*Official* Second Test (Lord's, London) 28 June–2 July

[Prince EWS]

When the ball is in the keepers hands and the batsmen isn't attempting a run, then most would consider the ball to be dead.

This is literally every stumping.

 

[MW1304]

Oh god it starts again on Thursday? Kill me now.

 

[subshakerz]

Yeah but he also creamed most of them. Half of his Headingly runs came from skied miscues and he should have been out a dozen times

Plenty of miscues this innings too.

 

[Spark]

The umpire wasn't even watching because he'd turned to give the bowler his cap.

When the ball is in the keepers hands and the batsmen isn't attempting a run, then most would consider the ball to be dead.

By the rules it's out, and Bairstow was really poor but there have been plenty of fismissals down the years that leave a bitter taste and this another one.

By a literal interpretation of this there literally cannot ever be a stumping in cricket. The ball is in the keeper's hands and the batsman isn't attempting a run!

Obviously there's a big big difference between a normal stumping and this one (which is still a stumping!) but it goes to show how hard it is to write a law which makes this not out but still leaves stumpings out. The solution could be "let's not rules lawyer the game" but that'd last about five minutes.

 

[Gob]

My only issue with Barstool dismissal is that right after leaving the ball, he looked back and marked the crease with his back foot

What does that mean? I honestly don't know

 

[Spark]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1675531282997035008

yesssssssss

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

They should make it so the ball is always live, you have to quickly leave your crease to pat down the pitch and rush back, batsmen can run when the bowler misses the ball getting thrown back to them, etc.

 

[mackembhoy]

I hope our players are hurting from this defeat.

Root, Pope, Brook, Duckett- all out hooking when we were right on top.

Forget about the Bairstow dismissal etc, that's where we lost this match.

Some matches you lose, some the opposition win - this is very much in the former category for me.

They went won't change their approach and when it's 0-5 I hope they enjoy the warranted scrutiny.

Ben just still banging on about clarity. Then doubling down when being challenged on his team using their brains/tactics.

 

[Spark]

They should make it so the ball is always live, you have to quickly leave your crease to pat down the pitch and rush back, batsmen can run when the bowler misses the ball getting thrown back to them, etc.

Seriously I swear I see the ball being quietly thrown at the stumps like a dozen times a game and the batsman casually put his bat down, it happens all the time. This is the first time I've seen someone dismissed because they weren't though.

 

[Gob]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1675531282997035008

yesssssssss

That was a blatant ****ing lie if there ever was one

Withdraw that over thrown boundary in the world cup final

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1675531282997035008

yesssssssss

"Ben Stokes says the decision was horrible."
"Just like his face and posts."

 

[Prince EWS]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1675531282997035008

yesssssssss

Guess Cummins didn't like Flem's thread.

 

[Prince EWS]

That was a blatant ****ing lie if there ever was one

Withdraw that over thrown boundary in the world cup final

He actually tried to do that but he couldn't. People need to stop saying this, it really blows up in their faces.

 

[Spark]

That was a blatant ****ing lie if there ever was one

Withdraw that over thrown boundary in the world cup final

Withdraw the de Grandhomme appeal last year! It's such a hilariously blatant lie.

 

[Calm_profit]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1675531282997035008

yesssssssss

Looks like Cummins read this forum quite often

 

[social]

Len Pascoe is throwing a wobbly on Facebook about Australia bowling so many bouncers

Pot meet kettle

 

[cricman]

I'm curious does anyone know what the odds were before the Ashes of no drawn test?

Also I'm assuming you can Arbitrage off these Ashes by betting on Both Eng Win and Aus win

 

[loterry1994]

By a literal interpretation of this there literally cannot ever be a stumping in cricket. The ball is in the keeper's hands and the batsman isn't attempting a run!

Obviously there's a big big difference between a normal stumping and this one (which is still a stumping!) but it goes to show how hard it is to write a law which makes this not out but still leaves stumpings out. The solution could be "let's not rules lawyer the game" but that'd last about five minutes.

imagine you bet on a run out on that wicket and then you see it come up as a stumping you’d be absolutely losing your marbles

 

[Neil Young]

'Nothing sneaky'. Ok, Pat.

 

[Anil]

How was Bairstow’s situation given out?! Wasn’t the ball dead as soon as Carey caught it? He was clearly not trying to take a run…