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England's veteran pacer Chris Woakes said he felt 'frustrated' on the morning of Day 1 of Edgbaston Test as a couple of umpire's calls went against him. Woakes believes that India would have lost three wickets in the first session had a couple of umpires' call went the hosts way.
"It was a pretty frustrating morning, really," Woakes told the reporters after Day 1's play.
"Obviously emotions run high when you are desperate to do well for the team, do well for yourself and it would have been nice... had those decisions gone our way, the day looks completely different, but that is Test cricket and we move on," he added.
Two umpire's call in Woakes' new-ball spell
In the seventh over, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal survived an lbw shout as the umpire's call was not out before Ben Stokes opted for DRS. The ball was clipping he top of the stumps but the umpire's call went India's way. He went on to score 87 runs. Then, in the 11th over, Woakes got one to nip back in. Karun Nair offered no shot and was hit on the back pad but the umpire adjudged him not out. Stokes opted for a review again but umpire's call saved Nair. The 33-year-old could not make use of the reprieve and scored 31 runs.
Woakes calls for a change in DRS rule
While Woakes understands the Jaiswal decision, he wants the umpire's call to be overruled in case the batter does not offer a shot and the ball is clipping the bails.
"I need to be careful: I've had some (decisions) go my way over the years. In general, DRS has been good for the game. A lot more right decisions are given (than before).
"The only thing I would like to come in is that if a batsman decides to leave the ball and it's still hitting the stumps, I think that should be out - regardless if it's clipping or not," he further added.
Woakes' Day 1 scalps
Woakes' two wickets on Day 1 were opener KL Rahul and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Replacing Shardul Thakur, Reddy did not offer a shot and got bowled. He bowled a total of 21 overs, including six maidens, and conceded 59 runs.
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