While New Zealand registered an emphatic 55-run win over Australia in the 3rd One-Day International (ODI) at the Seddon Park in Hamilton on Monday, it saw a heated argument on the pitch as well between a couple of players, as Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade was seen being involved in a heated exchange with New Zealand’s medium-pacer Grant Elliott, as the stumps microphone recorded the Australian calling the Kiwi a ‘coward’. The incident happened right after Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was controversially given out off a caught behind appeal, and he seemed to unhappy with the decision, while Wade too felt the same, reports Fox Sports Australia. FULL SCORECARD: New Zealand vs Australia 2015-16, 3rd ODI at Hamilton
The following over, when Elliott came out to bowl, Elliott was seen sledging the Australian keeper at the non-strikers end, to which the stumps microphone recorded Wade saying, “only a f—ing coward sledges people when they walk off”. However, Elliott returned the favour back by saying “love your work” as umpire Ian Gould came in to calm things down between the two players.
It was interesting to see both the men get involved in the heated exchange, as it was a kind of same incident that happened, with Elliott being on the receiving end, during the final of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), after he was dismissed by James Faulkner, and was confronted by then wicketkeeper Brad Haddin.
The Australians were criticised for their aggressiveness during the mega event final and following the win, when Haddin the day next said that it felt uncomfortable on saying that the New Zealand players were well behaved during the group stage of the tournament.
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