‘Is there something against this team?': West Indies coach Daren Sammy fined for slamming umpire Adrian Holdstock in AUS Test
Sammy was fined 15 per cent of his match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct on Day 2 of the first Test. Sammy was found guilty of breaching Article 2.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to 'public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an International Match or any Player, Player Support Personnel, Match Official or team participating in any International Match, irrespective of when such criticism or inappropriate comment is made.'
The Windies side went down by 159 runs against Pat Cummins' side in a low-scoring match that had its share of drama on and off the field, with TV umpire Holdstock's dubious decisions costing the home side heavily. Skipper Roston Chase and Shai Hope were at the receiving end of questionable calls that marked their dismissals. At the end of Day 2's play, Sammy asked for consistency, particularly aiming at Holdstock on previous counts.
'You don't want to get yourself in a situation where you're wondering about certain umpires,' he said. 'Is there something against this team? But when you see decision after decision, then it raises the question.'
'We are just trying to find some sort of understanding as to what the process is. We only hope for consistency. That's all we could ask for. When there is doubt in something, just be consistent across the board,' Sammy told reporters after stumps on Day 2.
'I have noticed, especially with this particular umpire, it's something that for me started in England. It's frustrating. I just ask for consistency in the decision-making,' he added.
Sammy admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction from match referee Javagal Srinath which also includes a demerit point, his first in 24 months. Newly-appointed Windies captain Chase was also vocal about the lack of accountability for the critical calls made by match officials.
'On the officiating: yeah, it's frustrating because as players when we mess up, when we get out of line, we are penalised harshly. Sometimes we're even banned. It might be in terms of a monetary fine or something. But the officials? Nothing ever happens to them. They just have a wrong decision or questionable decision and life just goes on.
'You're talking about guys' careers. One bad decision could make or break a guy's career. So I just think that it should be an even playing ground … I think that there should be some penalty put in place when you have blatant decisions going against you.
'I think it [the umpiring] was a big factor in the game. Because as I said, you see what batters can do when they get in. Me and Hope were going well and then we just had some calls that went against us. We even had a catch that went against us in the first innings when we were bowling, so you never know what the score could have been. But I don't want to harp on it.'
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Anderson Phillip replaces Shamar Joseph. 20:14 IST:8.6: Alzarri Joseph to Sam Konstas, WELL BOWLED! Good length delivery, outside off, shaping away from the right-hander, Konstas pushes at it as the ball whizzes past the outside edge. 20:13 IST:8.5: Alzarri Joseph to Sam Konstas, Full and swinging away, outside off, Sam Konstas leaves it alone. 20:13 IST:8.4: Alzarri Joseph to Sam Konstas, Back-of-Length ball outside off, Sam Konstas blocks it to point. 20:12 IST:8.3: Alzarri Joseph to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length, seaming away a touch, Usman Khawaja looks to defend it off the crease and gets a leading edge which goes wide of short cover. Single taken. 20:11 IST:8.2: Alzarri Joseph to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! BACK-TO-BACK BOUNDARIES FOR Usman Khawaja! Again the length is on the shorter side and again Usman Khawaja launches the pull shot through deep square leg for a boundary. 20:10 IST:8.1: Alzarri Joseph to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Alzarri Joseph is welcomed into the attack with a boundary! From round the wicket, short ball around off, Usman Khawaja pounces onto it as he pulls it in front of square through the vacant deep square leg region for four. 20:11 IST:Alzarri Joseph comes into the attack now. 20:10 IST:7.6: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, FOUR! THAT IS A SHOT! On a length, with width on offer, Sam Konstas nicely gets closer to the line of that delivery and drives it wide of the point fielder for four. 20:08 IST:7.5: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, FOUR! Another edge that finds the fence! Length ball seaming away, well outside off, Konstas leans forward and slashes hard at that ball. The ball goes over the flying gully fielder, who did put out his right hand but doesn't get any part of his hand on the ball as the ball went over him for four. 20:07 IST:7.4: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, Good length outside off, Konstas drives it straight to short cover. 20:07 IST:7.3: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, Length ball on middle leg, Sam Konstas works it straight to short mid-wicket. 20:07 IST:7.2: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, Oh, that one didn't bounce much! Length ball, in the channel outside off, moving into the right-hander, Konstas looks to defend it without any feet movement, as the ball beats his inside edge on the way to the wicket-keeper. 20:07 IST:7.1: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, On a length, on off, Sam Konstas presents the full face of the bat as he nicely defends it off the front foot. 20:04 IST:6.6: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Good-length ball on leg stump line, moving into the right-hander, Konstas flicks it wide of short mid-wicket and picks up a single. 20:07 IST:6.5: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Oh!! This time the ball moves the other way and in fact, moves in, a long way into the right-hander. Sam Konstas is undone by this significant movement, as he is beaten on the flick. The ball crashes into this front pad and a loud appeal follows. The umpire is unmoved. West Indies don't go for the review. Perhaps doing too much? Ahh, here's the Ball Tracking on screen. That one went over the leg stump. 