NEW DELHI: Former ICC elite umpires Simon Taufel on Wednesday slammed the hypocrisy and loss of consistency proven via some over Jonny Bairstow’s debatable stumping all over the just lately concluded 2d Ashes Test at Lord’s.
After England’s loss to Australia via 43 runs at the ultimate day, trainer Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes Bairstow’s dismissal was once no longer within the spirit of the sport.
Taufel, in a long publish on LinkedIn, identified that after folks do not like a dismissal underneath the rules of cricket, they carry within the ‘spirit of the sport’ to beef up their view.
“Was Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal at Lord’s a breach of the Spirit of Cricket, Have you seen any umpire tell a fielding side that the keeper standing back is not allowed to attempt a stumping?” Taufel wrote.
“Was there a complaint from anyone when Bairstow tried to stump Marnus exactly the same way in the first innings? What has Jonny Bairstow said about his dismissal? He has been very quiet. Why?” he added.
After the dismissal, Australia needed to bear the group’s bitterness for the remainder of the fit as they have been booed and jeered with chants of “same old Aussies, always cheating” reverberating on the Lord’s.
Apart from the Prime Ministers of each nations, a number of former and present avid gamers have additionally expressed their perspectives at the similar.
“The hypocrisy and lack of consistency from some people and groups is quite interesting and concerning for the future of our game. Maybe I am the odd one out here?” Taufel wrote.
The incident had passed off at the ultimate day of play when after ducking a sluggish bouncer from Cameron Green, Bairstow had straight away left his crease to have a talk with Ben Stokes within the heart, believing that the ball was once ‘lifeless’.
However, wicketkeeper Alex Carey performed inside the regulations and broke the stumps and 3rd umpire Marais Erasmus gave a call in choose of Australia.
“Which part of the codified Preamble (the Spirit of Cricket) was breached by the fielding side? What did the fielding side do in effecting a legitimate dismissal that unfairly impacted the ability of the batter in their attempt not to be dismissed? run into him or distract him or prevent him making good his ground?)
“Should a batter be immune from dismissal as in step with the Laws via merely being negligent (and leaving his floor too early)?
“Did England retire Ben Duckett when they disagreed with the (Mitchell) Starc catch decision as per the Laws and umpires’ decision?” Taufel mentioned.
After England’s loss to Australia via 43 runs at the ultimate day, trainer Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes Bairstow’s dismissal was once no longer within the spirit of the sport.
Taufel, in a long publish on LinkedIn, identified that after folks do not like a dismissal underneath the rules of cricket, they carry within the ‘spirit of the sport’ to beef up their view.
“Was Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal at Lord’s a breach of the Spirit of Cricket, Have you seen any umpire tell a fielding side that the keeper standing back is not allowed to attempt a stumping?” Taufel wrote.
“Was there a complaint from anyone when Bairstow tried to stump Marnus exactly the same way in the first innings? What has Jonny Bairstow said about his dismissal? He has been very quiet. Why?” he added.
After the dismissal, Australia needed to bear the group’s bitterness for the remainder of the fit as they have been booed and jeered with chants of “same old Aussies, always cheating” reverberating on the Lord’s.
Apart from the Prime Ministers of each nations, a number of former and present avid gamers have additionally expressed their perspectives at the similar.
“The hypocrisy and lack of consistency from some people and groups is quite interesting and concerning for the future of our game. Maybe I am the odd one out here?” Taufel wrote.
The incident had passed off at the ultimate day of play when after ducking a sluggish bouncer from Cameron Green, Bairstow had straight away left his crease to have a talk with Ben Stokes within the heart, believing that the ball was once ‘lifeless’.
However, wicketkeeper Alex Carey performed inside the regulations and broke the stumps and 3rd umpire Marais Erasmus gave a call in choose of Australia.
“Which part of the codified Preamble (the Spirit of Cricket) was breached by the fielding side? What did the fielding side do in effecting a legitimate dismissal that unfairly impacted the ability of the batter in their attempt not to be dismissed? run into him or distract him or prevent him making good his ground?)
“Should a batter be immune from dismissal as in step with the Laws via merely being negligent (and leaving his floor too early)?
“Did England retire Ben Duckett when they disagreed with the (Mitchell) Starc catch decision as per the Laws and umpires’ decision?” Taufel mentioned.
Australia head to the 3rd Test towards England in Headingley, beginning on Thursday, with a 2-0 lead.
(With inputs from PTI)