Jos Buttler defends call to not appeal for obstruction against Australia’s Matthew Wade

Jos Buttler

England skipper Jos Buttler has said he did not appeal Australia batter Matthew Wade obstructing bowler Mark Wood as he tried to take a catch in the opening T20I here on Sunday because it would have soured the atmosphere too early on the trip Down Under.

Australia wicketkeeper-batter Wade, who scored 21 as the hosts lost the first T20I by eight runs chasing 208, seemed to obstruct Wood as the England bowler tried to take a return catch. There has been much talk in the media that Buttler should have appealed afterwards, but the England skipper said, "I didn't really see what happened and we've only just got to Australia so I thought just carry on in the game."

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"I was asked if I wanted to appeal, and I thought, ‘We're here for a long time in Australia. It would be a risky one to go for so early in the trip,' " Buttler added.

Had Buttler appealed, Wade could have been dismissed for obstructing the field. "I was just looking at the ball," said Buttler. "It's quite hard, I don't know what I'm appealing for really."

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