Haddin draws flak from Hair for Broom dismissal Melbourne, Feb 3 (PTI) Australian cricketers are once again at the centre of an on-field controversy with the New Zealand team calling Aussie wicketkeeper Brad Haddin a "cheat" over his role in the contentious dismissal of a batsman in the first ODI between the two countries on Sunday which the home side lost.New Zealand batsman Neil Broom was given out clean bowled although TV replays showed that Heading's gloves were in front of the wicket when the Michael Clarke delivery was judged to have crashed on to the stumps.
Haddin's conduct drew flak from former Australian umpire Darrell Hair who said it was quite "clear-cut" that the Aussie wicketkeeper had breached the law.
"It's quite clear-cut. His (Haddin's) gloves were in front of the stumps and the ball hadn't passed the line of stumps, so he's in breach of the law and it should have just been an automatic no-ball," said the former International Cricket Council elite panel umpire.
"Of all the people on the ground, he would have been the one who was best positioned to know. I think he should have owned up to it. I saw that (Ricky) Ponting has gone into bat for him after the Kiwis called him (Haddin) a cheat, but I can understand why the Kiwis would be livid about it," he said.
Hair, who is now an executive officer of the NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association, also questioned square leg umpire Bruce Oxenford's role in the incident. PTI
Haddin's conduct drew flak from former Australian umpire Darrell Hair who said it was quite "clear-cut" that the Aussie wicketkeeper had breached the law.
"It's quite clear-cut. His (Haddin's) gloves were in front of the stumps and the ball hadn't passed the line of stumps, so he's in breach of the law and it should have just been an automatic no-ball," said the former International Cricket Council elite panel umpire.
"Of all the people on the ground, he would have been the one who was best positioned to know. I think he should have owned up to it. I saw that (Ricky) Ponting has gone into bat for him after the Kiwis called him (Haddin) a cheat, but I can understand why the Kiwis would be livid about it," he said.
Hair, who is now an executive officer of the NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association, also questioned square leg umpire Bruce Oxenford's role in the incident. PTI
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