20:02 IST:6.4: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Full and just outside off, shaping away, Sam Konstas nicely leans into the drive as he plays the square drive straight to point. 20:02 IST:6.3: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Good-length ball outside off, moving away, Konstas leaves it alone. 20:00 IST:6.2: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, FOUR! Lucky for Sam Konstas! Length ball just outside off, not short enough to be pulled, but Konstas still goes with the pull and gets an inside edge that flies just over the stumps and runs down to the deep fine leg fence. 20:00 IST:6.1: Jayden Seales to Usman Khawaja, Good-length delivery on middle, Usman Khawaja flicks it to the left of catching mid-on and picks up a single. Do note that the catching mid on is standing a touch wide. 19:58 IST:5.6: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, Nicely bowled! Full and in the corridor of uncertainty, Sam Konstas on seeing that line and length is lured into the drive, but the ball shapes away to beat the outside edge of his bat. 19:58 IST:5.5: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, A touch full on off, Konstas blocks it. 19:57 IST:5.5: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length on off, Usman Khawaja punches it off the crease wide of catching mid on and picks up a single. Oh, and Shamar Joseph has overstepped. NO BALL called. 19:57 IST:5.4: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, Usman Khawaja skips down the track, Shamar Joseph angles it on off, as Khawaja pushes it into the off side, off the outer half of his bat. 19:56 IST:5.3: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, Touch fuller but angling into the pads, Usman Khawaja looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the leg side. 19:56 IST:5.2: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, Jaffa! Shamar Joseph lands this back of a length and on the fifth stump line, gets it to shape away a bit. Usman Khawaja gets squared up and the ball goes past the outside edge. 19:56 IST:5.1: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, Fuller in length and on middle, Usman Khawaja drives it gently past the bowler. Alzarri Joseph from mid off runs backwards to collect it. Two runs taken. 19:55 IST:4.6: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Back-to-back maidens! Hard length and on off, Sam Konstas keep it out to the off side. 19:53 IST:4.5: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Jayden Seales getting into his groove now! He serves this one much full and outside off, tempting the batter. Sam Konstas goes for the big booming drive but gets beaten on the outside edge once again. 19:52 IST:4.4: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, And again! Back of a length this time and just around off, holds its line, Sam Konstas stays back and looks to punch it away but the ball zips past the outside edge. 19:51 IST:4.3: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, BEATEN! Length ball that angles in a bit and then seams away, Sam Konstas looks to feel for it as he looks to defend it and gets beaten on the outside edge. 19:51 IST:4.2: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Overpitched on off, Sam Konstas leans into the drive and plays it straight to catching mid off. 19:51 IST:4.1: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Good-length delivery on middle, Konstas defends it to mid on. 19:49 IST:3.6: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, Oh! That ball almost squared up Usman Khawaja! Full and moving away, Usman Khawaja looks to flick it but gets a leading edge that thankfully goes wide of the backward point fielder who dives and saves the ball. 19:48 IST:3.5: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, A touch full, swinging into the left-hander, in the channel outside off, Usman Khawaja shoulders his arms to that one. 19:48 IST:3.4: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, AND AGAIN! Similar line similar length, Khawaja again has a poke at that one and again he gets beaten on the outside edge. This problem for him has been a long standing one and he still hasn't found an answer to it. 19:47 IST:3.3: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, BEAUTY FROM Shamar Joseph! From round the wicket, angling in a bit on a length, and then seaming away from the left-hander. The line is in the corridor of uncertainty. Usman Khawaja has a poke at it and gets beaten on the outside edge. 19:46 IST:3.2: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, A touch full on off, Usman Khawaja pushes the ball to mid on. 19:46 IST:3.1: Shamar Joseph to Usman Khawaja, On a length on middle, Usman Khawaja clips it straight to short square leg. 19:45 IST:2.6: Jayden Seales to Usman Khawaja, THAT SINGLE BRINGS UP 6000 TEST RUNS FOR Usman Khawaja! What an achievement! This is a full ball on leg, Usman Khawaja plays the flick behind square towards deep fine leg and picks up a single. 19:44 IST:2.5: Jayden Seales to Usman Khawaja, A touch full on off, Usman Khawaja plaus the push off the crease without much foot work. 19:43 IST:2.4: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, A touch full and outside off, moving away, Sam Konstas nicely leans into the drive as he places his drive between short cover and point fielder and picks up three runs. Both the short cover and point fielder run behind the ball and eventually the point fielder cuts it off three-four yards inside the ropes. 19:43 IST:2.3: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, BEATEN! Back-of-a-length delivery that seams away. The line is well outside off, but Sam Konstas throws his hands at it and gets beaten on the outside edge. 19:42 IST:2.2: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Overpitched on off, Sam Konstas knocks it back to the bowler. 19:41 IST:2.1: Jayden Seales to Usman Khawaja, From round the wicket, around off, Usman Khawaja looks to block it off the crease as the ball hits the outer half of his bat and goes in the gap between backward point and cover point. Single taken. 