Pitch imperfect(-worma)
The ongoing Eng-Pak match has seen probably the most pitch-related action in recent times. So much so that everyone seems to be getting lessons on obscure rules. Jonathan Agnew touches it in his latest column.
There was great confusion in the middle as the players were also clearly ignorant of this regulation, and Butt was sent back to the striker's end.So, it seems that there is run penalty after all...as some of you were discussing yesterday. Wow...what a 'learning experience' this match has been :-)
As confusion reigned, the very next ball from Shaun Udal struck Butt on the pads, and Hair gave him out lbw for 50.
Should any other Pakistani batsman damage the pitch on the last day, the result will be five penalty runs to England.
So far in this game, Pakistan have had Shahid Afridi banned for deliberately damaging the pitch, Danish Kaneria warned twice for the same offence when he was bowling, and now the team is on notice that any further transgression by a batsman will cost them runs.
posted by worma at
1:19 PM
5 Comments:
fuzzy: not few....3 out of 4 dismissals of Lara have been controversial! And SRT is just behind Lara in getting wrong dismissals in Aus
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worma, at 14:27
yeah the ek gilahari video, right? there was another one about the fish called swimmy :-)
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worma, at 14:27
I haven't seen any of the Lara dismissals, but by all accounts I have read the rub of the green clearly has not been on his side. It must be frustrating for the West Indies supporters, if any are reading this, please note my sympathies are firmly with you.
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Unknown, at 15:36
santa: boss the 'ek titli' one is the same as 'ek gilahari' :-) (and note its not gilahri...its pronounced gilahari in this video, if its the same animation)
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worma, at 15:46
akshay i read that .. good comment on a great player ..
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Pankaj Tripathi, at 15:51
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