England’s Joe Root could land himself in trouble with the ICC after losing his temper in India

Sky Sports
Chris Stocks16 December 2016

Joe Root could be in trouble with the ICC following his petulant reaction to dismissal on a strong first day of the Fifth Test for England against India.

Moeen Ali scored his second century of the series but it was the sight of Root losing his temper as he trudged off which caused the biggest stir. The batsman was left stranded on 88 after India cashed in on a speculative review during the afternoon session when technology suggested a faint under-edge to Ravindra Jadeja. It was such a shot in the dark that keeper Parthiv Patel didn’t even bother to appeal.

However, even though there was an element of doubt in the final decision — Root’s bat also hit the ground after a faint spike showed up on Ultra Edge — third umpire Bruce Oxenford overturned the on-field decision of Marais Erasmus.

The Yorkshireman was unimpressed, appearing to mouth “bulls**t” as he walked off and kicking out at the boundary marker. That could land him with a reprimand or deduction from his match fee if the incident is reported by match referee Jeff Crowe. Root’s frustration was understandable given he has now passed 50 in every Test in this series but has failed to reach three figures. He was also 11 runs short of passing Michael Vaughan’s mark of 1,481 for the most Test runs scored by an England player in a calendar year.

Jonny Bairstow also fell just below that mark when he was out for 49, leaving him 12 behind. England closed the day on 284 for four.

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