How Twitter reacted to the controversial dismissal of James Anderson that cost James Taylor his maiden hundred
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| James Taylor did not get the dead ball he wanted |
In the 42nd over of England's chase, James Taylor was pinged on the pads by Josh Hazlewood, and an lbw appeal was upheld by umpire Aleem Dar. Taylor, setting off for a leg bye, instantly signalled for a review. Concurrently, Glenn Maxwell had hit the stumps to catch Anderson short of his crease. Replays suggested Dar had raised the finger before the run-out was effected. But Kumar Dharmasena ruled Anderson out, leaving Taylor stranded on 98 and the three Mitchells - Marsh, Starc and Johnson who had claimed nine wickets among themselves -- one short of a perfect ten. The ICC later accepted that it was an error.
England robbed. Maybe not of victory, but of a consolation Taylor 100. Crazy umpiring. Still, a dinner reservation is a dinner reservation.
— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) February 14, 2015
Somebody look up the rule. #WC2015 #AUSvENG
— Martin Blake (@martinj_blake) February 14, 2015
That just makes no sense.
Absolutely bonkers decision.
Fell real bad for @jamestaylor20, but how well did he handle it. Proper player.
— Iain O'Brien (@iainobrien) February 14, 2015
Robbed of a century by 2 runs, James Taylor handled that with class and dignity.
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) February 14, 2015
Just because he is built like a 12-yr old kid, doesn't mean you bully him like this.
Dreadful umpiring!
#CWC15 #AUSvENG
— Sonali Dhulap (@pillya) February 14, 2015
Oh good. A nice farce to overshadow a farce. Well done @jamestaylor20 though! #CWC
— Andrew Miller (@miller_cricket) February 14, 2015
How soon before #JusticeForTaylor starts trending? #CWC15
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) February 14, 2015
That Taylor decision is a nonsense. Scrub the game. One point each.
— David Hopps (@DavidKHopps) February 14, 2015
Mitchell(s) denied perfect 10 #justiceformitchells #AUSvENG
— Osman Samiuddin (@OsmanSamiuddin) February 14, 2015