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Ben Stokes to Brad Haddin, Adelaide, 2013It had already been a lengthy stint in the field for England, with Australia strongly placed on 367 for 5, when Stokes, making his debut, thought he had removed Haddin for 51…What happened next? There was a heated exchange between Stokes and Haddin who would go on to make 118 in Australia’s 570 for 9 decMark Wood thought he had his first Test wicket, but had overstepped•Getty Images
Mark Wood to Martin Guptill, Lord’s, 2015Wood, a Durham team-mate of Stokes, was making his debut against New Zealand at Lord’s. England had made a useful 389, but New Zealand’s openers had started well when it appeared Wood had broken through by removing Guptill on 24…What happened next? Guptill went on to make 70 in an opening stand of 148 with Tom Latham. Wood eventually claimed Brendon McCullum as his maiden scalpTom Curran thought he’d claimed his maiden Test wicket, until he was shown to have bowled a no-ball•Getty Images
Tom Curran to David Warner, Melbourne, 2017England had kept Warner waiting in the 90s after he had skipped effortlessly towards three figures. But, on 99, they thought the plan had workedWhat happened next? Warner reached his century next ball but would only add three more runs before edging behind against James Anderson.Mason Crane roars the appeal that became void by the no-ball decision•Getty Images
Mason Crane to Usman Khawaja, Sydney, 2018England had managed to extract Steven Smith short of another hundred and in the final over of the morning session Crane had a huge appeal for lbw against Usman Khawaja, on 132 at the time…Crane to Khawaja, 1 no ball, huge appeal for lbw! Crane is imploring and Root has called the review. Did Khawaja play a shot, doesn’t seem so – thrust his pad at the ball, bat a long way from it. Well, is this a no-ball? Yes, it’s a no-ball! England won’t lose the review, but would it have been out? Yes, it would have been out, providing the third umpire had determined there was no shot played! Was hitting off stump with Khawaja just padding it away. England angered by the no-ball call, but it seemed fair on the replay. Oh boyWhat happened next? Crane eventually got his man, but not before Khawaja had batted on for another 26 overs and 39 runs. He was eventually drawn down the pitch to fall for 171 and give the spinner his maiden Test wicket.Saqib Mahmood was denied the wicket of Jermaine Blackwood after overstepping•Getty Images
Saqib Mahmood to Jermaine Blackwood, Barbados, 2022His fellow debutant Matt Fisher had struck with the second ball of his Test career, but as Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood bedded in for a century stand on an unforgiving surface, Mahmood was into his 14th over, across four spells, before seemingly getting his moment of catharsis …Mahmood to Blackwood, 1 no ball, Knocks him over! Mahmood has his first Test wicket… wait a minute! He’s overstepped! Inch-perfect yorker, 85mph/136kph and dipping low to crash into the base of middle stump. But it doesn’t count, because the third umpire has spotted an overstep. Ecstasy to agony.What happened next? Blackwood, on 65 at the time, reset himself against his favourite opponents and pushed along to his third Test century – his average against England, 45.77, is more than 15 points higher than his career mark of 30.66. At the other end, and unperturbed, Brathwaite nudged along to his tenth Test century, and third against England, to drag his team closer to parity…This article was first published in January 2018







