NEW DELHI: Former ICC elite umpire Simon Taufel on Wednesday slammed the hypocrisy and lack of consistency proven by some over Jonny Bairstow’s controversial stumping through the not too long ago concluded second Ashes Test at Lord’s.
After England’s loss to Australia by 43 runs on the ultimate day, coach Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes mentioned that Bairstow dismissal was not within the spirit of the sport.
Taufel, in a prolonged put up on LinkedIn, identified that when folks don’t love a dismissal beneath the legal guidelines of cricket, they carry within the ‘spirit of the sport’ to assist 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 endure the gang’s bitterness for the remainder of the match as they had been booed and jeered with chants of “same old Aussies, always cheating” reverberating on the Lord’s.
Apart from the Prime Ministers of each international locations, a number of former and present gamers have additionally expressed their views on the identical.
“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 occurred on last day of play when after ducking a sluggish bouncer from Cameron Green, Bairstow had instantly left his crease to have a chat with Ben Stokes within the center, believing that the ball was ‘useless’.
However, wicketkeeper Alex Carey performed inside the guidelines and broke the stumps and third umpire Marais Erasmus gave a call in favour 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? (Did they run into him or distract him or prevent him making good his ground?)
“Should a batter be immune from dismissal as per the Laws by 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 by 43 runs on the ultimate day, coach Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes mentioned that Bairstow dismissal was not within the spirit of the sport.
Taufel, in a prolonged put up on LinkedIn, identified that when folks don’t love a dismissal beneath the legal guidelines of cricket, they carry within the ‘spirit of the sport’ to assist 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 endure the gang’s bitterness for the remainder of the match as they had been booed and jeered with chants of “same old Aussies, always cheating” reverberating on the Lord’s.
Apart from the Prime Ministers of each international locations, a number of former and present gamers have additionally expressed their views on the identical.
“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 occurred on last day of play when after ducking a sluggish bouncer from Cameron Green, Bairstow had instantly left his crease to have a chat with Ben Stokes within the center, believing that the ball was ‘useless’.
However, wicketkeeper Alex Carey performed inside the guidelines and broke the stumps and third umpire Marais Erasmus gave a call in favour 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? (Did they run into him or distract him or prevent him making good his ground?)
“Should a batter be immune from dismissal as per the Laws by 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 third Test towards England in Headingley, beginning on Thursday, with a 2-0 lead.
(With inputs from PTI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com