Says Stuart Broad.
I am sure he wasn’t rude.
But he did show dissent.
Whether he was talking about which review rule South Africa bent, he did go up to the umpire after he was given out to complain about something.
Sulieman Benn would get imprisoned for such dissent. Probably killed.
I’ve often thought that dissent was a pissy little crime, especially when a batsman is given out incorrectly. What sort of human doesn’t show dissent in such a situation?
But Broad was plumb, dodgy long review or not, and while you could understand why he was pissed, he must have known that once the decision was reviewed he was going to be given out, so why not have the conversation with the square leg umpire while the review is being reviewed.
Why wait until you are out?
Nasser keeps harping on about how smart he is, some guy in this book calls him the mad scientist of modern seam bowlers, and yet he waits until he is given out and then makes what some could describe as an “ugly” scene out on the field.
Surely it isn’t ok to start discussing the small print of cricket laws when you are supposedly walking off.
To the surprise of everyone, Stuart Broad has not been charged with any offence yet.
Perhaps in that large invisible chameleon document, the spirit of cricket, it is ok to to stay on the ground and talk about the legality of one’s dismissal, if you do it nicely.
Like in all situations in life I go back to one simple mantra, What Would Chris Board Do?