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Mark Wood to Wade, no run, oh dear! England are not happy, they recdkon Wade got in the way of the bowler and the ball. Wade could have been dismissed in three fashions here - top-edged the pull onto the helmet, it lobbed straight up, Wood came charging forward, so did Buttler. But the bowler couldn't get across as he got blocked by Wade, did he do so purposely? His arms came across and in front of Wood's face, catching the bowler in a tangle. The two on-field umpires had a chat, is it for obstructing the field?

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Hope Aus win and Wade hits the winning runs, there will be so much crying.
 
Gilly said:
Hope Aus win and Wade hits the winning runs, there will be so much crying.
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Mate you need a reality check. I was cheering for Aussies till the point Wade decided to be disgusting.

Common England!!!
 
Didn't look good but hard to say whats deliberate and what was just impulsive aftet being hit on the head.

Well handled by Jos Buttler.
 
I am an Australian fan and wanted them to win but I don't Want them to win this match anymore.
Especially a win by Wade. It was clear cheating.
 
Gilly said:
Hope Aus win and Wade hits the winning runs, there will be so much crying.
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Looks like Wade was given a life and bottled it in the end anyway. Dry your eyes mate.
 
It is clear from the video clip posted in the OP that Wade was more interested in stopping Wood than dragging his bat in the crease. It was deliberate. :inti
 
And this picture....

Looks like a red-card offence to me

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Wade should have done some kind of Raveena Tandon drama dive and let the ball land on his head or back
 
Gilly said:
Wood ran into Wade.
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are you ok?

wood ran straight and wade extended his left arm massively which extended his compact position - which wood couldnt run through - hence it was such a strong compact extention - wood would have caught that easily - as when they collided ball was only 2 foot away but took around 2 secs to hit the ground
 
Clearly Wade intentionally tried to stop the bowler from getting to the ball. The replay from the strikers end showed it best.
 
finalfantasy7 said:
are you ok?

wood ran straight and wade extended his left arm massively which extended his compact position - which wood couldnt run through - hence it was such a strong compact extention - wood would have caught that easily - as when they collided ball was only 2 foot away but took around 2 secs to hit the ground
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Wade does not know where the ball is, that is obvious. If you look at Wades' hand it is held up in a stop sign to the batsman at the other end not to run as Wade is trying to get back in his crease and is not going for the run.

Just try to watch the video and look at where Wade is looking and what his hand is doing. It is quite clear from the umpire at the batsman's end that Wade did not know where the ball or where Wood was.
 
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If there is even a slight doubt that it wasn't intentional, no appeal should be made in the spirit of the game. But looks like everyone's trying to follow India's philosophy.
 
Australia lost. So, this incident now doesn't matter.

However, Wade should've been out. That was clear obstruction.
 
A gripping finish, during which Matthew Wade (21 off 15) was adjudged not to have impeded Wood as he tried to take a return catch.
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case closed
 
asfandyar said:
If there is even a slight doubt that it wasn't intentional, no appeal should be made in the spirit of the game. But looks like everyone's trying to follow India's philosophy.
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I wasn’t even sure from the coverage if England did appeal. It was all a bit disjointed out there.
 
James said:
I wasn’t even sure from the coverage if England did appeal. It was all a bit disjointed out there.
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Umpire did check I think, to me it's not intentional by the way.. the thing is with slowmo videos everything will look intentional..
 
England skipper Jos Buttler has explained why he chose not to appeal against Matthew Wade obstructing the field, saying he did not want to put the partisan Australian crowd off ahead of the World Cup.

With their opening T20 match on a knife’s edge, Wade — Australia’s supreme finisher and a World Cup hero from last year — top-edged a short ball from Mark Wood and later prevented the bowler from taking a catch near the batter’s wickets when he stuck out his arm to prevent him from moving to the ball.

While initially it appeared as though Wade, whose helmet needed replacing after the ball clipped it on the way up, was merely disorientated and did not know where the ball was, he clearly made a play at the bowler in the heat of the moment.

Buttler who was watching the ball behind the stumps in his role as wicket-keeper was asked whether he wanted to appeal, but quickly turned down the opportunity for Wade to be removed. At the time the left-hander was on zero, with Australia 6-170 from 16.3 overs in their pursuit of 209 for victory.

The decision looked like costing England, as Wade hit the last ball of the ball 17th over from Sam Curran over the ropes for six. It lead the home side requiring 22 runs from the final two overs.

Ultimately the decision did not prove costly, as Wade departed with three deliveries left paving the way for England to seal an eight-run win.

