Just a quick thought on this... I initially thought that actually, if the umpire had declared lbw, Anderson was right to give up and therefore his stumping was due to the umpire's decision. If the umpire's decision was wrong, or classed as wrong after the fact, the ball should have been called dead or replayed. Unfortunately, on the field, the run out was given. I came to the conclusion that because Australia had continued playing, and Anderson had stopped, actually Australia were in the right and they had won the game correctly.
Later the laws were clarified and the ball should have been called dead, but by then it was too late. Taylor missed out on his century, which was the main issue. With eight overs to go, England would never have won, let alone survived, so it would not have been a big deal to replay the ball.
England were never going to win but it would have been good for Taylor.
I expect that with review systems and video replays, etc., it will go towards my view on things, where the ball will be played and all sides will have to play until the ball is called dead, then the video refs can review the play and determine if any foul or notable play occurred.
Now, lets see the highlights on ITV...
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