"Their numbers 10 and 11 facing Jofra Archer in those conditions was seriously dangerous": Dom Bess

[Saj]

"Their numbers 10 and 11 facing Jofra Archer in those conditions was seriously dangerous": Dom Bess

"Playing in those conditions, we have to think a little about the players' well-being," said Somerset's Bess. "Their numbers 10 and 11 facing Jofra Archer in those conditions was seriously dangerous.

"We all want to get cricket on, but there has to be a little more common sense in terms of when it is too dark."

Broad, who still ran out Mohammad Abbas after the drop, appeared to lose sight of the ball and Bess, speaking after bad light ended play 25 minutes early, insisted that conditions, rather than tension about Anderson’s looming milestone, were to blame.

Bess said: “It’s no excuse but it was really dark out there. I was stood at square leg and Azhar pulled one off Jofra Archer and I did not see it. In all seriousness, if that is hit straight at me I genuinely don’t know what I’m going to be doing."

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Yeah it could have been nasty.. played should have been called off.
Jofra felled Steve, what chances those poor tailenders had.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

The teams signed a agreement before the match to try and save the test series
It's down to the batsmen to speak to the umpire if they are scared on the pitch

 

[MenInG]

"Playing in those conditions, we have to think a little about the players' well-being," said Somerset's Bess. "Their numbers 10 and 11 facing Jofra Archer in those conditions was seriously dangerous.

"We all want to get cricket on, but there has to be a little more common sense in terms of when it is too dark."

No idea what these umpires are doing.

When established batsmen are on, they go off - when 10/11 there - they want to play more.

 

[Snowflake]

I do not understand how this isn't being talked about more.

I guess the Pakistan supporters, including the board, and the world in general has just accepted the fact that the umpires have a, likely subconscious, bias in favor of the English players.

Bess even mentioned the light meter reading which was way over in the other test when the okay was called off. If a fielder is not seeing the ball, imagine what a batsman is feeling? I was horrified when I read that statement. How can the umpires so blatantly favor one side?

While I blame the Pakistani batsmen for not having the spine to stand up for themselves, the fact that no one brought this up and how the umpires have the confidence that they can get away with this blatant favoritism just deflates me.

There is no way I can be convinced that in today's world, the umpires are completely impartial.