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7 days ago
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Can a batter have a runner in Test cricket?
In Test cricket, injured batters are not permitted to have another player as a rule is stated in condition 25.5 of the International Cricket Council's Men's Test Playing Conditions.A batter is permitted to retire as not out due to injury, illness or any other unavoidable cause and is allowed to resume their retired batter is only then able to continue their innings at the point where either a wicket falls or another batter a player retire for any reason other than injury, illness or an unavoidable cause, they would be retired out and not allowed to carry on later in that only scenario where a batter is allowed to be replaced is if a batter is deemed to have or potentially have concussion. In this instance, another player from that team is able to be used as a concussion substitute and will replace them for the rest of the Test 2011, runners were often seen in international cricket. They would run between the wickets for players who could still bat but could not run. The runner would position themselves at square leg when the injured batter was on strike. When the injured batter was not on strike, the runner stood at the non-striker's end. Rules on substitute fielders In the instance where a player comes off the field while fielding, they are allowed to be replaced by a substitute in the instance of injury, illness or another reason accepted by the this substitute is not permanent and only covers some or all of the innings in which that team is fielders are allowed to be the team's designated wicketkeeper but are not allowed to bowl or carry out captaincy a player have a non-concussion related injury, they must either bat through the injury or not bat at all, reducing their team to 10 batters. Should substitutes be allowed in Test cricket? On the evening of the first day of the fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford, India wicketkeeper and vice-captain Rishabh Pant was forced off the field on the back of a buggy after sustaining an injury to his right initially retired but returned to bat on day two despite struggling to even walk down the stairs of the Old Trafford England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook debated the topic following the incident."I don't like that we've got four days left of action [as part of] an incredible series where we're going to have 10 v 11," said Vaughan."Once they brought in concussion subs, I was crying out saying let's just bring in substitutes in the first innings of a game. That would be my stepping point."Cook added: "I'm not sure I agree, I'm not sure what I think."We've just Pant walk off, he looks in all kinds of pain and [his foot] is not broken. Nothing on the x-ray is broken, it is just a bruise."If it's a broken foot, it's different thing but if you just get hit and it's a bruise, it's only a bruise. It is discomfort and you can't hold a bat as well as you would like, but it is just a bruise."This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. This question comes from David in Croydon. Thanks, David! What is Ask Me Anything? Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your questions. We want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... What are the rules about bad light in Test cricket?What is umpire's call in cricket?Why isn't cricket played in the rain?What is a demerit point in cricket?
BBC News
24-07-2025
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- BBC News
What are the rules about bad light in Test cricket?
In Test cricket, play cannot start, is immediately suspended, or cannot restart if the on-field umpires agree the light conditions are "dangerous or unreasonable".That wording comes from section 2.8 of the International Cricket Council's Test match playing conditions, which states the decision on whether lighting is unsafe is solely down to the umpires, following consultation with the ICC match are allowed to use light meters, which must be supplied by the ICC, as a guideline to determine whether light is fit for play or is improving or deteriorating. Light meters must be uniformly natural light has worsened to a level deemed unfit for play, the umpires will authorise the 'ground authority' - those responsible for hosting the match - to use any available artificial lighting so play is able to continue in acceptable artificial lighting at the ground not work, rules on natural lighting and weather will day/night Test matches, the home cricket board will decide the latest times at which the floodlights are to be switched on prior to the start of a day's play, and must inform the match play is suspended, it is the responsibility of the match umpires to continue to monitor article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. What is Ask Me Anything? Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... What is umpire's call in cricket?Why isn't cricket played in the rain?What is a demerit point in cricket?How do points work in the County Championship?
CNET
16-07-2025
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- CNET
Smart Cameras Power a Robot Umpire at MLB All-Stars for the First Time. Here's How the Challenges Went
If umpires draw your ire for bad calls, you may soon have a new target: Major League Baseball used its ABS, or Automated Ball-Strike System, to call pitches at the July 15 All-Star Game for the first time. If trials this season go well, it will probably be adopted for the 2026 regular season. But challenges against the camera had an unusually high rate of success. The ABS uses Hawk-Eye cameras, a technology increasingly common in games with high-speed objects. The cameras judge how a ball travels -- in this case, over the strike zone -- and are equipped to make a preliminary call. A human umpire, along with batters and pitchers, have a couple of seconds to review the footage and challenge a call if they think the automated system was wrong. It's a system the MLB has experimented with since 2019 and is finally ready to bring to the national stage. This approach has caused some controversy, particularly because the Hawk-Eye cameras are programmed to see the strike zone very differently from human umpires. Instead of the standard cube shape that's underpinned strike zone knowledge for decades, the ABS uses a two-dimensional rectangle standard that's automatically adjusted to extend between 53.5% and 27% of the batter's height. Batters are measured before each game. The ABS didn't perform quite as well as it did in spring training -- or players are more willing to test it now. Todd Kirkland / Stringer via Getty Those worried about discrepancies now have new fuel for their worries. In the July 15 game, which the National League won in a home run derby after nine innings ended with a tie, four out of five challenges to the ABS and umpire Dan Iassogna's combined work were successful. That's much higher than the ABS spring training test, where teams won only around 50% of their challenges. The MLB hasn't revealed definitive plans on whether the ABS could replace umpires altogether, but at this time the human-based, real-time reviews from the umpire appear to be an integral part of the system. The league did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Times
