On Wednesday, the former England skipper. Michael Vaughan shares his interest of seeing if former Australian skipper, Steve Smith repeats his Sydney act of scuffing up the batting crease in the fourth and final Test against India at the Gabba in Brisbane. During the third Test, Smith was seen scuffing up the area around the batting crease on the final day of the game between India and Australia and social media users started questioning the Australia batsman for his gamesmanship.
Vaughan who had posted on Twitter about laws of cricket regarding what clarifies as trying to change the nature of the pitch, got a reply from former Australia batsman Mark Waugh that he is reading too much into a nothing situation.
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Mark Waugh had tweeted, “You’ve lost your marbles Vaughney. I’d be more worried about deliberate time wasting in the modern game.” Replying to his tweet, Vaughan said: “Are you struggling to read Junior … as I have clearly stated it was silly & not cheating but the laws are the laws … btw let’s see if he continues to do it in Brisbane if he does it all the time.”
Are you struggling to read Junior … as I have clearly stated it was silly & not cheating but the laws are the laws … btw let’s see if he continues to do it in Brisbane if he does it all the time :.. #OnOn https://t.co/JoYunJn8X2
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 13, 2021
On Tuesday, Vaughan had taken a subtle jibe at Smith, saying along with the action in the fourth Test, viewers would now also be watching at the drinks break. Smith had earlier said that he is shocked and disappointed to see the reaction that has come in after he was seen scuffing up the area around the batting crease on Day 5 of the third Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
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As per the reports of Fox Sports during a chat with Smith said, “I have been quite shocked and disappointed by the reaction to this. It’s something I do in games to visualise where we are bowling, how the batter is playing our bowlers and then out of habit I always mark centre.”
India and Australia will now face off in the fourth and final Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, scheduled to be commencing on Friday. The third Test between both these sides had ended in a draw and the series is level at 1-1.
