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CNA
23-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Vaughan says first-innings injury substitutes should be allowed to bat and bowl
NOTTINGHAM, England : Former England captain Michael Vaughan said substitutes who replace injured players in the first innings of a test match should be able to bat and bowl for the remainder of the contest instead of being restricted to fielding duties. Under the current laws of the game, injured players can be replaced during a match but the substitute is only allowed to field, with the lone exception being a concussion substitute. The restriction leaves teams shorthanded with only 10 eligible batters and puts added strain on a bowling corps if the injury was to a bowler. Zimbabwe's frontline seamer Richard Ngarava could bowl only nine overs before being helped off the field due to a back injury on the opening day of their one-off test against England on Thursday. England's top three batters then feasted on Zimbabwe's pedestrian attack, with each of them smashing a hundred as the hosts racked up 498-3. "Injury replacements should be permitted in test cricket in the first innings of the game," Vaughan told BBC Sport. "If there's a genuine injury in the first innings, it affects the game and the entertainment, which fans pay money to watch. The first innings is a good cut-off to make it fair." Former Zimbabwe seamer Henry Olonga said substitutes should be allowed to bat or bowl regardless of when they enter a match. "I'm open to the idea of substitutes, perhaps with a limited number, but not necessarily like-for-like and not only restricted to injuries," the 48-year-old said. "If you want to grow the game globally, then make it more like other sports where subs are allowed. "Think of football, tactically if a game is going in a certain way, substitutes can be used to tweak the direction."
Reuters
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Vaughan says first-innings injury substitutes should be allowed to bat and bowl
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 23 (Reuters) - Former England captain Michael Vaughan said substitutes who replace injured players in the first innings of a test match should be able to bat and bowl for the remainder of the contest instead of being restricted to fielding duties. Under the current laws of the game, injured players can be replaced during a match but the substitute is only allowed to field, with the lone exception being a concussion substitute. The restriction leaves teams shorthanded with only 10 eligible batters and puts added strain on a bowling corps if the injury was to a bowler. Zimbabwe's frontline seamer Richard Ngarava could bowl only nine overs before being helped off the field due to a back injury on the opening day of their one-off test against England on Thursday. England's top three batters then feasted on Zimbabwe's pedestrian attack, with each of them smashing a hundred as the hosts racked up 498-3. "Injury replacements should be permitted in test cricket in the first innings of the game," Vaughan told BBC Sport. "If there's a genuine injury in the first innings, it affects the game and the entertainment, which fans pay money to watch. The first innings is a good cut-off to make it fair." Former Zimbabwe seamer Henry Olonga said substitutes should be allowed to bat or bowl regardless of when they enter a match. "I'm open to the idea of substitutes, perhaps with a limited number, but not necessarily like-for-like and not only restricted to injuries," the 48-year-old said. "If you want to grow the game globally, then make it more like other sports where subs are allowed. "Think of football, tactically if a game is going in a certain way, substitutes can be used to tweak the direction." The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the custodian of cricket's laws, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Is it time for injury replacements in Test cricket?
Is it time for cricket to make a change and allow teams to replace injured players?Zimbabwe were already struggling on day one of the one-off Test against England at Trent Bridge when frontline bowler Richard Ngarava had to be helped from the field with a back left the tourists potentially a bowler and batter short - effectively playing with 10 men because while an injured player can be replaced in the field, the replacement cannot bat or briefly returned to field later in the day but was unable to bowl because of how long he had spent off the field, and looked in discomfort before once again heading for the changing Sport looks at the current laws, when cricket has dabbled with substitutes in the past and asks the Test Match Special team whether it is time for subs to be brought in... What do the Laws of Cricket say? Cricket's Laws, set out by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), state the umpires can allow a substitute if a player "has been injured or become ill and that this occurred during the match" or for "any other wholly acceptable reason"."A substitute shall not bowl or act as captain but may act as wicketkeeper only with the consent of the umpires," the Law exception comes if a player suffers a for concussion have been allowed since 2019 - Australia's Marnus Labuschagne famously became the first concussion sub in Test cricket when replacing Steve Smith in the Ashes - and are able to bat and replacements were brought in after the pandemic but have since been scrapped. How often have injuries impacted matches? There are numerous occasions when injuries have impacted effectively played the entire first Test of the 2019 Ashes at Edgbaston with 10 players after James Anderson injured his calf four overs into day 2023, Australia spinner Nathan Lyon limped out of the second Test at Lord's on day two with a calf have been famous examples of players battling on through injury which has added to the Cowdrey batted with a broken arm