19:40 IST:1.6: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, Driven on the up! Full on off, Sam Konstas drives this in the air through the mid off region and picks up two runs. There isn't a mid off in place, and hence the short cover fielder runs behind the ball and cuts it off. 19:39 IST:1.5: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, Back of a length, around off, Sam Konstas plays the square drive off the crease and straight to point. 19:38 IST:1.4: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, Good-length delivery, outside off, Sam Konstas pushes it straight to short cover. 19:38 IST:1.3: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, On a length shaping away from the right hander, but the line is wide outside off, Sam Konstas shoulders his arms to it. 19:37 IST:1.2: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, Short ball again, just outside off, moving away. Konstas leaves it alone. 19:37 IST:1.1: Shamar Joseph to Sam Konstas, FOUR! Sam Konstas is making his intentions clear! Short ball on middle, Sam Konstas plays the pull with authority, as he hits it one bounce over the deep square leg fence to collect his first boundary. 19:37 IST:No surprises as it will be Shamar Joseph to share the attack. 19:35 IST:0.6: Jayden Seales to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length, shaping away, in the corridor of uncertainty, Usman Khawaja does well to judge the line and swing as he leaves it alone. 19:34 IST:0.5: Jayden Seales to Usman Khawaja, Back-of-a-length delivery outside off, this time the ball moves the other way as it comes into the left-hander, slightly. Usman Khawaja judges the line well and lets it go. 19:34 IST:0.4: Jayden Seales to Usman Khawaja, Better from Jayden Seales! Gets his line closer to the stump, in the channel outside off, shaping it away from the left-hander. Usman Khawaja for a bit had a thought of playing at it, but was quick enough to withdraw that thought and let it go. 19:33 IST:0.3: Jayden Seales to Usman Khawaja, From around the wicket, full and swinging away a touch, but the line is wide outside off. Usman Khawaja doesn't bother chasing that one. 19:33 IST:0.2: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Sam Konstas and Australia are off and running! Jayden Seales drags his length slightly back on this ball. The line is on middle and leg, Sam Konstas pushes it to the left of short mid-wicket and scampers through for a single. 19:33 IST:0.1: Jayden Seales to Sam Konstas, Some swing on offer! Jayden Seales starts off with a length ball that shapes away, the line is well outside off. Sam Konstas leaves it alone. 19:34 IST:All in readiness now! The crowd has come in numbers for what is only the 5th Test match at this ground in its history. We can see the West Indies spread out and take up their respective field positions. Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja are the two openers for Australia. Jayden Seales has the new red cherry in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play. 19:28 IST:We are moments away from the start of the action, but before that, players from both sides line up for the national anthems. It will be Grenada's first, followed by the national anthem of Australia, and it will conclude with the Rally 'Round the West Indies. 19:31 IST:A proud moment for West Indies cricket as Kraigg Brathwaite will walk out for his 100th Test match, becoming only the 10th West Indian to reach this iconic milestone. A pillar at the top of the order, Brathwaite has been the face of resilience and grit in a challenging era for Caribbean cricket. From debuting as a teenager to leading the side with quiet determination, this landmark is a testament to his dedication, discipline, and unyielding love for the longest format. 19:30 IST:PITCH REPORT - Darren Ganga is pitchside. He starts by saying that there hasn't been any cricket at this venue for the last 12 months. He mentions that there's an even covering of grass on this wicket as compared to Barbados, where there was patchy grass, which led to uneven bounce. He mentions that the surface at the river end looks more even, but from the Darbeau end, it doesn't quite look even, which might present challenges to the batters. He mentions that there have been only 4 Tests played at this venue, and in those games, the 1st innings average score has been 278, whereas the 2nd innings score has been 80 runs more. He mentions that this pitch has traditionally offered something for the bowlers at the start. 19:24 IST:Roston Chase, the skipper of West Indies, says that he has never played here, but the pitch looks decent, and they are happy to bowl first. Adds that they played good cricket for at least two innings in the last game but then let themselves down by leaking a lot of runs, which they have to work on. Mentions that he is very happy and proud of his friend, Kraigg Brathwaite, for playing his 100th Test and praises his longevity for the national side. Informs that they have made one change as Anderson Phillip comes in for Jomel Warrican, as the data shows this is a more seamer-friendly wicket. 19:22 IST:Pat Cummins, the Australian Captain, says that he feels the wicket should play well for batting, but he isn't one hundred percent sure about it. He mentions that very rarely a team plays a Test where all the batters do well, and he was pleased with how the middle order performed in the last game. On the return of Steve Smith, he says it's a huge benefit, he has scored runs all over the world, and also adds that though he hasn't played here, his presence will be of big help for their batting line up. 19:36 IST:West Indies (Playing XI) - Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Brandon King, Shai Hope (WK), Roston Chase (C), Justin Greaves, Anderson Phillip (In place of Jomel Warrican), Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales. 19:37 IST:Australia (Playing XI) - Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Cameron Green, Steve Smith (In place of Josh Inglis), Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood. 19:08 IST:TOSS - Australia have won the toss and elected to BAT first.
