Australia gains from umpiring drama
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Australia鈥檚 players feared another backlash from New Zealand fans after a contentious no ball decision went in their favor in the final over of the first day鈥檚 play of the first test match in Wellington yesterday.
Adam Voges was batting on seven when he was bowled by Doug Bracewell with two deliveries remaining in the day鈥檚 play, only for umpire Richard Illingworth to signal a no ball.
Television replays, however, showed the delivery was legal but because the no ball had been called New Zealand was unable to ask for a review. Australia finished the day on 147 for three, 36 runs behind New Zealand鈥檚 first innings tally of 183.
The replay had the potential to create a backlash against the Australians similar to that they experienced after the final one-day international at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Monday.
In that match, Mitchell Marsh was given not out caught and bowled on 41 with his side in charge of its run chase, only for the crowd to erupt into a chorus of boos when they saw a replay on the big screen that showed he had been dismissed. Marsh was then given out, creating an angry response from the allrounder and batting partner Matthew Wade, while captain Steve Smith was booed at the end of the game when he questioned the decision.
Australian media criticized the Hamilton crowd, calling them 鈥榝eral,鈥 while suggesting the controversy from the underarm bowling incident from a 1981 one-day match between the two sides had now been put to bed.
Unlike in Hamilton, however, the replay was not shown immediately on the big screen at the Basin Reserve yesterday. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood said his side had been concerned about the Voges decision when they saw replays.
鈥淲e were just hoping it didn鈥檛 come up on the big screen too quickly,鈥 he said. 鈥(But) the umpires had made the decision. That鈥檚 what they鈥檙e there for, to make those tough decisions and that鈥檚 how it went.鈥
New Zealand shrugged off the decision, having not seen the replay on the field. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 cricket I suppose. Once his arm is thrown out there鈥檚 not much you can do about it. That鈥檚 the way it goes, offspinner Mark Craig said.
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