debut: 1/20/04
91,753 runs
Cheaters never prosper!
Greaves to Green, no run
massive lbw shout, not given! Back of a length, pitching in and around off stump before jagging back in sharply. Green is a little late on the stroke and seems to play outside the line. Gets pinged in front and West Indies, after a bit of deliberation, opt to take it upstairs. Did Green get a scratch to it? Was it too high? Ah, here we go again. The bat, pad and the ball are all in close proximity. But it does seem like the ball grazes the front pad first, before the bat hits the flap of the back pad, subsequently making contact with the ball. Adrian Holdstock, in the eye of the storm again, is doing a lot of rocking and rolling, and he decides that there is bat involved, despite a rumbling on UltraEdge when the ball is next to the knee roll of the front pad. Well well. Another decision that might rankle those with a West Indian persuasion, and Green survives!
Greaves to Green, OUT
nicked and taken at first slip! No need for DRS this time, and Green's vigil has come to an end! This is zipped through on a back of a length just outside off. Green thinks he can cut this away but there is not enough width on offer. Ends up jabbing at it and the ball flies off the outside edge, nestling, thankfully (from a WI POV), in Chase's palms at first slip. West Indies finally hold on to a chance, and Greaves sends Green back for an early shower!
Greaves to Green, no run
massive lbw shout, not given! Back of a length, pitching in and around off stump before jagging back in sharply. Green is a little late on the stroke and seems to play outside the line. Gets pinged in front and West Indies, after a bit of deliberation, opt to take it upstairs. Did Green get a scratch to it? Was it too high? Ah, here we go again. The bat, pad and the ball are all in close proximity. But it does seem like the ball grazes the front pad first, before the bat hits the flap of the back pad, subsequently making contact with the ball. Adrian Holdstock, in the eye of the storm again, is doing a lot of rocking and rolling, and he decides that there is bat involved, despite a rumbling on UltraEdge when the ball is next to the knee roll of the front pad. Well well. Another decision that might rankle those with a West Indian persuasion, and Green survives!
Greaves to Green, OUT
nicked and taken at first slip! No need for DRS this time, and Green's vigil has come to an end! This is zipped through on a back of a length just outside off. Green thinks he can cut this away but there is not enough width on offer. Ends up jabbing at it and the ball flies off the outside edge, nestling, thankfully (from a WI POV), in Chase's palms at first slip. West Indies finally hold on to a chance, and Greaves sends Green back for an early shower!
