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Taufel to deliver MCC lecture

Jan 11, 2013: Simon Taufel, the recently retired Australian umpire, will give the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey lecture this year. He will be the first umpire to do so.

'To be a good umpire you have to be a good person'

Nov 28, 2012: Simon Taufel talks about striving for perfection, the respect he enjoyed among the players, and the rest of his craft

Hats off to Taufel

Oct 6, 2012: He may have wanted to keep his cap on at all times, but the world cricket community is united in doffing its collective headgear to one of the finest umpires of them all

ICC news

Taufel to retire after World Twenty20

Sep 26, 2012: The Australian umpire Simon Taufel will step down from the ICC's elite panel at the end of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka

Simon Taufel

'The key to umpiring is people skills'

Sep 9, 2011: The world's top-rated umpire talks about the challenges of officiating at the highest level

Sri Lanka v Australia, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day

Umpires ask ICC to look in to Hughes' dismissal

Sep 2, 2011: Simon Taufel has referred Phil Hughes' lbw dismissal in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia to the ICC as a serious question mark against the accuracy of Hawk-Eye, the ball tracking technology

India v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2011, final, Mumbai

Taufel and Dar to umpire World Cup final

Mar 31, 2011: Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar have been named as the on-field Umpires for the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday

India v West Indies, Group B, World Cup 2011, Chennai

An early departure and an umpire caught napping

Mar 20, 2011: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group B match between India and West Indies in Chennai

Chennai v Kolkata, IPL 2010, Chennai

Mexican waves and cheerful Ntini

Apr 14, 2010: Cricinfo presents the Plays fo the Day for the match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai

Mumbai v Kolkata, IPL, Mumbai

Tare fumbles, Kartik goes blind

Mar 23, 2010: Plays of the Day for the 17th match, between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Brabourne Stadium

The Ashes 2010-11

Home umpires could be used for Ashes

Jan 18, 2010: The ICC could allow Australian and English umpires to stand in the Ashes series later this year

Security concerns

Togo attack stokes Lahore horrors for Taufel

Jan 12, 2010: The shocking attack on the Togo football squad draws parallels with the attack on the Sri Lankan in Lahore, says Simon Taufel

Simon Taufel

'Umpires should be helped to get better'

Sep 7, 2009: The five-time ICC umpire of the year speaks about the future of TV technology, his frightening experience in Lahore, and his days as a star schoolboy cricketer alongside Adam Gilchrist

Marylebone Cricket Club

Taufel gives backing to pink ball

May 13, 2009: The Australian Test umpire, Simon Taufel, believes the pink ball being trialled by MCC could have a future in the game after watching it in action during a match at Lord's on Wednesday

Fallout of the Lahore attack

Hair slams 'bullying' Lorgat

Mar 9, 2009: ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat's has said umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis needed to be "more rational" in their assessment of the security in Lahore

Fallout of the Lahore attack

Umpires stunned, upset and relieved after Pakistan ordeal

Mar 5, 2009: The Australian umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis are angry at the lack of security arrangements that led to them being shot at repeatedly

ICC Awards 2008

Taufel is Umpire of Year again

Sep 10, 2008: The Australian umpire, Simon Taufel, has been named as Umpire of the Year for the fifth successive year at the ICC Awards in Dubai

Champions Trophy 2008

Lawson pleased by 'positive voices'

Aug 5, 2008: Geoff Lawson, the Pakistan coach, has welcomed the increasing support for holding the Champions Trophy in Pakistan

Champions Trophy 2008

Taufel confident over security in Pakistan

Aug 3, 2008: Simon Taufel, the world's No. 1 umpire, will not hesitate to stand in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in September

Australian umpire undecided on renewing contract

Taufel could walk away from cricket

Feb 12, 2008: Simon Taufel, the Australian umpire ranked the best in the world over the past four years, has revealed he could walk away from the game when his contract expires on March 31