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I thought it was a dead ball.
"20.1.1 The ball becomes dead when
20.1.1.1 it is finally settled in the hands of the wicket-keeper or of the bowler."
And about as shit a play as a mankad.
Left a blight over a great game and a great win
So not shit at all?
Being serious: I think this play deserves to be quite controversial. Mankadding absolutely does not. Mankadding is only made possible by a batsman trying to sneak an advantage. If there's no risk involved in that, it's just an unfair advantage. Mankadding is that risk. Totally fair.
This situation is a little different. I think the right call was made, but there was no advantage to be gained by Bairstow. He just made a mistake in thinking the ball was dead when it wasn't. (And if you think the rules quoted make it clear it was dead—well by my reading, the strictest interpretation of that wording would mean that stumping is literally always impossible, because an unpire can't stump without having the ball in his hands.)
It left a blight because you'd always rather win without a controversial call, but it was the right call.
There's the laws of the game, and the spirit of the game.
I'm just sad that the spirit of the game has been eaten by the win at all costs attitude.
The fact we're even discussing this is embarrassing and saddens me, and I won't comment any more on it.
I hope you stamped your foot furiously after writing this.