Watch: A few days after Australia were denied the run-out of Alzarri Joseph due to the lack of an appeal, their fielders ensured they were heard after a direct hit during the third T20I against West Indies today (February 13).
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Australia were denied a wicket in bizarre circumstances on Sunday after a direct throw ran out Joseph but the team failed to appeal for the wicket. Despite replays showing the West Indies batter was short of his crease, on-field umpire Gerard Abood remained firm in his stance and did not take further action on the incident as the Australia fielders failed to appeal, per the MCC Laws.
It led to some outrage. Glenn Maxwell even stated that it was a “just one of those weird rules in cricket”, while admitting “we should probably just be a bit louder with our appeals.”
And loud they were. During the third T20I on Thursday, Roston Chase drove a full-length ball to mid-off for a single. A direct hit followed and this time, every fielder went up in loud appeal, ensuring the on-field umpire had seen and heard them. It led to amusement all around, with Tim David, who had been adamant he had appealed during the Joseph incident, chuckling after raising both arms and letting off an audible scream.
The umpire, who heard the appeal this time, let out a laugh after referring the decision to the third umpire, while the commentators chipped in cheekily that the bench ensured they appealed as well. “They’re appealing left, right and centre. I think the bench went up as well, the coaching staff…”
Chase was, however, comfortably in his crease in the end. The West Indies recovered from 17-3 to post 220 on the board courtesy of a blinding 29-ball 71 from Andre Russell. Australia lost by 37 runs but won the series 2-1.
Watch the incident here:
No mistaking whether Australia were appealing for that run-out 😉 #AUSvWI pic.twitter.com/P8EM4DOEjn
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 13, 2024
