2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Game 38 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 6/11 1900hrs @ Arun Jaitley Stadium
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Snarls Barkley
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He was going to be ready to face but the helmet strap broke, its not like he was wondering around doing god knows what. If it wasn't his first ball he would have be able to swap the helmet and no one would say s**t.
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He was never ready. He crossed himself made some adjustments and that's when he broker his helmet
Here's the incident for anybody who hasn't seen the footage
When you consider the amount of time wasted when someone gets hit on the helmet, or other injuries like being hit on the fingers, etc, it seems rather strange.
What's he done?
LukeParkerno1
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Just face a ball (and it was a spinner lol he’s not bowling a bumper). You know the rules zero issue with the appeal
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It does seem extreme but I think enough is enough with the time wasting. Intentional or not. Next thing to eradicate is the 12th and 13th man out every over with water and new gloves
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How on earth is it Mathews fault that the strap on his helmet broke?
Furthermore how should he be expected to face up without adequate head protection?
Just because its a spinner bowling should not matter.
Absolutely absurd.
Furthermore how should he be expected to face up without adequate head protection?
Just because its a spinner bowling should not matter.
Absolutely absurd.
LukeParkerno1
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No it doesn’t. I’m fine with the appeal. You are there to win a WC match not play tiddlywinks. Batsmen have to take an ounce of ownership it takes how long to get out to the crease let’s say 45 seconds, so what’s the bloke doing the rest of the time.
You're asking a lot if you expect the laws of the game to be anything resembling logical.
5 minute inane reviews, changing gear every few overs, physio visits in the last session on day 5 for the most trivial knock. Changing balls as this one isn't doing much.
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He wasn’t slow and lazy getting out there genius. He passed the departing batsman on the field, he went to mark guard, adjusted his helmet strap and it broke.
Maybe watch what you’re commenting on.
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I haven't seen the series of events, but why didn't he just face the spinner for one ball without a helmet?
Seems like an obvious solution...
Seems like an obvious solution...
LukeParkerno1
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This! Umpires need to grow a pair too it’s utterly ridiculous Smith needs a new set of gloves every 10 minutes! Just tell the bloke wait till drinks! There’s a reason only 85 overs a bowled a day and yes the fielding side is at fault but the batsmen don’t help either
So is anyone else wondering if the Poms are going to have beers with the Bangers after that incident?
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As the commentators said, Mathews should have made the umpires and Shakib aware that his helmet strap had broke rather than just wandering off and waiting for a new helmet to be brought out, without him making them aware of it he just looked like he was wasting time.
LukeParkerno1
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Does not matter they know the rules the 12th man should have sprinted on, you have 3 mins, it’s only 90 seconds in t20 would you prefer the latter
I think he assumed he'd be fine to change it and didn't even consider for a moment that it would be a timed out issue.
If he'd asked for permission to change it, they could have said no or yes..
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Also, with timed out batsmen, I've always wondered surely you could just claim the next batsmen was actually your number 11 and it's him who is timed out...
"I was just coming out to inspect the pitch, it's actually [NUMBER 11 BATSMEN] who was due in next"
"I was just coming out to inspect the pitch, it's actually [NUMBER 11 BATSMEN] who was due in next"
LukeParkerno1
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That’s a nice stumping haha
It's 2 minutes in the playing conditions for the world cup.
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this sort of logic is up there with "it's my first day" (after multiple years with the same company).
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They don't even need to wait till drinks, I'm fine with them coming out at fall of wicket.
