Joel Wilson and Chris Gaffaney sacked from Ashes 2019
Joel
Wilson and Chris Gaffaney will no longer be allowed to participate in the AshesTest 2019. The first three tests were the scene of numerous refereeing errors.
Wilson had eight wrong decisions at Edgbaston, while Gaffaney was overturned at
seven decisions at Headingley.
Veteran
Erasmus Marsh and rookie Ruchira Palliyaguruge will be the new referees for the
fourth Test at Old Trafford, starting on Wednesday 4 September. The third
referee in charge will be Kumar Dharmasena.
Although
Erasmus is also nominated for the fifth test at the Ring, Dharmasena and
Palliyaguruge will change roles. Arbitration has been an essential topic of
discussion in this series due to several decisions made on the ground by the
Decision Control System (DRS).
Wilson
made a massive mistake in the third Test by not giving England hero Ben Stokes to
LBW in Nathan Lyon's match. Lyon made a strong but unsuccessful appeal.
Australia had exhausted all its criticism and therefore, could not challenge its
decision. DRS then showed that the batsman would have been absent as the ball
hit the middle and leg.
Australia
Could have won the game and kept the ashes, but that was not the case. Stokes
instead guided England to an incredible victory. The first three tests were
marred by bad referees. According to The Australian, out of 50 decisions that
have been reviewed, 38% have been overturned. To be precise, 19 decisions were
found to be incorrect.
England
will face Australia in the fourth Test, which starts September 4-8 at Old
Trafford, Manchester.
