The second day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane witnessed a strange incident that exposed a major mistake committed by the third umpire. Ben Stokes, who returned to the field after a long break, overstepped four times in his opening over. However, the TV umpire did not notice it until the all-rounder managed to beat Australia’s opener David Warner for 17 runs.
This 12. Wasth Over when Stokes bowled an amazing inswinger while Warner came late to his defence. The ball went off the pads and started breaking the woodwork. As the British began to celebrate the moment, the on-field umpires asked the Australian opener to wait a while until they could check whether the delivery was accurate.
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Replays showed that Stokes had been overstepped and Warner had died.
After the incident, it was found that Stokes overstepped in the last three balls as well but was not picked by the third umpire. Australia’s Channel Seven shared a video on Twitter and wrote, “First four balls to David Warner from Ben Stokes were no balls.”
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Meanwhile, social media also lost its cool after the revelations. Here are some reactions:
Apparently Hawkeye caught Ben Stokes bowling a *14* no ball in the first session. #Ashes — Isabel Westbury (@izzywestbury) December 9, 2021
According to ICC rules, the third umpire has to keep an eye on the overstepping of bowlers on every ball, not just the balls of the wicket.
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“21.5.2 The bowler’s front foot must land with any part of the foot, whether on the ground or raised – on the same side of the imaginary line joining the two middle stumps as the return crease described in clause 21.5.1.” is in, and – behind the popping crease. The third umpire shall review television replays of the bowler’s front foot landing and, if he is satisfied that any of these three conditions are not met, he shall immediately call the bowler’s last umpire Will give advice who in turn shall call forthwith and signal. No ball. See clause 41.8 (Intentional bowling of no ball of front foot),” read the ICC rules.
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