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'Definitely': Winner admits blunder decided epic - CtrlF.XYZ

'Definitely': Winner admits blunder decided epic

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New Zealand wicketkeeper Tom Blundell has admitted the umpires made a important mistake arsenic the second Test against England reached its thrilling conclusion.

The Black Caps became conscionable the 2nd broadside successful past to triumph a Test by 1 run, aft England's James Anderson was caught by Blundell down the limb broadside disconnected Neil Wagner.

But the shot earlier Anderson was dismissed is nether the microscope, with the umpires seemingly missing a wide telephone that would person levelled the scores.

Wagner bowled a bouncer to Anderson that was not lone down the leg-side, but good implicit the batter's head, but umpires Rod Tucker and Chris Gaffaney ruled it to beryllium a ineligible delivery.

Law 22.1.2 says: "the shot volition beryllium considered arsenic passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently wrong scope for him/her to beryllium capable to deed it with the bat by means of a mean cricket stroke."

Anderson was visibly disappointed with the telephone and made it wide astatine the clip helium thought it should person been called wide.

Speaking connected Newstalk ZB, Blundell conceded the Black Caps enjoyed a changeable of bully fortune.

"It was astir apt decidedly a wide, going connected the replay," helium said.

"So a small spot fortunate there."

Former England skipper David Gower said the authorities of the crippled apt played a portion successful the determination not to telephone the wide.

"I've got a nasty feeling that, immoderate different clip of the game, that mightiness person been called a wide," Gower said connected BT Sport.

"If it was 2 overs earlier, it mightiness person been called a wide. But 1 tally to tie, 2 to win, it's a hopeless telephone to person to make.

"I cognize determination volition beryllium nary recriminations I americium definite wrong the England camp, due to the fact that they are amended than that. They are bigger than that.

"They volition beryllium talking, determination volition beryllium thoughts astir it for sure. Everyone … and radical person seen it connected TV, present astatine the ground. Certainly, connected TV you had the champion presumption of it, they volition besides beryllium asking the question."

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