*Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

[TheJediBrah]

No the rule is fine because once player has control it is a catch whatever happens to ball.

wut?

didn't you just say the exact opposite?

 

[91Jmay]

Wow, he walked. Fair play, would have been given on review anyway to be fair. Great bowling change, need a big score from Moeen here.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

The last part is not true at all though, can't grass it while it's in your hand and diving down, quite clearly. That's how the rule is always applied.

Not talking about this specific instance, he was obviously still taking the catch in this case. More responding to the theoretical offered about celebrating and throwing the ball away afterwards. If a player was say jumping in the air to take a catch and after taking it fell over and the ball touched the ground while still in their hand it would certainly be given out. The rule says the ball can't touch the ground while the fielder is still effecting the catch. I think once it's come to a dead stop in the hand would be a common interpretation, but obviously it's somewhat subjective. Here the catch was still clearly being taken.

 

[Burgey]

WPNCOS strikes again

 

[Uppercut]

Buttler shouldn't be walking there. Reckon the England dressing room won't be too happy about that.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wow, he walked. Fair play, would have been given on review anyway to be fair. Great bowling change, need a big score from Moeen here.

Hmmm, Dharmasena's softd decision would've been out so DRS might not have overturned it tbh. Was very very faint on hotspot as well. 3rd umpire would've decided (rather stupidly) that it isn't conclusive

edit: oh wait, snicko.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Most casual gesture by the ump

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The best thing about that dismissal is we can now stop taking about the catch

Well all bar Social will.

 

[Spikey]

hey vic

Peter Miller ‏@TheCricketGeek 4s4 seconds ago
First time I have ever been cross at Buttler. Walking is the worst thing a batsman can do for his team. Selfish

 

[zaremba]

Trouble again for England. Big partnership from these two, otherwise it's game over.

Oh Moeen

 

[TheJediBrah]

Funny how there's only a tiny ambiguous noise on snicko but quite a large deviation

 

[91Jmay]

wut?

didn't you just say the exact opposite?

No, I didn't mention the control thing I kind of assumed people would be clear on that themselves.

 

[Spark]

Geez that hung in the air for a while

 

[Spikey]

Hmmm, Dharmasena's softd decision would've been out so DRS might not have overturned it tbh. Was very very faint on hotspot as well. 3rd umpire would've decided (rather stupidly) that it isn't conclusive

edit: oh wait, snicko.

naah there was a big noise in live time.

edit: edit

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jadeja-esque from Moeen.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Would have been pretty interesting to see what happened with DRS there if Buttler didn't walk. Think it's pretty clear that it is out but it's very faint on the technology.

 

[Tangles]

Super Nev where have you been. #lyonthoughts

 

[King Pietersen]

I've spent the first 2 days sat with an Aussie watching the game for work, not been fun. Not going so well this game is it. Such an English performance after being so good in the first Test.

If Moeen had got out playing that shot, then he'd have been gone. Horrendous shot. We need a Cookeh double ton here or we're done.

 

[Jono]

Lol at dharmasena

 

[Antihippy]

Nah that definitely would have been out on review.