in saving a Test for England against West Indies in 1963, while South Africa captain Graeme Smith bravely emerged with a broken hand in an attempt to save the Sydney Test against Australia in 2009. When has cricket used substitutes? Substitutes are not totally unheard of in were introduced to one-day internationals in 2005 – England's Vikram Solanki was the first in a match at Headingley against Australia – but were scrapped in Indian Premier League currently has its impact player rule which allows teams to swap in one of four named substitutes during a match, while Australia's Big Bash had a similar X-Factor player rule between 2020 and rules were all largely for tactical purposes, however, rather than injury, and were in T20 cricket not the longest format. What do the experts think? Former England captain Michael VaughanInjury replacements should be permitted in Test cricket in the first innings of the game. There should be an independent doctor on site. If the doctor deems a player unable to carry on playing, you should be allowed a should only be in the first innings. If you allow it to go into the second innings, there could be a little bit of skullduggery. If there's a genuine injury in the first innings, it affects the game and the entertainment, which fans pay money to watch. The first innings is a good cut-off to make it chief cricket commentator and former England bowler Jonathan AgnewI have seen a number of Tests ruined because a team is a player down. How do you prove it? It's another example of where there could be argument. It is something that is so difficult to sense says yes, of course, but you need a satisfactory way of showing beyond doubt that the player is genuinely injured. I think that would be open to all sorts of England off-spinner Vic MarksIt's well worth considering. It would take a bit of administrating, just to make sure the injury is absolutely genuine. You wouldn't want to see anyone have the opportunity to fake injuries in order to change the nature of a team because of conditions or lack of had it in rugby where fake blood was spilt, so we want to avoid that. You need that proviso to make sure the system isn't abused, but it is something that should be Zimbabwe seamer Henry OlongaI'm open to the idea of substitutes, perhaps with a limited number, but not necessarily like-for-like and not only restricted to injuries. If you want to grow the game globally, then make it more like other sports where subs are of football, tactically if a game is going in a certain way, substitutes can be used to tweak the direction. If a fast bowler is going for a few runs, why not replace them with a spinner? I don't think it will be a popular opinion, but I am sticking to commentator Alison MitchellYes, it should be looked into, but someone has to come up with a system where the system cannot be abused. We already have like-for-like substitutes if a player is concussed, so surely it should be brought in for other you can end up with the situation like we may have with Zimbabwe in this Test. Then it just makes it a one-sided contest. If an injured player can't take any further part in a match, we have to find a way of keeping the contest going. TMS commentator Simon MannI've long thought it in an anomaly you can't have a substitution in Test cricket. Every other sport has it. Why not in cricket?I can understand the problem of verifying an injury, but perhaps a halfway house would be to permit a replacement for a clearly injured player in the first two days of a Sport chief cricket reporter Stephan ShemiltAs plenty have highlighted, any idea of injury replacements comes with the potential for the system to be abused. Therefore, I don't think there can be a halfway house. If a replacement is permitted, then allow them for tactical reasons, too.I'd say that a 12th player can be named before the toss and that player can be introduced for tactical reasons or an injury. Just one, though. That would add a layer of intrigue. What sort of player do you pick? When do you use them? If you make a tactical move, you leave yourself exposed to an injury later on. Can a team correctly assess the conditions in order to tactically maximise the introduction of the replacement?One of the great beauties of cricket is 11 in a team is never enough. You almost always want to squeeze another batter or bowler in there. To me, simply allowing injury replacements will lead to problems down the road. Either allow a replacement for all reasons, or not at all. What do you think?
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Super subs fire Fulham into the record books
Fulham's dramatic 3-2 win over Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday didn't just seal another three points - it also saw the Cottagers make Premier League history. With the game slipping away at 2-1 down, Marco Silva turned to his bench - and it paid off. Tom Cairney and Harry Wilson both came on and found the net to turn the tide, not only winning the match but also pushing Fulham to a record-breaking 17 goals scored by substitutes in a single Premier League season. Advertisement That figure sees Fulham move clear at the top of the all-time list, overtaking Arsenal (2009/10), Manchester City (2011/12), and Liverpool (2015/16), who had all previously shared the record with 15 substitute goals. Leading the charge is Rodrigo Muniz, who has scored six of his league goals after coming off the bench - the most by any player in the Premier League this season. Harry Wilson isn't far behind either, with five substitute goals to his name. It's worth mentioning that the five-sub rule, brought in back in May 2020 after the Covid break, has definitely worked in Fulham's favour. To cap it all off, the win also saw Fulham hit their highest-ever Premier League points total, finishing the night on 54 - one better than their previous best of 53 from the 2008/09 campaign. Most Premier League goals in a season via substitutes:
