Should England Be Aggrieved Over The Jos Buttler Runout?

[barney15c]

In the latest ODI between England and Sri Lanka, England were aggrieved when Sri Lanka bowler Sachithra Senanayake ran out England's Jos Buttler at the non-striker's end after straying out of his crease. Although perfectly legal was it against the spirit of the game? Apparently Buttler was warned by the bowler once possibly twice in that match and allegedly in the previous game too of possibly gaining an unfair advantage when going for a run.
Before England go on the moral high ground it should be noted that earlier in the match Joe Root stood his ground when he knew full well he had been caught behind by Kumar Sangakkara off a huge glove.
He decided to stand there and hope he got away with it, eventually being given out following a successful Sri Lanka review.
So in that context should England put up and shut up?

[sunny-dave]

I think the Sri Lankans may just have been getting a bit of retaliation in ...

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/02/sachitra-senanayake-sri-lanka-bowling-action-reported

The spirit of Murali is reincarnated in another chucker (allegedly) ...

[saintpeter48]

What Sachithra Senanayake did was within the rules, what Jos Buttler did was try to gain an unfair advantage and what Joe Root did was cheating, and I'm an England supporter! This 'creeping' down the pitch has got to be stopped, its just like in football when players take a corner from outside the corner angle, it has got to stop somewhere otherwise players will be halfway down the pitch before long!

[humbersloop]

nope, Butler had that coming.

[Sqad]

I agree....a lesson for Buttler and others.

[DTCwordfan]

He had been warned.

He was out. For the non-cricketers amongst us, that is defined as a cessation of being in.

[DTCwordfan]

st peter - it's not illegal to go down the pitch and it's not unfair. You do it at your own risk, pure and simple.

[Everhelpful]

They talk about "The Spirit of the Game"just remember Stuart Broad last year,was that the "Spirit of the Game",every England supporter at the time thought he had done the right thing,so they can't whinge and moan about the Buttler dismissal,after all He was warned twice.

[humbersloop]

four dropped catches, twelve extras in wides, standing on 197/6 in the forty fourth over when Buttler - after being told twice - gets out to a textbook dismissal..

..it's not the bloody players that are aggrieved

[barney15c]

Can you elaborate on what Broad did please?

[Frank97]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/theashes/10177287/Stuart-Broads-sadly-predictable-Ashes-decision-not-to-walk-leaves-Adam-Gilchrist-as-a-moral-man-apart.html

[RandyMarsh]

Yep, totally, Chris Broad edging to slip and not walking springs to mind...........

[barney15c]

Thank you Frank I remember this now, oh what short memories the England team have!!!

[ChillDoubt]

As I've said elsewhere on the net it's galling hearing Michael Vaughan pontificate about 'not in the spirit of the game'.
From the man who ordered his bowlers NOT to enquire after the wellbeing of Ponting after he was hit in the face by Harmison, who had drawn blood.
Pretty much every fast bowler asks about the batsman when he can see that physical injury has been inflicted.
Buttler was warned twice, failed to heed those warnings and Sri Lanka were well within their rights to uphold the appeal.

[Everhelpful]

Thanks for that,Chill, Steve Harmison still has a lot of regret over that incident,a proper Sportsman,not like the sanctimonious Vaughan,every time he is on TV I could put my foot through it. I am going to Lords on June 14th on a Corporate Trip,part of the Package is an ex -Test Cricketer will be your Host, no prizes for guessing who I hope it's not!!

[sunny-dave]

Vaughan is becoming VERY irritating - compare and contrast with Phil Tufnell who (despite the dopy image) is turning out to be an astute and thoughtful commentator.

And it seems the irritating 'Swanny' is apparently going to bring his insights (yeah right) to TMS this summer - a very bad idea I'm afraid - "Vaughan Lite" is what we don't need.

[Everhelpful]

Dave,I agree for the most part,not sure about Tuffers though,seems to be on everything at the moment,why do they need all these "Pundits" anyway,Oh for the days of Chris Martin-Jenkins and Trevor Bailey, (a bit "Posh") but at least they knew what they were talking about.

[sunny-dave]

EH - I think Tuffers is fine - when kept on the cricket straight & narrow.

CMJ is sadly missed and probably irreplaceable.

[Everhelpful]

Too true,Dave,by the way I don't mind Tuffers just can't take him seriously somehow.

[jno]

England are not above controversial dismissals themselves

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7474301.stm

that one was very wrong (imho). This one wasn't. Buttler was warned (legally, he didn't have to be), so I think the spirit of cricket was more than complied with.