LIVE: Smith survives umpire's 'nightmare' run-out call

Steve Smith has survived a run-out accidental by the barest of margins!

Let's unpack it.

Facing Chris Woakes, the champion batter nudged the shot into a vacant midwicket portion and attempted to tally two.

Substitute fielder George Ealham rocketed successful from the rope, swooped connected the shot and hurled it close implicit the bails, wherever Jonny Bairstow was waiting.

The determination instantly went upstairs and TV umpire Niton Menon was near with an highly hard determination to make.

As replays rolled done astatine the ground, Smith began walking disconnected and the English started to celebrate.

But the TV umpire continued to pore of the footage, earlier yet ruling that Bairstow had dislodged the off-stump bail with his gloves earlier taking clasp of the ball.

If Bairstow had dislodged the bail after taking possession of the ball, Smith would person been tally retired by the astir miniscule of margins.

"I thought it was a nightmare for the 3rd umpire and I deliberation helium got it right," Nasser Hussain said successful commentary.

"He had to spot if some grooves were out, helium had to spot what Bairstow had done.

"I deliberation helium got it right, but it was a nightmare."

The erstwhile Aussie skipper survives connected 44 with the tourists travelling on connected 7-195.