London: Australia and India have expressed frustration with the high-tech zing bails and stumps after David Warner became the fifth batsman to win a reprieve in the World Cup.
Warner was on one when the bails failed to dislodge when he inside-edged a delivery angled across him from Indian pace ace Jasprit Bumrah.
The former Australian vice-captain went on to make 56 but it was not enough as the defending champions fell to a 36-run loss at the Oval.
The International Cricket Council has defended the funky bails which light up but Indian captain Virat Kohli has called for a review.
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"Definitely. I mean, this is not something which you expect at the international level," he said.
"I think with the technology it's great. The lights come on and you know it's very precise when you actually make something happen with the stumps. But you literally have to smash the stumps really hard, and I'm saying that as a batsman.
Australia's David Warner received an early life against India.Credit:AP
"If I see something happening like that [bails not falling off], I'd be very surprised, also. And these are fast bowlers. These are not your medium-paced bowlers."
Kohli and wicketkeeper M.S. Dhoni checked the stumps after the bails had failed to tumble.
"The stump was not in very hard, it was actually loose. So I don't know what's actually wrong with the stump, the outer coating of the stump," he said.
"I have no idea what's going on due to the lights coming on, if the stump is too thick or too rigid or I have no idea.
"But I'm sure no team would like seeing stuff like that when you actually bowl a good ball and then you don't get the guy out, the ball hits the stump and the lights don't come on, or the lights come on and the bail comes back on to the stump.
"I haven't seen that happen so many times in the past."
West Indian Chris Gayle, Sri Lankan Dimuth Karunaratne, South African Quinton de Kock and Bangladesh's Mohammad Saifuddin have also profited through the tournament, prompting former stars Michael Vaughan, Nasser Hussain and Shoaib Akhtar to call for action.
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London: Australia and India have expressed frustration with the high-tech zing bails and stumps after David Warner became the fifth batsman to win a reprieve in the World Cup.
Warner was on one when the bails failed to dislodge when he inside-edged a delivery angled across him from Indian pace ace Jasprit Bumrah.
The former Australian vice-captain went on to make 56 but it was not enough as the defending champions fell to a 36-run loss at the Oval.
The International Cricket Council has defended the funky bails which light up but Indian captain Virat Kohli has called for a review.
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"Definitely. I mean, this is not something which you expect at the international level," he said.
"I think with the technology it's great. The lights come on and you know it's very precise when you actually make something happen with the stumps. But you literally have to smash the stumps really hard, and I'm saying that as a batsman.
Australia's David Warner received an early life against India.Credit:AP
"If I see something happening like that [bails not falling off], I'd be very surprised, also. And these are fast bowlers. These are not your medium-paced bowlers."
Kohli and wicketkeeper M.S. Dhoni checked the stumps after the bails had failed to tumble.
"The stump was not in very hard, it was actually loose. So I don't know what's actually wrong with the stump, the outer coating of the stump," he said.
"I have no idea what's going on due to the lights coming on, if the stump is too thick or too rigid or I have no idea.
"But I'm sure no team would like seeing stuff like that when you actually bowl a good ball and then you don't get the guy out, the ball hits the stump and the lights don't come on, or the lights come on and the bail comes back on to the stump.
"I haven't seen that happen so many times in the past."
West Indian Chris Gayle, Sri Lankan Dimuth Karunaratne, South African Quinton de Kock and Bangladesh's Mohammad Saifuddin have also profited through the tournament, prompting former stars Michael Vaughan, Nasser Hussain and Shoaib Akhtar to call for action.
Finch, who had said pre-match that teams would haRead More – Source
