'Cheat': Matthew Wade Mocked With Memes for Blocking Mark Wood from Taking Catch
Matthew Wade’s bizarre actions on the field to survive a dismissal against England have not gone down too well with cricket pundits and fans alike of the sport. The dangerous Aussie wicketkeeper-batter found himself in a fix after he attempted the pull shot on Mark Wood’s short delivery during the 17th over. The shot was mistimed and the ball went up in the air while Wade sprinted toward the non-striker’s end to secure a single. While doing so, the Australian cricketer stretched out his left arm to stop Wood from completing a catch.
To his credit, Wade may have not been aware of where the ball actually was while he was trying to scramble to safety but the replays showed that the Aussie man had, in fact, blocked the English pacer in the process.
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Cricket fans from all across brought up the “spirit of the game” debate once again as this time, it was Wade, who was at the receiving end of the drama. Interestingly enough, England did not make the appeal even as umpires had a brief chatter about “obstructing the field” scenario.
Matthew Wade tried to stop Mark Wood from catching the ball. pic.twitter.com/331pV1DPsh — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 9, 2022
The CEO of Sportsman Spirit, M Wade, stopping M Wood from catching the ball!!
The OZs@azkhawaja1 pic.twitter.com/zAsJl6gpqz — WaQas Ahmad (@waqasaAhmad8) October 9, 2022
Interesting Spirit of cricket talk Wade didn't know where the ball was but he did put his hand to stop Wood. — Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 9, 2022
It would have made the discussion even more fun if Wade had won it for Aussies. pic.twitter.com/DWo6JnVDl8 — Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) October 9, 2022
Many called Wade a “cheat” for his bizarre tactics.
Matthew Wade stopped Mark Wood from catching the ball. England captain Jos Buttler: They asked if I wanted to appeal, and I thought, 'We're here for a long time in Australia. In the name of 'Spirit of the Game', you can even cheat now.
😐😐😐 pic.twitter.com/c5c9c5zAs4 — Incognito 🌈🌈🌈 (@Incognito_qfs) October 9, 2022
In case you weren't sure what an Aussie cheat looks like.
Wade you absolute disgrace #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/u3pwz0Rcx6 — Ian B (@ijbrads66) October 9, 2022
I hate wade! Cheat!!! Come on England! — Josh Clarke (@JoshClarke1987) October 9, 2022
Several others mocked the Australian cricketer with memes.
Wade saving Wood from getting hit by the ball. Be like Wade. pic.twitter.com/qS3T0KPPI3 — Ash (@TheCricketArk) October 9, 2022
Did they switch to playing football suddenly? Wade stopping the header pic.twitter.com/lyv6kHCyCD — Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) October 9, 2022
Ah, now we know. The kind Mr Wade was protecting Mr Wood from a nasty visit to the lava vaporizer! https://t.co/vSbTMe2kYm — Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) October 9, 2022
England skipper Jos Buttler, who was behind the stumps also tried to take the catch but failed, reacted to the incident after the match and said he wasn’t sure what happened as he was looking at the ball.
“I wasn’t sure what happened. They asked if I wanted to appeal, and I thought, ‘We’re here for a long time in Australia. I would be a risky one to go for so early in the trip,” Buttler told on Wade’s incident in the post-match conference.
Fortunately for England, going easy on Wade didn’t hamper the results as the visitors managed to clinch an 8-run win in a thrilling contest in Perth.
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