... the game' because in a professional environment this is clearly a total fallacy. Using the same standards it could be argued 'that one may say of a surgeon it matters not whether the patient lives or dies but only how he makes the cut' (Forest Evashevski, Sports Illustrated, 1957, pg 119) The rules, which aim to standardise games, are often open to interpretation, for instance in cricket the umpire must decide in a matter of seconds weather a ball, travelling at 100 miles per hour is definitely going to hit the stumps, dependant upon where the ball pitches, deviation and distance from the stumps, this rule is often not adhered to correctly and the incorrect decision is given frequently. These decisions can determine whether a team who are clearly superior to the opposition, may lose the game. It would not be appropriate to class the winning team a 'team that ...

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