Follow UsThere was a moment of controversy in the Lord's Test on Day Four when Mitchell Starc's catch to dismiss Ben Duckett, who was batting on 50, was adjudged not out as the former did not have control over the ball. Starc, who had taken the catch. Former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath thinks otherwise and is unhappy with the final verdict.
"I'm sorry, that is the biggest load of rubbish I have ever seen," McGrath said while commentating for BBC Radio's Test Match Special on Saturday (July 1).
"He [Starc] has got that ball under control. That ball is under control. I've seen everything this game has to offer. If that is not out, then every other catch that's ever been taken should not be out. That is a disgrace."
However, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the owners of Lord's and cricket's law-makers, however agree with the decision that was eventually taken.
"Law 33.3 clearly states that a catch is only completed when the fielder has 'complete control over the ball and his/her own movement'," the MCC said on their Twitter account.
"The ball cannot touch the ground before then. In this particular incident, Mitchell Starc was still sliding as the ball rubbed the ground, therefore he was not in control of his movement."
England need a further 257 runs to win on the final day of the second Test to square the five-match series with Duckett (50*) and Ben Stokes (29*) at the crease.