“Red card, remove them”: former English cricket players react to Shubman Gill’s incident, call stricter rules | Cricket news

The recently finished India-Angleterre test series, which ended with a 2-2 draw, has not failed in the theater. The animated exchanges between the players were a frequent theme, with Shubman Gill, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Mohammed Siraj often at the center of these confrontations and heating moments. In the middle of the spotlights on the sledge and clashes, the old stars of England Phil Tufnell, Sir Alastair Cook, David Lloyd and Michael Vaughan debated an unusual solution during the Podcast Stick to Cricket. Former cricket players, and Lloyd in particular, recalled how he wanted to introduce yellow cards and red cards into the test cricket.

Lloyd, recalling his time to the elite referees selection committee, said he had long defended a stricter approach. “Do not disturb the players. I was on this committee. I was at the elite referees selection committee. And I said that I was always on yellow cards, red boxes. Give them a yellow card. Give them a red card. Remove them.” However, he admitted that there was resistance from administrators. “And they said:” No, you have to try to get on the same wavelength over five days or a four -day match, anyway, and try to work with the players. Try to work with them. “” Using recent incidents and examples, the panel highlighted Mohammed Siraj’s fine to burst into Ben Duckett during the Lord’s test. “They don’t take a blind opinion now, players. So let’s go back to Lord’s, right? So your yellow card, red card. So Mohammed Siraj gets a fine of 15%, isn’t it, for his little barge? Tufnell argued that in such a system, punishment would have been more transparent. “So, in your system, it will be yellow. Just a yellow card. And everyone on the ground and watching on television and on the radio knows exactly what happened. It is in mind. If it comes out again, it is out of the field.” The suggestion was extended to the confrontation of Gill – Crawley during the third evening. “While what about Shubman-Zak Crawley’s incident … A little Argy-Bargie, there was a little pointing finger. So we would say the yellow and yellow card. Yellow to both. “” For Tufnell, a system of traffic light could work best. “I think you could give him a warning. I would even go to the Cricket three: a warning, then a yellow. You can go to a system of traffic lights – green, amber, red. ”

Although there have been several bizarre rules that have been suggested by former cricket players, including Kevin Pietersen’s call for greater to recover 12 races, the recent call for yellow cards and red boxes seems to have touched the sensitive fans, with the warning to the yellow to red system in particular to stand out from the rest.