I said this in the Under-19 thread, while I would have preferred to have seen the last over play itself out, it was within the rules, so if you want to get upset with anyone, you should be upset with the MCC. While I would have never done this myself, if it is not considered within the spirit of the game, then remove it from the laws, simple as that. It is a bit of a shame that the brilliance of this match will best be remembered for the way it ended.
The World Cricket Committee reviewed the law in 2014 and deemed that nothing needed to be changed.
Quote:“The unanimous view of the committee was that if the non-striker is out of his ground earlier than allowed in either the Laws of Cricket or the International Playing Conditions, then he can have no complaints should he be dismissed in this manner.
“Furthermore, the committee believes it was not against the Spirit of Cricket to uphold such an appeal, and urges batsmen to ensure they do not try to gain an unfair advantage by moving out of their crease before the appropriate time,†it added.
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Funny how comments from Cricketers are diametrically opposed ! :-[
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Such is life, ketch I do find it interesting that there is a divide even among batsman and bowlers. Some bowlers think it is cheating, some batsman think that as it is within the laws of the game, it is perfectly legitimate.
All that being said, those that have gone on Twitter to hurl abuse should be ashamed of themselves. I know that Ian Bishop was the target of a fair amount of harsh words.
I do find it interesting that there is a divide even among batsman and bowlers. Some bowlers think it is cheating, some batsman think that as it is within the laws of the game, it is perfectly legitimate.