England called it a “live information resource.”
England shut out South Africa in the three-game T20I series on Tuesday. Dawid malan scored an undefeated 99 while Jos Buttler scored 67 as the duo gave the hosts no chance as they chased a whopping 192 runs total. Malan’s exceptional form for England in the shorter format has been a talking point for quite some time, but that was not the case to some extent after this game.
An interesting incident occurred during South Africa’s batting innings that caught the attention of many. England analyst Nathan Leamon was seen sending a coded piece of information to captain Eoin Morgan from the locker room during the match. A series of letters and numbers were hung from the visitors’ balcony. The information was a combination of a letter and a number (for example: 4E).
Speaking after the game about the same thing, Jos Buttler called it an experiment to inform the captain about the clashes in the middle. Interestingly, England called it a ‘live informational resource’ even as Buttler revealed that Morgan and Nathan have been working on it for quite some time.
“It is a little help, a suggestion and the confrontations that are happening. Eoin and Nathan work closely on the analysis. It is just a little experiment. Eoin is one of the best captains in the world, a fantastic and instinctive captain, and there is a good balance, ”said the BBC.
The captain can choose to ignore the information.
Furthermore, it has also been reported that England authorized the use of communication with the match referee and anti-corruption officials. The team spokesperson clarified that the codes are by no means information of any kind and that final decision-making is done in the field.
“The numbers and letters are intended as a live information resource that the captain can choose to use or ignore as he wishes. They are not commands or instructions, and all decisions are made in the field, ”he said.
However, the former England cricketer Michael vaughan He didn’t seem very impressed by that and also took to Twitter to express himself. “Signals sent from an analyst on a balcony to the captain on the field !!!! The world has officially gone insane !!! “his tweet read.
Signals sent from an analyst on a balcony to the captain on the field !!!! The world has officially gone insane !!! #SAvENG #OnOn
– Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 1, 2020
