Cricket: England and Joe Root have been left red-faced after they called for one of the worst reviews of all-time against Sri Lanka.
Joe Root calls for the WORST review ever | 01:18 Gus Atkinson cemented his love affair with Lord’s by scoring a maiden century on Friday, with his 118 powering England to an imposing first-innings 427 all out against Sri Lanka on the second day of the second Test.
Replays revealed it was a howler of a decision with ultra edge not even required to determine that the ball was miles away from the bat. But few would have backed Atkinson to get on the equivalent honours board for those who score a Test hundred at the ‘Home of Cricket’ - something that proved beyond such star batsmen as India’s Sachin Tendulkar, West Indies’ Brian Lara and Australia’s Ricky Ponting throughout their illustrious Test careers.
He leg-glanced the first ball of the day, from Lahiru Kumara, for four and drove the second through the covers for another textbook boundary. So pure was the shot, Atkinson immediately raised his arms in celebration before the ball had crossed the rope.
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