The third umpire was quite right to dismiss Ben Stokes,whose hand had no right to be where it was, and Australia’s Steve Smith was right to appealWe are going to need something more specific than the mystical Spirit of Cricket whether incidents like the dismissal of Ben Stokes on Saturday are not going to erupt into a war of words in future.
First, and the wicket. Stokes,for me, was out by the letter of the law. Its a case of interpretation, or of course,and in this instance the two on-field umpires said not out but the third umpire, Joel Wilson, or overruled them. Like me,he believed Stokes’ arm had no right to be where it was and therefore obstructing the field.
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Source: theguardian.com