England's DRS blunders
Keaton Jennings doesn't review a howler and Ballance reviews when he's plumb
ESPNcricinfo staff
06-Jul-2017
Jennings and Ballance miss a howler
Early in his innings, Keaton Jennings seemed to have trouble judging where his off stump was. And it was soon clear he was not sure where his leg stump was either. Vernon Philander struck him on the pads in the sixth over, but the ball looked to have landed outside leg. Umpire S Ravi didn't seem to think so and gave it out. You can understand Jennings, playing his third Test, being reluctant to take a review so early in the innings, but it was surprising that Gary Ballance, at the other end, also seemed to have missed where the ball had pitched. The review showed that not only had the ball not pitched in line, it was going down leg too.
Early in his innings, Keaton Jennings seemed to have trouble judging where his off stump was. And it was soon clear he was not sure where his leg stump was either. Vernon Philander struck him on the pads in the sixth over, but the ball looked to have landed outside leg. Umpire S Ravi didn't seem to think so and gave it out. You can understand Jennings, playing his third Test, being reluctant to take a review so early in the innings, but it was surprising that Gary Ballance, at the other end, also seemed to have missed where the ball had pitched. The review showed that not only had the ball not pitched in line, it was going down leg too.
Ballance is plumb but defiant
It seemed from Jennings' reluctance that England had decided to be conservative in using their reviews. But when Ballance was hit in front of middle stump by Morne Morkel, after a brief conversation with his captain, Joe Root, England decided to bring the third umpire in to play. Replays showed the ball was crashing in to middle and leg.
It seemed from Jennings' reluctance that England had decided to be conservative in using their reviews. But when Ballance was hit in front of middle stump by Morne Morkel, after a brief conversation with his captain, Joe Root, England decided to bring the third umpire in to play. Replays showed the ball was crashing in to middle and leg.