England survived the final session with last pair James Anderson and Monty Panesar at the crease. Australia were convinced they had Anderson LBW but the appeal was turned down.
The first Test of the 2009 Ashes at Cardiff produced an extraordinary final day. England, following on, were in deep trouble and their last pair of James Anderson and Monty Panesar had to survive 11.3 overs to save the match.
During the nerve-wracking final session, Australia appealed vociferously for LBW against Anderson off a Hilfenhaus delivery. Umpire Rudi Koertzen turned it down. Replays suggested the ball was hitting the stumps, and Hawkeye showed it would have clipped off stump.
Had DRS been in use (it was available but not adopted for this series), Australia could have reviewed and likely obtained the wicket. Instead, Anderson and Panesar survived 69 balls together, and England drew the match.
The denied LBW shaped the entire series. England went on to win the Ashes 2-1. Had the decision been given, Australia would have won the first Test, and the series dynamics would have been completely different. It remains one of the great "what if" moments in Ashes cricket.
Not out decision stood. No DRS available for review. England escaped and went on to win the Ashes 2-1.
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Various county and representative sides
1864-06-01
The legalisation of overarm bowling in 1864 created an immediate grey zone: how high could the arm go, and at what point did a fast delivery become an illegal throw? Through the 1860s English cricket struggled with this question as a succession of fast bowlers developed actions that umpires suspected but rarely no-balled, creating a climate of suspicion that would recur in every generation of cricket thereafter.