Steve Smith Involve In Argument With Umpire Nigel Llong: Team Australia is currently playing three matches Test series against New Zealand. Meanwhile, during the second match of the series, Steve Smith involved in furious argument with umpire Nigel Long. It all happened when the first session was about to called off for lunch.
Actually, in the ongoing Test match, the visitor’s team were trying to attack Smith on bodyline. Then in between the game, one delivery hit on Smith’s body and he decided to take a single. But unfortunately, Nigel Llong decided against awarding two leg-byes to the hosts.
Not only Steve Smith but also the commentator former Australian Cricketer Shane Warne also lashes out at Nigel Long. “Well the umpire’s wrong,” Warne said on Fox Cricket. “Steve Smith has every right to be angry because the interpretation Nigel Llong is giving at the minute is incorrect.
“I’m sure someone’s going to have a chat to Nigel Llong in the lunch break because Steve Smith’s livid and rightly so,” he added.
Here is the video of the incident
Short Summary of Day 1 between Australia and New Zealand
Earlier in the match, after winning the toss, New Zealand decided to bowl first at MCG. Meanwhile, the Australian Team on the very first day of the second Test has scored 257-4 at the end of the third session. From Australia, Steve Smith was the top scorer of the day, who scored 77 off 192 balls and he will continue to bat on the second day as he remains not out. Marnus Labuschagne also scored a decent inning of 63. From New Zealand Colin de Grandhomme has taken 2, Trent Boult 1 and Neil Wagner 1 wicket.