ENG 123/7 (26.0 ov, Ben Stokes 34*, David Willey 0*, Kasun Rajitha 2/30) – Live – England vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 2023, 25th Match Match Live Score, Summary

Tishya: “His hand was under the ball throughout. It looked grassy when it passed through his hands. The referee made the right judgement. Woakes should really calm down and stop shaking his head like England have any finished here.” The instinct on the ground was that he had stood his ground, but without soft signals these days, it was a brave call for evidence.

Rajitha to Woakes, OUT, flashed difficult to point! Samarawickrama reckons he’s got a blinder on here! It was wide on the outside, Woakes climbed onto his shot, and it’s very low to the ground when the defender bends down to intercept it… from the looks of it, Woakes could take advantage here , it’s hard to tell there are fingers under the ball, even if he stops the ball cleanly. It’s a moving blur image as the camera located on a square leg moves to capture the action… no, the referee is satisfied! Huge decision! England will be deeply unhappy about this, it was a guess to be honest, but England dug their own hole, they are now digging themselves deeper into it!