Australia v India: Aaron Finch costs himself his wicket by not reviewing his dismissal

Daniel Ramus

Australia v India: Aaron Finch costs himself his wicket by not reviewing his dismissal image

Australian opener Aaron Finch has cost himself his wicket on day four of the first Test in Adelaide by deciding not to review his dismissal.

Batting in the second innings on Sunday, chasing a target of 323 for victory, Finch and opening partner Marcus Harris appeared to be settling in at the crease with the home side 0/28.

That was until Finch appeared to spoon a defensive shot up in the air on the leg side facing Ravichandran Ashwin, with wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant running into position to take the catch.

Unsure if the ball had clipped his glove after hitting him high on the pad before he was caught, Finch appeared to look for approval from Harris down the other end in order to review the decision.

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But Harris obviously didn't think a referral was necessary, with Finch trudging off the ground for 11 on the last ball before tea, capping off a poor Test which saw him dismissed for a third ball duck in the first innings.

DRS technology, however, suggested that the ball didn't come into contact with Finch's glove, with nothing showing up on real-time Snicko or Hot Spot.

Adam Gilchrist cited a lack of confidence from Finch as the reason he didn't send the decision upstairs.

Watch Finch's non-review below:


"We saw some uncertainty from Aaron Finch," Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket.

"He came down, he was almost begging his batting partner to say, 'yes, refer it'.

"Aaron Finch, it looked like he wanted to refer it, but just didn't quite have the confidence to go with it.

"I don't know that that's caught the glove."

Michael Hussey was more definitive.

"There's absolutely nothing on the snicko. He's not going to want to watch this replay, that's for sure," Hussey said.

While Mark Howard summed up the situation perfectly.

"I'm not sure Aaron Finch's tea is going to taste too nice," Howard chimed in with.

It was the second time recently that Finch has brought himself undone by not reviewing his wicket.

In the first ODI against South Africa last month in Perth, Finch was given out LBW by the umpire and walked off the ground.

But ball-tracking showed the ball would have travelled over the stumps, and Finch would have been spared.

Earlier in his innings on Sunday, Finch narrowly avoided a pair for the match, after being given out LBW by the umpire when he was on 0.

Finch reviewed that decision, with the front-foot replay revealing Ishant Sharma had overstepped, with the Australian surviving.

Harris didn't last much longer, also caught by Pant off the bowling of Mohammed Shami for 26, leaving the home side in trouble.

 

Daniel Ramus