ICC acknowledges error in umpire's decision during England-Oz WC opener

The International Cricket Council (ICC) admitted that the match umpires had made a mistake after reviewing England's final dismissal against Australian in their World Cup opener on Saturday, which potentially cost James Taylor a century.

While Australia thrashed England by 111 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, there was some debate about whether the final dismissal should have been termed a dead ball and as a consequence James Anderson should not have been given run out.

Anderson's dismissal after a leg before wicket appeal on Taylor was overturned by the video umpire, meant that Taylor lost his opportunity to score a century as fell two runs short of his ton, the BBC reported.

The Australians had appealed for a run out on Anderson at the non-striker's end as he scampered back to regain his ground and umpire Kumar Dharmasena made a referral to the third umpire, who declared Anderson out.

The ICC released a statement after the match, stating that following Australia's 111-run victory over England in the Group A ICC Cricket World Cup clash at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday night, the Playing Control Team (PCT) met and reviewed the final ball of the game which resulted in Anderson being given run out.

The ICC added that article 3.6a of Appendix 6 of the Decision Review System (DRS) Playing Conditions states that the ball should have been deemed dead when the batsman (Taylor) was given out leg before wicket (lbw), adding that no further runs or dismissals were possible.

The ICC further stated that the PCT spoke to the England team management and acknowledges that the game ended incorrectly and an error was made.