Buttler, who earlier set the game up by smashing 68 from 32 in an opening stand of 132 alongside Alex Hales (84 off 51), was asked about the incident and said he thought it wise not to become public enemy No.1 so early in the tour.

“They asked if I wanted to appeal, but I thought we’re here for a long time in Australia - it would be a risky one to go for so early in the trip,” he said.

He later admitted he might have reconsidered had the match been of significant consequence.

Nonetheless, social media lit up following the indecent, with Australian Test star Usman Khawaja amongst the man bemused by the obscure mode of dismissal and why England chose not to enforce it.

Cricket’s ethics have been brought into question in recent weeks, with India's Deepti Sharma recently opting to remove English star Charlie Dean by the mankad method — the wicket sealed victory for her nation.

The latest incident once again brought cricket’s laws — and when they should be carried out — into the spotlight.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...a/news-story/10e744c37f0b04ee95f1e9667f28c71e
 
Gilly said:
case closed
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The process followed on field clearly showed the appeal was withdrawn, the commentators stated the appeal was withdrawn and Buttler stated the appeal was withdrawn yet you're still in some strange denial about it.
 
HitWicket said:
The process followed on field clearly showed the appeal was withdrawn, the commentators stated the appeal was withdrawn and Buttler stated the appeal was withdrawn yet you're still in some strange denial about it.
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Yawn, OK.
 
No one can cheat like the Australians, nothing new.
 
Lol. Just as trip takedown was missing there.

Better yet, Wade should have thrown a lasso around Wood's neck there! :yk

That said, it is just a meaningless t20i bilateral game. Actions like this won't be tolerated in the world cup.
 
Gilly said:
Have you not heard of Pakistan players, Amir, Butt, Asif and that's without getting into the chuckers.
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Have you not heard of Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh betting against their own team in 1981 at 500 to 1 odds, and Australia lost, England won. World's first in fixing cricket matches.

The miracle Test of the 81 Ashes series.

Here, to jog your memory.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/aug/13/cricket.comment

Now jog on.
 
Sand-paper gate. That was humiliation top to bottom for Cricket Australia, so much so, the Aussie PM had to intervene and make a public statement.

Yet CA welcomed the cheaters back to the team; Smith and Warner.

It is a myth Australia play fair and square, even their umpires are crooks! Daryl Harper, on the field and off the field too!
 
Technics 1210 said:
Sand-paper gate. That was humiliation top to bottom for Cricket Australia, so much so, the Aussie PM had to intervene and make a public statement.

Yet CA welcomed the cheaters back to the team; Smith and Warner.

It is a myth Australia play fair and square, even their umpires are crooks! Daryl Harper, on the field and off the field too!
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Ahh yes I forgot about the bottle caps err I mean the sandpaper.
 
Gilly said:
Don't forget Inzamam who obstructed the field, another cheat.
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Inzamam was given out though. Also, Inzamam was protecting himself. Had Inzamam not hit it, the ball would've hit him.

Wade wasn't given out when he was clearly out.
 
Gilly said:
Have you not heard of Pakistan players, Amir, Butt, Asif and that's without getting into the chuckers.
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At least Pakistan fans condemned them.

On the another hand you are proudly supporting your cheat.
 
Clear block by Wade.

I wonder what umpire Stoinis made of this?
 
sweep_shot said:
Inzamam was given out though. Also, Inzamam was protecting himself. Had Inzamam not hit it, the ball would've hit him.

Wade wasn't given out when he was clearly out.
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Oh so Inzi wasn't obstructing the field he was just protecting himself. So the umpire was wrong when he gave Inzi out, what a cheating umpire.
 
gazza619 said:
At least Pakistan fans condemned them.

On the another hand you are proudly supporting your cheat.
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Hahaha your president of the PCB came out and accused the England players of cheating, have you ever heard anything so stupid.
 
I don't understand why Australian fans refuse to accept their players have cheated in the past.

Actually I can.
 
Aussie underarm bowling to NZ count? Yes for sure. Provide an insight into Australian cricket mentality.
 
Gilly said:
Oh so Inzi wasn't obstructing the field he was just protecting himself. So the umpire was wrong when he gave Inzi out, what a cheating umpire.
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Inzi was out but he had to protect his body. I am not sure if you have seen the dismissal.


Both Inzi and Wade were out. But, only Inzi was given out while Wade wasn't.
 
Gilly said:
Hahaha your president of the PCB came out and accused the England players of cheating, have you ever heard anything so stupid.
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No one denies the PCB chairman at the time was a muppet though, yet you are coming out with claims that Australia has never cheated.
 
