England might have opted for the diplomatic approach when Matthew Wade obstructed Mark Wood in Sunday night’s T20, but don’t expect them to be so kind should something similar happen again.
Skipper Jos Buttler opted against appealing for obstructing the field when Wade pushed the fast bowler as he tried to take a return catch, determined not to kick off his side’s long stay in Australia for the T20 World Cup on a controversial note.
But allrounder Sam Curran said he’d seen the incident since and would be surprised if things played out the same if it happened in a more important World Cup match. “I did see the replay ...
it’s a bit niggly isn’t it?” he told reporters. “When you play a game versus Australia and at a World Cup for instance, your competitive edge will be out there and there’ll be wanting to win at all (costs).