The spirit of cricket continues to confuse after another controversial catch was disallowed by technology as the third Test against South Africa ended in stalemate.
The third Test against South Africa has ended in a rain-affected draw after a match in which umpiring technology was used three times to adjudicate on low catches.
On Saturday, South African captain Dean Elgar appeared to have been brilliantly caught by Smith diving low to his right at slip to gather an edge off Josh Hazlewood. Replays showed the catch was taken cleanly, but the ball may have touched the ground as Smith turned his hand to bring it up.And on Wednesday, Marnus Labuschagne appeared to be caught low at slip, but television umpire Richard Kettleborough ruled part of the ball had touched the ground when Simon Harmer took it.
Lyon received the rough end of cricket’s fine margins on Sunday. Not only was Smith’s catch disallowed, but three wicket reviews went against him on umpire’s call. His 0-32 was not a fair indication of how he bowled. South Africa finished 2-106 in their second innings after being bowled out for 255 earlier in the day, their best score in nine Test innings. This was in response Australia’s 4-475 declared.
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