Umpiring Controversies

Nathan Lyon's Missed Stumping — Ashes 2019 Headingley

25 August 2019England vs Australia3rd Ashes Test, Headingley1 min readSeverity: Moderate

Summary

Nathan Lyon dropped a simple chance to run out Ben Stokes at Headingley, and earlier Tim Paine missed a stumping chance that would have ended England's miraculous chase.

What Happened

During Ben Stokes' legendary Headingley innings of 135*, Australia had multiple chances to end the chase but squandered them. The most agonizing was Nathan Lyon's fumble at the bowler's end.

With Stokes diving for his crease, Lyon received the ball at the stumps and had plenty of time to remove the bails. Instead, he fumbled the ball, and Stokes survived. Had the run-out been completed, England would have been nine down and almost certainly defeated.

Earlier in the session, Tim Paine missed a stumping opportunity off Lyon's bowling when Stokes was well out of his crease. The chance was there — Stokes had overbalanced — but Paine couldn't complete the dismissal cleanly.

While these were fielding errors rather than umpiring mistakes, Australia did appeal for LBW against Stokes during the innings. One particular appeal was turned down when Hawkeye showed the ball was hitting the stumps — but it was umpire's call, adding to Australian frustration about the DRS system.

⚖️ The Verdict

Fielding errors, not umpiring errors. But the umpire's call decisions during Stokes' innings added to the Australian sense of injustice.

Tags

#lyon#burns#stokes#stumping#dropped#headingley#ashes

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