RE: Dangerous bowling. Recent letter to the editor of Courier Mail in Brisbane, and I quote: The bowling of short pitched deliveries is dangerous if the bowlers end umpire considers that , taking into consideration the skill of the striker, by their speed, length, height and direction they are likely to inflict injury on him. The fact that the striker is wearing protective equipment shall be disregarded. Smith was struck on several occasions before the final one, so what were the umpires doing by allowing this to continue ? The rules are clear on this one too. " As soon as the umpire decides that the bowling of short pitched deliveries has become dangerous under 41.6.1 , he shall call and signal NO BALL. When the ball is dead, the umpire shall caution the bowler, indicating that this is a first and final warning, and inform the other umpire, the Captain on the fielding side and the batsmen of what had occurred .Archer should have been "no balled" and cautioned long before Smith was injured by that unplayable delivery.
If England end up winning the Ashes now, is it because the rules have been bent and not because they deserve to win ??
