England should have received five races instead of six in the final of the Sunday World Cup title against New Zealand after a shot from the deep blow of the Ben Stokes bat and escaped by a limit, said the former referee Simon Taufel.
England ended its 44-year wait for a World Cup opening with more than 50 beating New Zealand at the borders after a tied Super Over. But the Australian Taufel suggested that the arbitrators had made a "trial error."
With England needing nine runs of the last three balls of the final, Stokes desperately launched to complete a second run when Martin Guptill's shot from the depth hit his bat and headed to the limit, which led the referee to point out six runs .
"It's a clear mistake. It's a trial error. (England) should have received five races, not six," Taufel, who is part of the cricket law body, told foxsports.com.au.
The MCC 19.8 law, which deals with overthrows, says: "If the results of the overthrow limit ... runs scored will be the runs for penalties awarded ... and the award for the limit, and runs completed by batters , along with the race in progress if they had already crossed at the time of the launch or act.
"The referees make decisions in the field with their interpretation of the rules and we do not comment on any decision as a matter of policy," said a spokesman for the International Cricket Council.
Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup Final - New Zealand v England - Lord's, London, Great Britain - July 14, 2019 Ben Stokes of England in action Action images via Reuters Cricket - Cricket World Cup Final ICC - New Zealand v England - Lord's, London, Great Britain - July 14, 2019 Ben Stokes of England in action Action images through the Reuters website Cricket ESPNcricinfo reported after reviewing the images that Guptill had thrown the ball when Stokes and Adil Rashid had not yet crossed for the second race.
Taufel said Rashid, the leg skater, would have been on strike to face the last two deliveries if the second race had been incomplete.
However, he sympathized with Sri Lankan referee Kumar Dharmasena and his South African colleague Marais Erasmus, the middle men.
"In the heat of what was happening, they thought there was a good chance the batters would cross at the time of the pitch," added the 48-year-old.
"Obviously, the TV reps showed the opposite. The difficulty you have (the referees) is to see the batters completing races, then change focus and observe the ball that is collected, and observe the throw (of the throw).
"You also have to see where the hitters are at that exact moment ... it is unfair for England, New Zealand and the referees involved to say they decided the outcome."
England ended its 44-year wait for a World Cup opening with more than 50 beating New Zealand at the borders after a tied Super Over. But the Australian Taufel suggested that the arbitrators had made a "trial error."
With England needing nine runs of the last three balls of the final, Stokes desperately launched to complete a second run when Martin Guptill's shot from the depth hit his bat and headed to the limit, which led the referee to point out six runs .
"It's a clear mistake. It's a trial error. (England) should have received five races, not six," Taufel, who is part of the cricket law body, told foxsports.com.au.
The MCC 19.8 law, which deals with overthrows, says: "If the results of the overthrow limit ... runs scored will be the runs for penalties awarded ... and the award for the limit, and runs completed by batters , along with the race in progress if they had already crossed at the time of the launch or act.
"The referees make decisions in the field with their interpretation of the rules and we do not comment on any decision as a matter of policy," said a spokesman for the International Cricket Council.
Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup Final - New Zealand v England - Lord's, London, Great Britain - July 14, 2019 Ben Stokes of England in action Action images via Reuters Cricket - Cricket World Cup Final ICC - New Zealand v England - Lord's, London, Great Britain - July 14, 2019 Ben Stokes of England in action Action images through the Reuters website Cricket ESPNcricinfo reported after reviewing the images that Guptill had thrown the ball when Stokes and Adil Rashid had not yet crossed for the second race.
Taufel said Rashid, the leg skater, would have been on strike to face the last two deliveries if the second race had been incomplete.
However, he sympathized with Sri Lankan referee Kumar Dharmasena and his South African colleague Marais Erasmus, the middle men.
"In the heat of what was happening, they thought there was a good chance the batters would cross at the time of the pitch," added the 48-year-old.
"Obviously, the TV reps showed the opposite. The difficulty you have (the referees) is to see the batters completing races, then change focus and observe the ball that is collected, and observe the throw (of the throw).
"You also have to see where the hitters are at that exact moment ... it is unfair for England, New Zealand and the referees involved to say they decided the outcome."
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