The boy who cried “Howzat” …
England veteran Stuart Broad was thrice denied a wicket against Marnus Labuschagne on day three of the Lord’s Test against Australia, with his trademark celebrappeal backfiring on Friday afternoon.
On the penultimate delivery of the afternoon session in London, Labuschagne flashed at a wide delivery from Broad that sailed through to England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow.
Broad sprinted towards the slips cordon with a raised finger, high-fiving teammate Joe Root before turning around and realising umpire Chris Gaffaney was unmoved at the non-striker’s end.
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Root and Broad pleaded with captain Ben Stokes, begging for him to review the decision — but the England skipper wisely elected not to, with replays showing Labuschagne had hit the ground.
The following delivery, Broad hooped an inswinger into Labuschagne’s front pad, and the 37-year-old once again charged down the pitch before spinning around — but Gaffaney was unconvinced.
Stokes shook his head when asked about the review, and Hawkeye showed the ball was comfortably missing leg stump.
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After the tea break, Broad once again trapped Labuschagne on the pads with a well-directed inswinger, jogging through to the striker’s end before eventually turning back towards an unimpressed Gaffaney.
“It would help from time to time to actually appeal to the umpire,” former England opener Michael Atherton grumbled on Sky Sports commentary.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain laughed: “You have to actually ask the umpire, Stuart.”
In a moment of deja vu, Stokes refused to signal for a review, believing the delivery was sliding down leg, and a frustrated Broad begrudgingly walked back to the top of his mark. But when the right-armer looked up towards the balcony, England coach Brendon McCullum raised his index finger, indicating red lights had appeared on Hawkeye and the decision would have been overturned if England reviewed.
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Broad looked dumbfounded, burying his head in his hands before yelling at his captain: “I told you it was out. I told you.”
Labuschagne, who was dismissed by Broad twice during the Edgbaston Test, had been gifted a reprieve on 16 but couldn’t make the most of his extra life, falling victim to James Anderson a few overs later for 30.