5 Instances when England put ‘Spirit of Cricket’ aside to win matches
Here are the five instances when the England cricket team corrupted the game.
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4. Stuart Broad refuses to walk back to the pavilion despite getting caught in the Ashes 2013
After the Bairstow incident, Stuart Broad came to the crease and was caught on a stump mic saying “That’s all you’ll ever be remembered for” to Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey. However, Broad, who doesn’t have a decent image of maintaining gentlemen’s game spirit, received criticism from fans.
Several supporters of the game took to social media sites and posted a clip in which Broad stood at the crease in a Test match against Australia, despite getting caught at slip. The video clip is of the first Test of the 2013 Ashes, when Broad was batting on 37 in the second innings, and got caught by Michael Clarke on Ashton Agar’s delivery.
On the camera, it could be clearly seen that the ball got a huge edge off the Broad's bat and then bounced on Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin’s gloves and finally went to the Aussie captain Clarke. Umpire Aleem Dar refused to raise his finger as he felt the left-handed England batter was not out. However, Broad was well aware of the fact he is clearly out but instead of returning to the pavilion, he decide to hold the crease. Almost after 10 years of the incident, social media users posted Broad’s 2013 video and called him a hypocrite.
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