Eight questions silence Poms once and for all

Australia come into the third Test at Headingley needing a win to wrap up its first Ashes in England since 2001.

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But the cricket world remains to be debating the Jonny Bairstow stumping days on from the incident with a hostile reception anticipated for the Aussies in Leeds.

Regardless, a win will assist Australia declare the 22-year first, whereas a draw would imply the Aussies would at the very least retain the Ashes for the second straight time in England.

For the Poms, the equation is easy — win or the Ashes is heading again to Australia.

6.30pm — Eight questions silence Poms as soon as and for all

Former Australian umpire Simon Taufel has put England of their place as soon as and for all as the controversy continues to swirl over the Jonny Bairstow stumping.

Writing on LinkedIn, the five-time ICC umpire of the 12 months savaged the questions of Australia breaching the “Spirit of Cricket” with eight of his personal questions.

Taufel can be a present member of the MCC legal guidelines subcommittee, which additionally oversees the “Spirit” as a part of the principles.

“Was Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal at Lords a breach of the Spirit of Cricket?” Taufel wrote in a put up on LinkedIn. “This is a question I have been inundated with, so I thought it best to share my thoughts publicly by asking everyone a question or eight to consider …

“1. Have you seen any umpire tell a fielding side that the keeper standing back is not allowed to attempt a stumping?

“2. Was there a complaint from anyone when Bairstow tried to stump Marnus exactly the same way in the first innings?

“3. What has Jonny Bairstow said about his dismissal? He has been very quiet. Why?

“4. My experience is when people don’t like a dismissal under the Laws of Cricket, they cite the Spirit of Cricket to support their view.

“5. Which part of the codified Preamble (the Spirit of Cricket) was breached by the fielding side?

“6. What did the fielding side do in effecting a legitimate dismissal that unfairly impacted the ability of the batter in their attempt not to be dismissed? (Did they run into him or distract him or prevent him making good his ground?)

“7. Should a batter be immune from dismissal as per the Laws by simply being negligent (and leaving his ground too early)?

“8. Did England retire Ben Duckett when they disagreed with the Starc catch decision as per the Laws and umpires’ decision?

“The hypocrisy and lack of consistency from some people and groups is quite interesting and concerning for the future of our game. Maybe I am the odd one out here? The good news is that we are actively engaged with Test cricket, the best form of the game.”

They seem to be simply what most of Australia has been saying because it occurred.