{"id":355943,"date":"2023-12-28T00:44:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T01:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=355943"},"modified":"2023-12-28T02:02:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T02:02:30","slug":"legends-left-fuming-at-ridiculous-break-in-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=355943","title":{"rendered":"Legends left fuming at 'ridiculous' break in play"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cricket<\/a> greats Mark Waugh and Ian Smith were left scratching their heads at a lengthy delay not long after play started at the Melbourne Cricket Ground<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Day three of the Boxing Day Test was barely 25 minutes old when Pakistan batter Aamir Jamal was hit on the back of the shoulder by an Aussie short ball.<\/p>\n

\ufeffOnce the Pat Cummins<\/a> over finished a drink was run out to Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan, and then a medico ran on to see to Jamal.<\/p>\n

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Play was stopped for several minutes, leaving Kiwi great Smith bemused.<\/p>\n

\ufeff"I don't quite know why we would be bringing drinks out, we've only been going 25 minutes," Smith said on Fox Cricket.<\/p>\n

\"Aamir<\/p>\n

\ufeff"We've got three attending to the Pakistan batsmen, now we've got Australians coming out with a drink as well.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffWe've been going for 25 minutes – 25,000 people have sat outside wondering why we're not playing anyway, with a little bit of drizzle around."<\/p>\n

The start to day three was delayed by 15 minutes due to light rain around Melbourne.<\/p>\n

The match had lost 12 overs on day two\ufeff, while day one was halted for almost a third of the allotted time due to wet weather.<\/p>\n

Australian legend Waugh could hardly believe the umpires allowed such a break in play on Thursday.<\/p>\n

"This is where the umpire's got to say 'no, hang on'\ufeff – now (Jamal is) going to be worrying about his back," Waugh said.<\/p>\n

"That's just part of batting, copping one on the back or shoulder. What can the physio possibly do for him?<\/p>\n

"It's part of the game. He's getting a little massage now.<\/p>\n

"We talk about over rate and value for money… what did he do just then, the physio?<\/p>\n

"It's ridiculous. You don't stop the game for a ball hitting the back."<\/p>\n

Jamal finished the innings on 33 not out as Pakistan was bowled out for 264 inside the first session.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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