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[MD2812]

Apparently 2 controversial parts of the decision:

- You're not allowed to pretend to bowl and hold on and take the stumps.

- It's only out if the batsman is attempting to steal a run (which is open to interpretation) but had it been blocked I doubt buttler would have pushed the single through

[Stuey]

Apparently 2 controversial parts of the decision:

- You're not allowed to pretend to bowl and hold on and take the stumps.

- It's only out if the batsman is attempting to steal a run (which is open to interpretation) but had it been blocked I doubt buttler would have pushed the single through

Blatant cheating his front arm comes down his bowling arm comes over then he stops, Buttler is about half a yard out of his crease. 

[Sam]

But he didn't pretend to hold onto the ball, he just stopped before entering his action and still Buttler failed to notice for a couple of seconds.

[roco]

They've changed law

Just seen it

It used to be delivery stride it's now delivery swing

So legitimate wicket for me just poor play from butler

[Stuey]

But he didn't pretend to hold onto the ball, he just stopped before entering his action and still Buttler failed to notice for a couple of seconds.

He was fully into his action his front arm came down past his hip and his bowling arm came over, he defo held onto the ball. He tried it again in the next over. If they batsman has been warned by the bowler and then continues to leave his crease as the bowler reaches the crease, he can then be run out I see no problem with that, but what just happened was cheating.

[Stuey]

They've changed law

Just seen it

It used to be delivery stride it's now delivery swing

So legitimate wicket for me just poor play from butler

Still not out as he was in the swing, he hadn't planted his front leg and stopped.

[fasteddie]

So it is clear the bowler warned the batsmen,

But,

Does the batsmen get the chance to warn the bowler that running him out in that manner will be seriously bad for his health?

Fairs, fair.

[Sam]

He was fully into his action his front arm came down past his hip and his bowling arm came over, he defo held onto the ball. He tried it again in the next over. If they batsman has been warned by the bowler and then continues to leave his crease as the bowler reaches the crease, he can then be run out I see no problem with that, but what just happened was cheating.

His bowling arm was still below waist height. The following over was a crowd disturbance, he didn't try it again.

[roco]

By the way they were talking it's his delivery swing which his front arm was not in

Grey area but no sympathy for me

Stay in your crease and can't happen

[csnew]

His bowling arm was still below waist height. The following over was a crowd disturbance, he didn't try it again.

Look at the positive, least he didn't chuck that ball

[Sam]

As I've said in all the other threads, I don't see how you can say for definate someone chucks it at all with a blind eye .

[mini998]

Butler wicket within the rules , even had a warning so not sure what's all the fuss is about .

Spirit of the game ? well yeah would have been 'nice' if Anjelo asked Butler to stay but that's how the game is played these days ...speaking about spirit of the game, well England started the series by snatching SL coach in highly unethical manner just before the series so England should be the last one to complain about spirit of the game.

[csnew]

Odd dismissal by Jayawardne...looked like a scripted dismissal. wouldn't surprise me if Sri lanka went on to lose this

[FattusCattus]

Gurney puzzles me. When he bowls over the wicket, I really like it - but when he comes round the wicket he always seems to get tw@tted.

He seems to feel his last couple have to be from round the wicket, and he never changes. Possibly another case of inflexible England thinking, captaincy and management.

[Giraffe208]

Amazing how one of the most recent videos on the ECB YouTube feed is yorker practise. Any danger of bowling a few more rather than length and short nonsense?