New Delhi: The case of the England team using a secret code from the balcony over the use of its bowlers on the field has once again heated up. During the second ODI against India at Lord's on Thursday, the team's analyst was seen signalling the secret code from the balcony. This gesture was for which bowler should be given the next over. However, this "coding" has been questioned by the English media itself and a tweet by former captain Michael Vaughan from about two years ago has also started going viral on social media, in which he slammed the team for its use of secret coding.
In fact, during the match, England team analyst Nathan Lemon showed a number from the balcony that according to him which bowler should be given the bowling. Describing the England team's action as cheating by a well-known newspaper, the host has asked the Merrillon Cricket Club (MCC), the custodian of the rules of cricket, to intervene in the matter. However, in Thursday's match, England got a lot of benefit from this policy, when the hosts defeated India by 100 runs in the second ODI.
In this match, Reece Topley bowled brilliantly and took six wickets for just 24 runs and England also levelled the series at 1-1. Chasing the target, India lost by 100 runs. But the host media has questioned England's victory and has also questioned Buttler's grip on the captaincy. Although the ICC has no objection to the communication system from the balcony, which the English team has been using in South Africa since 2020, the English media is now questioning whether it belongs to the spirit of the game.
There is also a debate about captain Buttler's grip on the game because it is the responsibility of captain Buttler to select the bowler keeping in mind the particular situation on the field, but when decisions are being taken by the assessment of the analyst outside, questions are also being raised about Buttler. Let's say that this secret code is prepared by mixing letters and digits. And according to the game, the analyst sitting on the balcony shows it toward the ground. Its originator is believed to be an analyst, Nathan Lemmack, who used this strategy for the first time. Journalists in a well-known English newspaper write, "This is a fraud in the game. In my opinion, the MCC should put a stop to this. This violates the principle that the player should think for himself on the field.'' He further said "Cricket is not rugby, football, or any American sport, where the coach off the field is considered king.''
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