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Steve Smith unfair play criticism 'outrageous' - Australia CEO Sutherland

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Australia skipper Steve Smith was seen looking up to his side's dressing room when pondering whether to ask for a review after he was given out lbw.

India captain Virat Kohli said Smith had "crossed the line".

 

Sutherland said: "We have every faith there was no ill-intent in his actions. Steve's an outstanding person."

Smith, 27, admitted his error and described it as "a bit of brain-fade".

 

The laws of the game forbid players from consulting with anyone off the field about whether to use the Decision Review System (DRS), given that support staff have access to television replays in the dressing room.

Kohli, 28, said it was not an isolated incident and alleges he saw Australian players looking to the dressing room for DRS assistance on two other occasions while he was batting.

India won by 75 runs to level the series.

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Cricket to introduce sendings-off & bat restrictions after MCC approval

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Cricket will introduce sendings-off, award penalty runs for poor behaviour and limit bat sizes after lawmakers the MCC approved the changes.

Player offences will be measured across four levels and punishments range from giving away five runs to being dismissed temporarily or permanently.

Batsmen will also now not be run out if their bat loses contact with the ground after being grounded behind the crease.

 

The new laws will come into effect from 1 October, 2017

It is sad that such measures have had to be introduced; but poor player behaviour has, I fear, made them inevitable.

 

But they have not done anything about poor over rates; especially in Tests. The ICC have been debating this for some time; but nothing has yet been done.

 

In a test, there are supposed to be at least 90 overs per day; 15 per hour. Even with the extra half hour, this is rarely achieved; and we all know of games where the fielding side have deliberately slowed the rate in an effort to hang on for a draw.

 

OK, adjustments have got to be made for disruptions due to bad weather, a change of innings etc.. But if a side doesn't bowl all the overs they should have, then award 5 penalty runs to the batting side for every over missed.

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On a perhaps more uplifting note: Tymal Mills: Signing £1.4m IPL deal with Royal Challengers Bangalore will be life-changing for me

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In a previous era Tymal Mills would be a retired cricketer by now regretting his body let him down just as he was on the verge of the big time. But instead he is celebrating becoming an overnight millionaire in the IPL auction after landing a life-changing contract with Bangalore worth £1.4 million.........

 

It is a remarkable turn of events for a player who thought his career was over two years ago aged only 22 when a degenerative back injury was diagnosed. It ended his red ball career and his body also cannot stand up to 50 over cricket either.

 

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Whilst on the subject of player behaviour and, let's be honest, poor sportsmanship in today's game, I'm currently reading Philip Barker's book "Lord's Firsts' and came across this gem about the first test to be played at Lords; England v Australia, 21-23 July 1884.

 

"Australia batted first and struggled until Henry Scott and Harry Boyle put on 69 for the last wicket. Scott was eventually caught by his own captain (7by7 emphasis), Billy Murdoch, fielding as a substitute for W. G. Grace, who had injured his finger. It is hard to imagine such a gesture being made by any captain in the present day."

 

Very hard indeed.

 

England won the match by an innings and 5 runs.

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History was made today at The Oval on the last day of the third England v South Africa Test as for the first time ever 4 batsmen were dismissed for first ball ducks in a Test innings as South Africa failed to save the match.

 

The last two being  part of a hat trick for Moeen Ali as he took the last three South African wickets; the first ever Test hat trick at The Oval in the 100th Test to be played there.

 

Just the third time in history that a Test has been won with a hat trick: G Lohmann, England v South Africa, Port Elizabeth 1896; H Trumble, Australia v England, Melbourne 1902; M Ali England v South Africa, The Oval 2017.

 

In South Africa's first innings, England's Toby Roland-Jones (5 for 57) joined the ranks of bowlers to take 5 wickets on their test debut.

 

England v South Africa: Moeen Ali hat-trick wraps up hosts' victory

England 353 & 313-8 dec

South Africa 175 & 252 

England won by 239 runs

 

 

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Australia versus Bangladesh.

 

I hope he doesn't get charged for this.

Was watching live and found it quite humorous.

 

 

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Listeners to TMS will already be aware that an era is coming to an end.

 

Blowers is commentating on his final test match; the third test between England and the West Indies at Lords.

 

Henry Blofeld's last Test Match Special: meeting the radio legend at Lord's

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Yesterday at Lords, in a low scoring match, Jimmy Anderson became the first Englishman to join the 500 club.

 

 

James Anderson: England bowler takes 500th Test wicket

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On ‎08‎/‎09‎/‎2017 at 0:13 PM, 7by7 said:

Listeners to TMS will already be aware that an era is coming to an end.

 

Blowers is commentating on his final test match; the third test between England and the West Indies at Lords.

 

Henry Blofeld's last Test Match Special: meeting the radio legend at Lord's

 

Andrew Samson, BBC Test Match Special statistician provided some statistics.

 

During his career, Henry Blofeld has described:

• 6,872 pigeons
• 49,997 buses
• 1,218 cranes
• 876 aeroplanes, mostly slow medium

These are all world records that will never be beaten.

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As well as reaching 500 test wickets, Anderson went on to produce his best ever test figures of 7 for 42 in the West Indies second innings; leaving him with a total of 506 test victims; so far.

 

Conditions favoured the bowlers in a low scoring match, which finished just before a delayed tea on day three with England winning by 9 wickets to take the series 2-1.

 

West Indies 123 (Powell 39; Stokes 6 for 22) and 177 (S. Hope 62; Anderson 7 for 42).

 

England 194 (Stokes 60, Roach 5 for 72) and 107 for 1 (Westley 44 n.o., Stoneman 40 n.o; Bishoo 1 for 35)

 

England v West Indies: James Anderson haul seals series win