MELBOURNE
\nInteresting scenes could be observed during England and Australia\u2019s first Twenty20 International here at Optus Stadium in Perth.
\nEnglish captain did not opt to appeal against Australia\u2019s wicket-keeper batsman Mathew Wade as the latter had obstructed bowler Mark Wood after the ball was careened into air as Wade top edged it.
\nWood ran down to catch the ball at Wade\u2019s end but the Australian batter visibly stuck an arm to impede him.
\nThe on-field umpires had asked Buttler whether he indented to appeal against Wade, the English captain said later, but he said he decided against it.
\n\u201cThey asked me if I wanted to appeal and I said \u2018no\u2019. I have only just got to Australia so I thought just carry on with the game,\u201d the English captain said about the incident.
\nIt is pertinent to mention here that the match was equally poised at the moment of obstruction as Australia needed 39 runs of 23 balls, but they failed to chase it later.
\n\u201cIt was hard because I didn\u2019t know what I was appealing for\u2026I could have asked some of the other boys to see if they had a better view but thought I would get on with the game,\u201d said Buttler.
\nAsked whether he would appeal for a similar incident at the World Cup, he said \u201cMaybe\u201d.
\nSocial media also had interesting reactions to the whole incident. Wade\u2019s fellow country man Usman Khawaja was also \u201castonished\u201d over English captain\u2019s decision. \u201cCan\u2019t believe they didn\u2019t appeal,\u201d said Khawaja on Twitter.
\nThe high scoring match in the end was decided by a thin margin as the hosts fell only eight runs short. Buttler himself was indulged in a record 132-run opening partnership for England with Alex Hales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MELBOURNE Interesting scenes could be observed during England and Australia\u2019s first Twenty20 International here at Optus Stadium in Perth. English captain did not opt to appeal against Australia\u2019s wicket-keeper batsman Mathew Wade as the latter had obstructed bowler Mark Wood after the ball was careened into air as Wade top edged it. Wood ran down […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-288552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n