The problem with Ben Stokes’s demand to end umpire’s call

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Ben Stokes wants an end to ‘umpires call’ open image in gallery Stokes loses his wicket lbw to Kuldeep Yadav in the third Test “It came back saying the numbers, or whatever it is, was saying that it was hitting the stumps but it was the projection that was wrong. “But if Stokesy says it, he’d have put a lot of thought into it and if he’s saying that then yeah, I’d agree with him.” open image in gallery Stokes discusses a decision with umpire Kumar Dharmasena last summer open image in gallery Jasprit Bumrah of India successfully appeals for the wicket of Zak Crawley of England Two of the most senior, well-respected voices in the game, putting their weight behind a significant change in the sport’s playing conditions because one has a suspicion and the other backs his mate. open image in gallery Stokes speaks with coach Brendon McCullum at JSCA International Stadium Complex Stokes and McCullum’s rage against the machine is consistent across the board and ties in with the way the relationship between reality and perception about LBWs has changed dramatically over the past 10-15 years. open image in gallery Stokes bowls during a nets session at JSCA International Stadium Complex open image in gallery Jonathan Bairstow of England speaks with Stokes and McCullum Officially, umpire’s call exists not to protect the umpire but the technology.