Any actual rules suggesting this or is it just bbc's interpretation of it, in the end a player review is to judge whether a player is out or not, umpire's call comes in as hawk eye isn't 100% accurate, here the only question was whether it is out or not, if he didn't catch the question is moot, since you need to actually complete a catch to claim someone as out off a catch.
English cricket thread
- Thread starter Samid
- Start date
Aussies scoring at a good rate here. Looking like an England win is the least likely outcome.
5 overs less than we thought initially. Don’t worry about the afternoon we lost yesterday 
That looked a pretty decent shout to me.
nevermind - wasn't hitting... what do I know.
nevermind - wasn't hitting... what do I know.
But surely, if the umpire thought Smith hit it, he would have called for his own Umpires review for the catch (they always do afterall)
Smith's first 50 in a 2nd innings since the last Ashes series.
But he didn't think Stokes caught it, so what difference would smith hitting it or not make? The on-field decision was not out.
Now it gets interesting, much depends on how marsh does here.
Just as I was typing that Australia will coast to this easily...still feels the most likely outcome but I hope England keep it interesting until the end
I don't think so - that's why Stokes was complaining, because the Umpire thought Smith hadn't hit it (So he didn't have any judgement on the catch)
I’m assuming Stokes didn’t know why it was given out? He was reviewing it for the edge, thus being annoyed England have lost a review.
Anyway. Big moment this. Marsh can take this away from England in half an hour.
Really enjoy watching Ali. A brilliant cricketer. No wonder Dhoni rates him a lot.
My unpopular opinion is that he's had as good a series as Leach if he'd played
England's problem has been Anderson
Woakes has truly turned England's fortunes around this series. Now it's England's to lose
That was a terrific ball
Oh boy. This is going to the wire isn't it.
Come on England!!!
Smith gone !
We're in it now.
We're in it now.
It's happening folks!!
All seems a bit futile as it wasn't a wicket it any way shape or form.
The LBW equivalent would be checking to see if the ball had pitched in line despite knowing that the ball wasn't hitting. If the umpire had judged that the ball wasn't in line and thus not given it out, the reviewing side wouldn't retain their review by checking the specifics on why it was out.
In other new, we might have a match.
You'd still back 5 wickets to get 110 runs surely? All of them can bat outside of Hazlewood.
But yeah, keeps it interesting and Woakes has been superb. I hope it's true that he wasn't fully fit for Lords, because otherwise that was a massive selection mistake by England to leave him out.
Woakes you beauty. Let us see how Aussie handle it now.
How many overs can they realtically likely to be able to play? I would imagine Australia have almost no motivation to take ANY risk here. They bat the day out they win the series.
that is a ridiculous catch
DROP BAIRSTOW
It’s on?
Oh my god Bairstow
Go on Moeen
Woooow
Hello hello hello
BAIRSTOW!!!
What a weird series he's had
What a weird series he's had
Unpopular opinion time. Bairstow came in undercooked and has done fine since the third test.
Surely England can’t take the new ball.
Surely England can’t take the new ball.
With Marsh gone, no batsman on either side has managed to score more than one century this series. Is that a first?
The stockbrokers who don't like cricket are starting to make some noise
What a bizarre series.
WOAKESYYY
Fair play Bairstow. Huge catch and momentum is now on. Limbs