India v England, First Test, Rajkot, 9th-13th November

[knocky1]

There's NO WAY this should have been given out.

That's what I thought but Jonathan Agnew explains it below. The rules have been rewritten since my youth (since middle age actually).

BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew felt the correct decision had been made, explaining: "You go to the law book and see that up to 2000 you had to have full control of the ball and its further disposal but that law is gone.

"There is no mention of the word 'control' in the laws any more so as long as you catch the ball, that's it. It didn't look good at full speed but in slow motion you see that he has the ball in his hands and he then makes to throw it in the air. These days that's good enough."

 

[Eeyore]

Interesting one.

I took a thundering catch at square in a match during the summer. It was very wet and the ball went straight into my closed hands but, as I brought my hands down, in nearly the same movement, it immediately slipped to the floor.

The batsman walked but I was unsure as to whether the catch should stand. It did, but I'm still unsure as to whether it was a lawful take.

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

That's what I thought but Jonathan Agnew explains it below. The rules have been rewritten since my youth (since middle age actually).

BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew felt the correct decision had been made, explaining: "You go to the law book and see that up to 2000 you had to have full control of the ball and its further disposal but that law is gone.

"There is no mention of the word 'control' in the laws any more so as long as you catch the ball, that's it. It didn't look good at full speed but in slow motion you see that he has the ball in his hands and he then makes to throw it in the air. These days that's good enough."

I'm not sure Aggers got this right. This is the law (Law 32):

The act of making the catch shall start from the time when a fielder first handles the ball and shall end when a fielder obtains complete control both over the ball and over his own movement.

 

[knocky1]

I'm not sure Aggers got this right. This is the law (Law 32):

The act of making the catch shall start from the time when a fielder first handles the ball and shall end when a fielder obtains complete control both over the ball and over his own movement.

That was my opinion but I respect Aggers, so believed his thoughts...............

So was it or wasn't it?

 

[coagulantwolf]

Thought it was out, the bowler just had a silly reaction to try and catch it again! A poor throw, nothing more.

 

[Titanic]

It was clearly a catch. He caught it and threw it up in the air. Root walked. All quite normal.

 

[dazzer6666]

It was clearly a catch. He caught it and threw it up in the air. Root walked. All quite normal.

Just seen it. This.

 

[knocky1]

Good morning so far. Just got up in time for the century for Moeen and a steady flow of fours since.

 

[knocky1]

Stokes 4 innings against India. 0,0,0 and 51 n.o.

Pitch starting to turn. Relative to yesterday.

 

[jakarta]

Stokes brings up his 50, you have to think England will make at least 500 runs first dig but not sure we have the bowlers to take 20 wickets.

 

[jakarta]

400 up, the difference between modern Test Cricket and with what I grew up watching is the scoring rate, India currently conceding nearly 5 an over!

 

[knocky1]

You wait 3 years for an overseas player to score a hundred in India, then 3 come along at once.

 

[Mackenzie]

500/8

 

[Titanic]

500-8 (142 overs)

Impressive effort all round.



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[CHAPPERS]

Ansari coming in at 10 with a first class average of 30 is pretty handy.

I guess 10 overs at them before close is the aim, if possible.

 

[knocky1]

Atherton " Stokes Walks gingerly to the other end". That's gingerist.

Hope he gets his leg sorted out at tea.

 

[Titanic]

Stokes out for 128 on the stroke of tea... extra half hour for Ansari and Broad?

BA Stokes c †Saha b Yadav 128 (235b 13x4 2x6) SR: 54.46

517-9 (153 overs)

 

[Mackenzie]

Get on with it England!

 

[jakarta]

Ah well, licence to smash it about for a few minutes...

 

[Simster]

Ridiculous to have slowed it down like that though. What benefit was there to England in doing that?