Nevill defends delayed stumping

Australia’s wicketkeeper Peter Nevill has defended his delayed stumping of Dimuth Karunaratne on day four of the Colombo Test match, while Sri Lanka have indicated they would have done the same.

Nevill successfully appealed for Karunaratne’s wicket after hovering with his glove next to the stumps as he waited for the batsman to switch his feet and momentarily leave the crease, following a Nathan Lyon delivery that had beaten the bat.

The dismissal was cause for a range of reactions, with some questioning the dismissal’s acceptability in the spirit of cricket. However, Nevill had absolutely no qualms about claiming the wicket, saying it reflected the simple reality that batsmen needed to stay in their crease.

“I thought he was going to move his foot out of his crease and he did,” Nevill said. “You …

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