Adam Zampa is collateral damage on the road to normalising cricket's most controversial law

Posted by Brian on 08/01/2023 at 20:27

You say "...a batter trying to leave their crease before the ball is being delivered, which is against the rules..." Which rule of cricket is it breaking?

Posted by Ian Purdey on 06/01/2023 at 19:19

Very good

Posted by Les Bone on 06/01/2023 at 15:35

Adam Zampa had every justification to instigate the run out. The batsman following up was taking an unjustifiable liberty. There is either a rule re. backing up or there isn't. It should not be necessary or considered the right thing to do to issue a warning first.

Posted by Marc Evans on 06/01/2023 at 13:39

This has become a media circus with plenty of ex players and pundits spending time on it but few present players I can recall doing so. It's such a grey area because at the time bowlers usually exaggerate to make their point, but with cameras everywhere these days most of the alleged 'incidents' are minor, including the present Zampa one. A foot or two here or there makes no real difference, infact it's more likely to hamper the batsman getting back in his crease if the ball is deflected onto the stumps.