'Hang on, sorry': Test ump forgets Hawkeye in DRS mishap
English umpire Ian Gould has baffled all involved with a bizarre sequence of events in the second Test between New Zealand and the West Indies.
Gould, standing as the third umpire, was called on to adjudicate on a review after Shannon Gabriel caught Colin de Grandhomme on the pads.
The ball bounced to gully as bowler and wicketkeeper's appeal was turned down by Rod Tucker.
Sure that de Grandhomme was trapped lbw, the tourists sent it upstairs -- only for Gould to inform Tucker he could not find an edge.
"So you're going to have to stick with your decision of not out," he said.
As Tucker waved his arms to share the result, Gould's voice appeared in his ear again: "Oh, hang on, sorry, sorry, sorry ... ok, sorry, Rod, carry on with what you're doing, mate."
So the standing ump finally confirmed it would remain not out, and a West Indian could be heard swearing over the stump mic in frustration, but there was another twist.
Gould realised he never checked ball tracking... and it was plumb. Pitching outside off, impact in line, hitting the stumps.
"It's got it hitting the wickets so I need you to overturn your decision," a sheepish Gould told Tucker as the West Indies celebrated.
The fans had a field day:
Something tells me Ian Gould got woken up from a nap to make that third umpire decision #NZvWI
— Hayden Eastmond-Mein (@h_yd_n) December 11, 2017
If Ian Gould can be 3rd umpire then so can I. He forgot how the DRS works and almost botched that review. The @ICC should expect my CV soon. #NZvWI
— Jon Shecket (@jshecket) December 11, 2017
I'm not sure what was funnier, Ian Gould's gaffe or Gabriel's cursing being picked up by the stump mic
— Deron Dixon II (@dixondico) December 11, 2017
Ian Gould 😂😂😂 don't sleep in the ac box bro 😂😂😂😂😂 #NZvWI
— KAUSHIK (@Kaushik1695S) December 11, 2017
Well Ian Gould clearly just woke up from a nap... 😐
— John Mckenzie (@Johnmck419) December 11, 2017
The incident was slightly less funny than when Gould was last in the headlines.
Fans in Bangalore during last year's World Twenty20 tournament chanted for West Indian batsman Chris Gayle to come to the crease in his team's win over Sri Lanka.
Gayle, who played for the local Indian Premier League team, was not allowed to open for the West Indies after spending time off the field injured.
Gould, the fourth umpire in the match, literally pushed the padded-up Gayle back into the pavilion to stop him from batting: