Ross says he was in the wrong
ALEX Ross’s Big Bash League dismissal for obstructing the field on Wednesday night sent social media into meltdown and split public opinion.
But what did Ross (pictured) make of the furore?
The 25-year-old revealed his feelings in a Whatsapp group with South Australian teammates saying he was in the wrong.
Redbacks legspinner Adam Zampa, in Melbourne with the Australian one-day team for the start of its series with England starting on Sunday, said his immediate reaction once he saw the dismissal was to get stuck into his teammate.
“I’m obviously a teammate of Rossy in South Australia and when I saw that I was straight on the Redbacks’ Whatsapp group and all the boys were giving it to Rossy straight away,” Zampa said.
“That’s all I remember from the incident last night. “He did change his line “He just said ‘That’s my fault for running away from the ball’.”
Ross confirmed on Twitter he was “trying to run away from the line of the ball to avoid being hit”, but indicated that he felt he should have been given not out.
“You must always respect the umpire’s decision, but I wanted to clear the air and state my intentions in the run last night,” Ross wrote.
“I can unequivocally say I was trying to run away from the line of the ball to avoid being hit, as I felt I was going to make my ground.”
Heat captain Brendon McCullum said the dismissal was against the spirit of the game.
“From our point of view I felt frustrated with that decision,’’ McCullum said.
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