England skipper Jos Buttler said that he might have appealed against Matthew Wade with respect to obstructing the field if it were a T20 World Cup game after the visitors registered a eight-run win against Australia in the first T20I at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
In the 17th over bowled by Mark Wood, Wade miscued a pull that ricocheted off the helmet and ballooned up, while the quick attempted to take a return catch. As Wood was approaching the striker’s end to settle underneath, Wade put his left-arm out to obstruct Wood, and the pacer wasn’t able to complete the catch. However, England held back the appeal and the southpaw, evidently at fault, got away.
Jos Buttler on the Matthew Wade/Mark Wood incident #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/VJ1TKPwlyw
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) October 9, 2022