Technics 1210 said:
No one denies the PCB chairman at the time was a muppet though, yet you are coming out with claims that Australia has never cheated.
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Can you provide evidence that I said that "Australia has never cheated" and if you don't then it will show you just how stupid you can be.
 
Gilly said:
Can you provide evidence that I said that "Australia has never cheated" and if you don't then it will show you just how stupid you can be.
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So you admit Austrialian has cheated.

There you go.

That was easy.

:)
 
The question in post#1 is a simple one

Yes or no.
 
Man this will surely turn up the heat before the Wt20, and than these Aussies have audacity to be holier than thou despite undeniable evidence thrown at them, atleast don't be too apologetic and accept it like man. No one gives too hoots about those crocodile tears. Winning at any cost come with its beggage, it's the Australian mindset and won't change even in future anytime soon.
 
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Zeshan547 said:
Man this will surely turn up the heat before the Wt20, and than these Aussies have audacity to be holier than thou despite undeniable evidence thrown at them, atleast don't too apologetic and accept it like man.
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You dont win world cups by being a pushover.
 
I blame the poor umpiring for not giving it out. Why does a team have to appeal for a clear out like this? Butler needs to man up and stop being a softie, who cares about Aussie crowd they're pathetic regardless.
 
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HitWicket said:
He wasn't, the umpires never made a decision because Buttler opted to withdraw his appeal.
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I see. In that case, umpires are not at fault. Butler's decision.

But, had it been referred, it should've been out. He was clearly blocking Wood.
 
Gilly said:
Have you not heard of Pakistan players, Amir, Butt, Asif and that's without getting into the chuckers.
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He has. And he's also condemned them.

Unlike you who is making a fool of himself by sticking his head in the sand.

All for backing your team, but don't go so far that it impedes your judgment so blatantly.

"Wade didn't know where the ball was"

"Pakistanis also cheat"

:)))
 
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OMG an obstruction in field fuelled cheating and fixing debate have the posters forgotten Tim May and some other blokes fined for suspicious activity not to mentioned the other highlighted controversies
 
Australian allrounder Marcus Stoinis has defended teammate Matthew Wade after the wicketkeeper-batter was embroiled in a controversy involving England’s Mark Wood.

With the first of a three-game T20I series in the balance, Wade appeared to block Wood’s path to the fall of his delivery after it cannoned into the air.

Replays showed Wade looked at the England pace bowler and extend his arm out, in what could be considered an obstruction of the field.

But Stoinis defended Wade, claiming Wood’s delivery had hit the Tasmanian in the helmet after he hit it, before the pair clashed.

“There’s a lot that goes on there when you get hit in the head and you’re running around,” Stoinis said.

“You don’t know where the ball is... it is chaos.”

England captain Jos Buttler also downplayed the controversy, saying that he didn’t see the incident so he wouldn’t know what he’d be appealing if he did so.

“They said ‘did we want to appeal?’ and I said ‘no’,” Buttler said.

They said ‘did we want to appeal?’ and I said ‘no’.

“I just had my eyes on the ball the whole time, so didn’t really see what happened.

“We’ve only just got to Australia so I thought, let’s carry on in the game.”

Asked if it was a World Cup match, would his reaction be different, Buttler responded: “Maybe”.

“I didn’t see it live, I was just looking at the ball... I don’t know what I’m appealing for really,” he said.

“I could have asked maybe some of the other boys to see if they had a better view but I just thought, get on with the game.”

England take a 1-0 lead into the second game of the series, with both remaining matches to be played at Manuka Oval in Canberra.

https://thewest.com.au/sport/austra...thew-wade-after-mark-wood-incident--c-8495342
 
Yeah shouldve been given out Obstructing the field

He tried to impede the bowler physically
 
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This is the definition of obstructing the field lol There is no real ambiguity here. He literally glances at him and shoves him aside.
 
I have never seen a more obvious case of someone intentionally obstructing the field, how he got away with that, mind-boggling . What a loser this guy wade is .
 
Yeah he obstructed the field. England should have appealed.

Pretty sure the other field obstuctors - Stokes & Inzamam - are atg's, so he's in some good company!
 
Not every decision is given out on appeal.
For example, if a player is bowled he's out.

I say this because I think it's time the umpires take these sorts of things out of the players hands and review the decision without the filers having to appeal.
This takes away the "sportsmanship behaviour" out of it and if it's out then it's out.
No ambiguity
 
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