Ah no.... the deflection that should have been 5, nothing going your guys way...
Simon Taufel said it should be 5 so.Ah no.
The rule (my capitals) is:
"If the boundary results from an overthrow or from the wilful act of a fielder, the runs scored shall be any runs for penalties awarded to either side, and the allowance for the boundary, AND THE RUNS COMPLETED BY THE BATSMEN, together with the run in progress if they had already crossed at the instant of the throw or act."
and the batsman had completed two runs when the ball crossed the rope for the boundary. So six was correct.
The rule was put in place to prevent the "oops, slipped" four from the last ball of an over that might keep the good batsmen away from the strike, and expose the #11. Old rule, they run a single to keep the good batsmen on strike, "oops, slipped" and it is four, and the #11 gets to face 1st ball of the new over. Current rule, if they have completed one run, or crossed heading for one run, "oops, slipped" and it is five runs and the #11 gets to hid at the non-strikers end again.
You could argue that the subject / object structure of the sentence is ambiguous, but there is a reason the laws are written in simple English rather than legalise. Note the placement of the last comma in the sentence. Note that "if they had already crossed at the instant of the throw or act" is a qualifier for "together with the run in progress", but was not used in the previous part of the sentence.
And Kane Williamson.I had a dream last night that I woke up, checked my phone, and England had chased it two down. So I was expecting disappointment when I woke up for real, but I was not expecting...that.
It's kind of impressive that such a flawed team that played such flawed cricket over the course of the tournament got as close as they did. There's clearly a hell of a culture going on in that dressing room to overcome the challenges they did.
I'm looking forward to the inevitable 2023 WC win. **** I love the NZ cricket team.
ThisIt's kind of impressive that such a flawed team that played such flawed cricket over the course of the tournament got as close as they did.
And definitely this.**** I love the NZ cricket team.
I think the feeling is that NZ did not screw it up (or choke or anything)... they did everything they could to win and just fell short because of some bad luck and good play by opposition Very different if you had made some terrible mistake to lose the cup.Don’t get the Kiwi fans saying they’re not that disappointed, etc. I’ve felt sick all day.
Choking under pressure in WC? He is South African...**** i gave erasmus some sprays last night. id be banned if id been posting them on here.
im not heartbroken, strangley, i feel motivated. i want the next series to come so we can get out there and crush some ****s.
I don’t even want to think about future matches or tours atm. I think I need a total break until we get going in Sri Lanka.**** i gave erasmus some sprays last night. id be banned if id been posting them on here.
im not heartbroken, strangley, i feel motivated. i want the next series to come so we can get out there and crush some ****s.
I mean, on this point, Stead was essentially coaching Hesson's team. The coach swap coming eight months out was...not ideal.The frustrations I have with selections will rise again in the coming days/weeks/months but, for now, I am just so gutted we lost and so impressed with the way we played in the semi and final.
I think Boult's was a terrible mistake and it did cost us the cup. It's a pretty harsh assessment and I love the guy, but that was some meltdown on the boundary.I think the feeling is that NZ did not screw it up (or choke or anything)... they did everything they could to win and just fell short because of some bad luck and good play by opposition Very different if you had made some terrible mistake to lose the cup.
Valid point. But my particular frustration was they were still picking Southee and Munro halfway through the tournament. They shouldn't have been in the squad, let alone the starting XI.I mean, on this point, Stead was essentially coaching Hesson's team. The coach swap coming eight months out was...not ideal.