to bring it back down? SCENARIO: The ball is floated across the box to Payet, whose volley then strikes Besics hand in the penalty area, but the referee gives no penalty.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Correct decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: I think he is right. If you watch, he is so close, he has turned, it has come so fast, he has made no attempt to play the ball. But it comes back to every week we are talking about handballs. Handball to me is the new offside, it is every week we are looking at it, but I think that would be very, very harsh.MATCH: Chelsea v Stoke, SaturdayINCIDENT: Erik Pieters on Oscar in the 79th minute after already being booked. No second yellow given. Dermot Gallagher feels Erik Pieters should have got a second yellow card after fouling Oscar SCENARIO: Pieters looked to have kicked Oscar, claiming the Brazilian made too much of it afterwards. Clattenburg doesnt issue a second yellow.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Correct decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: The first one was late and reckless. I think was is also good is that the assistant flags this as well as he has got the best view, which reinforces it.I do not think the second one is a yellow card as he pulls out and does not go in recklessly. It is a foul and not every foul is a yellow card.Match: Chelsea v Stoke, SaturdayINCIDENT: Oscar falls over in the box under a challenge from Marc Muniesa. Dermot Gallagher feels Marc Muniesas challenge on Oscar warranted a penalty SCENARIO: Oscar turns Muniesa in the penalty area, before being brought down by the Stoke defender, but referee Mark Clattenburg decides it is not a penalty.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Wrong decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: I think it is a foul and is in the penalty area. I think that should be a penalty, but for whatever reason the officials did not. Maybe the referee saw it from a different angle to me, I do not know, but from every angle I have seen Muniesa pushes over Oscar and he never once plays the ball.MATCH: Southampton v Sunderland, SaturdayINCIDENT: Jose Fonte sent off for foul on Sunderlands Fabio Borini. Jose Fonte was sent off for pulling back Fabio Borini SCENARIO: Saints skipper Fonte is sent off for pulling back Borini as the Sunderland striker runs clean through on goal in the 79th minute. A red card is issued.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Correct decision.GALLAGHER SAYS: The only decision is, is it a foul? I do not think he has played the ball, but once the referee has given the foul, there is no choice and he has to go as it is denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. There is no doubt in my mind that if he is not fouled, the player gets free and goes on to have an attempt on goal.The assistant referee did not give it, but maybe over the headset he has said to the referee… That is the one thing about the communication system that we see no tangible evidence. He may have said, he may not, but if he had flagged it would have reinforced the referees decision.MATCH: Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley, SaturdayINCIDENT: Accrington take the lead just seconds after the referee blows for half-time Referee Trevor Kettle blew for half-time just as Accringtons Billy Kees shot hit the back of the net. Were Stanley hard done by? SCENARIO: Accringtons Billy Kee appears to score the opening goal, but referee Trevor Kettle chalks it off as he blew for half-time just as Kee shot.GALLAGHERS VIEW: Technically a correct decision, but not one he would have made.GALLAGHER SAYS: I can only put myself in that position and I think if I was in that position and I see a player turning in the box, I cannot be accurate to a split second when half-time is, so I do not think I would be blowing then. I think I would either blow long before he turns and shoots, or I would blow after he shot. I would not blow in the middle and you just see the furore it caused at half-time.As you say, technically he is right, but I do not know how he can be so accurate and how he wants to risk such match control because you saw what unfolded afterwards and I think that is probably a very difficult second half to referee. Also See: Premier League grades WATCH: Did Benteke dive? Delaney: Ref said no penalty Live on Sky ' ' '