02-07-2025
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- Times
Short boundaries scramble India minds but will aid England's Bazballers
Ben Stokes' tenure as England captain has been marked by a restless search for ideas and innovation, and before play had even started at Edgbaston we had evidence of another tactical gambit: the boundary ropes had been brought in well inside the LED perimeter boards, further in than they were here for last year's Test against West Indies or the Ashes Test of 2023. In fact, it was confirmed by match officials that the boundary on no part of the ground was longer than 71 yards (64.9 metres) from the wicket, and in the cases of the straight boundary to the pavilion and the boundary from there round to the adjacent West Stand it was between 66 and 69 yards. These are at the short end of what is deemed acceptable under the playing regulations for the ICC World Test Championship. These state that, 'no boundary shall be longer than 90 yards [or] shorter than 65 yards from the centre of the pitch'; also that, 'the aim shall be to maximise the size of the playing area at each venue'. The regulations also explain that: 'Before the match the umpires shall consult with the home board to determine the boundary of the field of play'. Once the game is under way, the boundary lengths must remain fixed throughout. The clearest evidence of the boundaries being brought in was in two corners in front of the scoreboard and the Hollies Stand, where there was unused playing area beyond the rope, testing the stipulation that 'the boundary rope cannot be set at a distance of more than ten yards from the perimeter fence', not to mention the aim of maximising the playing area. For the safety of boundary fielders there has to be at least a three-yard run-off area beyond the rope. It can be taken as read that the umpires' consultations with the 'home board' actually means a conversation with the head groundsman, who will have taken his instructions from Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. Asked on the eve of the Test about how England conveyed their wishes regarding the pitch to the Edgbaston groundsman Gary Barwell, Stokes said: 'There's communication throughout … We give as much information as we can to suit what team we want to go for — and how we want to play our cricket as well.' Why did England want short boundaries? It may be because they suspected India would select two spinners — Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar — and that this was a ploy which would help their batsmen take them on. If you are going to attack a spinner, best do so when the boundaries are short. More likely, though, it fitted England's general approach to batting, which is to bury their opponents under sheer weight of runs scored at such a speed that it allows their bowlers time to take 20 wickets. With Stokes winning the toss and opting to bowl first for their tenth time in 11 home Tests since he became captain in 2022, England may well face another run-chase against the clock at the end of this game. They may need everything in their favour. Since Stokes took over, England have scored at a breathtaking 4.66 runs per over in home Tests, with Trent Bridge (4.92) and Edgbaston (4.90) the venues where their muscular batting has tended to find greatest expression. The short boundary did not really come into play until Rishabh Pant decided to target the inviting area in front of the scoreboard when facing Shoaib Bashir. He cleared the rope once for the day's first six but when he tried it again after tea he holed out to Zak Crawley at wide long-on, whose celebration suggested a plan had come to fruition. A short boundary may be easier to clear with a good contact, but it can also mess with a batsman's thinking. Please enable cookies and other technologies to view this content. You can update your cookies preferences any time using privacy manager. England have used these tactics before. In the 2005 Ashes, they deliberately commissioned short boundaries to increase their chances against Shane Warne. There were risks attached though, because Australia's batsmen thrived on hitting boundaries themselves and Michael Vaughan had to work hard to deny them with boundary-sweepers and short-covers. When England plundered 407 runs on the first day of the Edgbaston Test, Australian commentators grumbled about the ground's 'ridiculously short boundaries'. During the series, Kevin Pietersen hit eight sixes off Warne, five off Brett Lee and one off Glenn McGrath into the Lord's pavilion in the opening Test to signal his intent. There was some discussion about England using shorter boundaries to take the attack to Australia during the 2023 Ashes, but in the event they did not do so to any great degree. The outfield at Headingley was so fast for the first Test against India that England did not need any help scoring fast, but they now seem to have taken steps to give their Bazballers a further boost.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
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Pant Reprimanded for Breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Pant Reprimanded for Breaching ICC Code of Conduct originally appeared on Athlon Sports. India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has received an official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day of the first Test against England at Headingley on Sunday. Advertisement Pant was found guilty of violating Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which relates to "showing dissent at an Umpire's decision during an International Match." The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the incident, which occurred towards the end of the 61st over of England's first innings when the umpires checked the ball with a ball gauge and decided not to replace it. Pant responded by throwing the ball on the ground in front of the umpires in protest. 'This is Pant's first offence within a 24-month period, and as a result, one demerit point has been added to his disciplinary record,' the ICC said in a statement. The charge was brought by on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Chris Gaffaney, along with third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Mike Burns. Advertisement Pant accepted responsibility and agreed to the sanction proposed by Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, making a formal hearing unnecessary. Level 1 offences are the least serious under the ICC Code of Conduct and carry penalties ranging from an official reprimand to a fine of up to 50 percent of a player's match fee, along with one or two demerit points. If a player accumulates four or more demerit points within a two-year period, these are converted into suspension points, which can result in a ban from international matches. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 24, 2025, where it first appeared.
