Umpiring error deprives Taylor
MELBOURNE: England’s James Taylor was stranded two runs short of a century due to an umpiring decision that the ICC later deemed to be incorrect.
The ICC issued a clarification more than an hour after the match, saying it had reviewed the decision on the run out and agreed it should have been a dead ball under the circumstances.
“Following Australia’s 111run victory over England ... the Playing Control Team (PCT) met and reviewed the final ball of the game which resulted in James Anderson being given run out,” the statement said, highlighting the section of the rules which was wrongly interpreted. “The Decision Review System (DRS) Playing Conditions states that the ball should have been deemed dead when the batsman (James Taylor) was given out lbw. No further runs or dismissals were possible.
“The PCT spoke to the England team management and acknowledges that the game ended incorrectly and an error was made.” AP