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Steve Smith: “The umpires are there to make a decision. The fourth umpire saw it the same way we did.” #EngvAus pic.twitter.com/kox2Ow8YQB
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) September 5, 2015
"Stokes was out of his crease, he put his hand up & was in the way of the stumps - he was out" - Steve Smith #EngvAus
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) September 5, 2015
Mutiny at Lord's. England team refusing to come out for presentations after Stokes debacle.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 5, 2015
It was 'in the rules' for Trevor Chappell to bowl underarm, Mr Smith. You made a big mistake, man up. #stokes #lords
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 5, 2015
We didn't like to see what happened at Lords, here's a closer look at the law ! Feel for Stokes.... https://t.co/Zycds82K6P
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) September 5, 2015
Mohinder Amarnath is the only ODI batsman to be dismissed both "handled the ball" in 1986 and "obstructing the field" in 1989 #EngvAus
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 5, 2015
Harsh to say Smith should've called Stokes back. Players don't have rulebooks out there. Entiled to assume umps will make fair call #engvaus
— Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale) September 5, 2015
Eng Comm Team, You 'wilfully' put your hand out. You can't 'accidentally' try & stop a ball. It must be out. Regards, The Rules #ENGvAUS
— Andy Lee (@andy_lee) September 5, 2015
If something is within the Laws of the Game...it can't (should not) be against the Spirit of the Game. Simple.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 5, 2015
All the kids in the clubs will be doing the Ben Stokes tonight. #ENGvsAUS pic.twitter.com/xRfLQNGvf2
— Phil Makepeace (@AlteredCourse) September 5, 2015
The correct decision was made by the umps re Stokes even though I didn't like it, cricket would've been the winner if Smith called him back
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) September 5, 2015
It may well have been the right decision but it looked like an instinctive reaction by Stokes to me. Seems a bit rum to me.Oh well - all fun
— Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy) September 5, 2015
How could Stokes have done that purposefully? He wasn't even facing the ball! Ludicrous that 'accidental obstruction' wins #BBCCricket
— Denise Evans (@DeniseEvansMEN) September 5, 2015
On a flight at moment and haven't seen Stokes dismissal, just read some tweets about it. Thoughts?
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) September 5, 2015
Ben Stokes only 6th player - and 1st from outside subcontinent - to be given out obstructing field in ODIs. #engvaus pic.twitter.com/kAuvQ8HQ8i
— Jesse Hogan (@Jesse_Hogan) September 5, 2015
Don't think that the throw was aimed at Stokes...and laws of the game aren't supposed to take the intent into account! #OUT
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 5, 2015
Ben Stokes 6th ODI batsman to be dismissed "obstructing the field" The list also includes 4 Pakistanis and one Indian #EngvAus
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 5, 2015
The Stokes decision an example of why the 3rd umpire needs to be an umpire not just someone watching replays as has sometimes been suggested
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 5, 2015
The (English) commentary is unanimously saying Stokes was acting in self-preservation. That's just not true. The ball wasn't aimed at him.
— Geoff Lemon Sport (@GeoffLemonSport) September 5, 2015
Turning nasty at Lord's. Never heard booing so loud or sustained @HomeOfCricket. #stokes
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 5, 2015
Think what went against Stokes was that he moved his hand to bring it in line. Umpire had to decide if deliberate or in defence. Tough call
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 5, 2015
In 138 years history of international cricket in England there have been only 2 Obstructing the Field: Len Hutton in 1951 & Ben Stokes 2015
— Mazher Arshad (@cricket_U) September 5, 2015
Ben Stokes has become the first ever non-Asian to be out via obstructing the field in ODI history. #ENGvAUS
— Cricket Record (@cricinfo_record) September 5, 2015
Something poetic about the laws being enforced - correctly - at the home of said laws, and the fury of the crowd within. #EngvAus #Stokes
— Izzy Westbury (@izzywestbury) September 5, 2015
The more you look at the Stokes dismissal, the more out it looks. No way of knowing intent, you have to judge the action, the movement.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 5, 2015
In real time would Stokes really have had time to think about deflecting ball from the stumps? Stand by for bowlers hurling ball at batsmen
— Jonathan Agnew (@Aggerscricket) September 5, 2015
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