5th Ashes Test England v Australia July 27-31 1930hrs @ The Oval

[Shadow89]

It's not a perspective, it's people having an incorrect understanding of the laws.

So you think your understanding of the laws of the game is absolute, but you think no-one else in here has any understanding? Have I got that right?

You're also not willing to accept that some people may not agree with you, and call it a day?

This level of cockiness is what makes it so delightful, that for all your country's bravado, self-aggrandizement, whinging and Piers Morgan led moral lecturing and meltdowns - that the Ashes stay with us no matter what happens today.

Oh and we're only 48 runs behind now.

 

[nylexbandit]

It’s interesting with that runout what the interpretation is with the bail being partially broken pre ball arriving. I see an interpretation being that you can’t then break it fairly but they don’t seem to be taking that view

 

[SloppyJoe]

On quad tri vision, it looked like the bat was in the crease before the near and far bails were out of both grooves...both bails were in one groove

 

[Spin2Win]

If we got a few runs IN THE LEAD from here......?!?!

 

[Ishmael_]

My kingdom for our middle order to have the same focus and grit when batting that Cummins has when the chips are down.

 

[k31th]

 

[The Passenger]

Even if we collapse from here it's still game on but our bowlers should be much fresher with only 55 overs in their legs whilst England are probably looking at 100+ at this point.

 

[Magma]

almost had a ****ing heart attack

 

[Southerntakeover]

Don't think they're right about the laws. The left groove was broken before Bairstow had it.

The laws require for wickets to be broken fairly the complete removal whilst the fielder has the ball. Accordingly, the wicket was not fairly broken on that occasion- complete removal did not occur fairly.

_________

29.2 Breaking the wicket fairly

29.2.1 The wicket is broken fairly if a bail is completely removed from the top of the stumps, or a stump is struck out of the ground,

29.2.1.1 by the ball,

...

29.2.1.5 by a fielder with his/her hand or arm, providing that the ball is held in the hand or hands so used, or in the hand of the arm so used

 

[MinerBoy]

Smith getting ready for the declaration


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[A Pom]

So you think your understanding of the laws of the game is absolute, but you think no-one else in here has any understanding? Have I got that right?

No, I'm sure there are some in here who do have a basic understanding of the laws, but there's also loads that have absolutely no clue.

You're also not willing to accept that some people may not agree with you, and call it a day?

Not agreeing is something you can do with an opinion. Not a fact that is clearly stated in the laws.

 

[freo_leo29]

Where did that come from smitty

 

[compact72]

Smith getting ready for the declaration


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Sorry what declaration???

 

[Magma]

what on earth was that

 

[k31th]

WHY Smith? just dumb to try and hit out... he just didn't need to... the partnership was going swimmingly

 

[The Passenger]

Less of that Mr Smith. Just keep doing what you were doing for the first 68 runs please.

 

[dumb]

didn't have to do it with slogs.

 

[Moonwatcher]

No ball pls

 

[Mr Meow]

I get being aggressive but some of these were simply stupid, ill judged shots by Smith.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

What is smith doing

sun is out - don’t give these pricks the opportunity

seriously brain dead

 

[010203]

Keep your head up, Smith.

 

[Crankyhawk]

aah f**k

 

[Southerntakeover]

Jesus Smith, why go stupid? We had that under control and you threw the series win in the trash.

 

[Plugger35]

Great catch from Bairstow.

By his standards.

 

[A Pom]

Don't think they're right about the laws. The left groove was broken before Bairstow had it.

The laws require for wickets to be broken fairly the complete removal whilst the fielder has the ball. Accordingly, the wicket was not fairly broken on that occasion- complete removal did not occur fairly.

_________

29.2 Breaking the wicket fairly

29.2.1 The wicket is broken fairly if a bail is completely removed from the top of the stumps, or a stump is struck out of the ground,

29.2.1.1 by the ball,

...

29.2.1.5 by a fielder with his/her hand or arm, providing that the ball is held in the hand or hands so used, or in the hand of the arm so used

Complete removal in this case is constituted by the removal from the 2nd groove. That happend when Bairstow had the ball in his gloves.

(And from the additional replays looks like it happened when Smith was out his crease)