England made light work of an Australian T20 Prime Minister's XI as they chased down a 136-run total with eight wickets and seven overs to spare.
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Peter Handscomb top scored for the Aussie contingent hitting 43 off 29 balls but it was England opener David Willey that dominated with the bat as he smashed 79 from 36 deliveries.
A costly 34-run over from Willey off Nathan Lyon's bowling all but sealed a result that has since been overshadowed by a controversial catch from England's Sam Billings.
Billings pulled off a remarkable catch on the boundary to dismiss James Faulkner, throwing the ball up in the air as he fell over the boundary rope and reclaiming it as he stepped back in the play.
Check it out below.
This is RIDICULOUS pic.twitter.com/siq0r19Wvx
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) February 2, 2018
The catch however angered some fans with Billings not stepping back into the field before claiming the catch, an act that would have invalidated the catch five years ago before a rule change.
So while technically legal, the rule and catch has left people divided.
Yeah, I’m not arguing that it’s not out. According to the laws the decision is correct. I’m arguing that the law is ridiculous, and defies logic. How can your last contact with the ground be outside the playing arena
— Glenn Finkelde🌈 (@GlennFinkelde) February 2, 2018
Not at the moment. But it really imho should. Principle should be you can’t touch the ball unless your last contact with the ground was inside the boundary.
— David Forrester (@shieldsbrief) February 2, 2018
I think it’s a great law. Allows for innovation and athleticism.
— Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy) February 2, 2018
We now live in a world where taking the catch is the easy part.
— David Hobgen (@caughtinthedeep) February 2, 2018
