Michael Vaughan has dubbed cricket as a ‘dinosaur sport’ over its failure to introduce damage substitutes.
England veteran Chris Woakes was pressured to return out to bat together with his arm in a sling on the ultimate day of the fifth Take a look at in opposition to India, having dislocated his shoulder on the primary day of the match.
Within the earlier Take a look at of the sequence at Outdated Trafford, India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant batted with a damaged foot.
The Worldwide Cricket Council’s present pointers solely permit full substitutes for concussions.
For different accidents, groups are permitted to switch a participant within the area, however subs can’t bowl or bat within the match.
Talking on The Overlap and Betfair’s Stick to Cricket show, former England captain Vaughan mentioned: ‘We’re a dinosaur sport once we see individuals break a foot, dislocate their shoulder and you’ll’t have a substitute. Come on. It devalues the product for the subsequent few days.
Michael Vaughan claimed cricket is behind the instances attributable to its lack of damage substitutions
Chris Woakes was pressured to take to the crease together with his arm in a sling in the course of the ultimate day of England’s fifth Take a look at with India
ICC laws presently solely allow substitutions in Take a look at cricket if a participant has sustained a concussion
‘It’s price England the sequence as a result of England obtained to inside six runs of beating India with 10 gamers.’
Following the Oval Take a look at, present England skipper Ben Stokes reiterated his opposition to the introduction of damage substitutes.
‘I don’t see it being a factor,’ mentioned Stokes, who missed the sequence decider together with his personal shoulder damage. ‘I’m sorry to say this but when somebody will get injured, robust s***. Cope with it. That’s how we view it.
‘I may have gone into this sport understanding I had a sore shoulder saying I’ll give it a go, hopefully I come by means of, but when not I do know I’ve somebody who can are available in and exchange me.
‘I really feel like there’s room the place you possibly can manipulate it a bit bit. The damage I did have dominated me out of this sport. Possibly if we did have that possibility in a fairly large sport in a sequence, perhaps you’d assume it was price it. I’m nonetheless closely in opposition to it.’
Nevertheless, Vaughan has hit again at Stokes and insists substitutes needs to be allowed for ‘clear and apparent’ accidents within the first innings of a match.
‘Stokes doesn’t resolve,’ he mentioned. ‘He can have his opinion. ‘For clear and apparent accidents, like a break of the bone or a dislocation, that’s the place we’re beginning.
‘I’m saying if it occurs within the first innings, you possibly can have a substitution. You’ll be able to even say the sub can’t play till the second innings.’
Ben Stokes reiterated his opposition to the introduction of damage substitutes after the Oval Take a look at
Vaughan additionally claimed that Ollie Pope isn’t a ‘pure chief’ and steered Harry Brook ought to captain the group in Stokes’ absence
In the meantime, Vaughan has slammed the management of Ollie Pope, who stepped up from his function as vice-captain on the Oval within the absence of Stokes.
And he believes England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook ought to take the armband if Stokes is dominated out of any Take a look at within the Ashes.
‘I believe Ollie Pope is a superb vice-captain, however he’s not a captain and by giving him the captaincy I can see it a mile off,’ mentioned Vaughan, who led England to Ashes glory in 2005.
‘He isn’t a pure chief within the center. We noticed it final 12 months in opposition to Sri Lanka and I’ve seen it once more this week.
‘Simply say we get to Perth and Ben can’t play, I can not have Ollie Pope strolling out as skipper. However I can have Harry Brook as a result of I see a pure chief.’
One other former England skipper Alastair Cook dinner added: ‘I agree that I do not assume that he needs to be captain in Perth – Harry Brook’s performed a extremely good job with the one-dayers.’
