Scumbag cockaroach :-|
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Scumbag cockaroach :-|
I'm a batsman and I've never understood why it should be legitimate to run someone out who carelessly or deliberately wanders out of his ground at the striker's end, but not when they do exactly the same thing at the non-striker's end. It's rubbish.
The line is there to tell you where you can and can't be when the ball is live. If you move outside it (as batsmen repeatedly do to obtain an unfair advantage), your wicket is forfeit. The concept of warning is archaic nonsense.
oh, I think it is fair game and you're right but under the rule as it stands it probably shouldn't be given out. I believe they have actually changed the law but it doesn't come into force until Monday. With the third umpire they could even be calling one short every run if the non-striker is out of his crease before the ball is bowled. that would stop em