Chris Green charged with dissent after dismissal furore in Western Australia vs New South Wales Sheffield Shield match

CA has conceded that the circumstances in which Green was recalled to the wicket at the WACA Ground on Monday were imperfect, but has ultimately ticked off the call made by umpire Gerard Abood.

Green was initially sent on his way by Abood after an appeal from WA, who claimed that Green had gloved a ball to wicketkeeper Joel Curtis.

It emerged on Wednesday Green had accepted the charge and would be fined a portion of his match fee.

It’s understood Green plead guilty to a charge - levelled under the Cricket Australia code of conduct - despite the fact he was ultimately allowed to resume his innings.

NSW spinner Green, who has played Twenty20 cricket for Australia, remonstrated with the call and was slow to make his way off the field, claiming it had made contact with his helmet and not his glove.

Abood spoke to square leg umpire Mike Graham-Smith, before again raising his finger.

Green remained on the field and after several replays of the incident were shown to suggest that the ball had in fact come off the helmet, the decision was reversed.

Voges sympathised with the umpires but questioned what message the incident sent.

“The umpires make incorrect decisions and that’s part of the game,” he said.

“I understand that. It’s probably not a great look when a player remonstrates with an umpire for a period of time and then that gets overturned.

“The message that sends is probably not a good one. If he’s been done for dissent, so be it.”

There is no explicit provision for third umpire calls in the Shield regular season, but CA said it was ultimately an acceptable, albeit suboptimal outcome.

“Under CA Playing Conditions clause 31.6, umpires are permitted to consult the other umpire to clarify points of fact so they can arrive at the correct decision,” a CA spokesperson said on Tuesday.

“Whilst CA doesn’t encourage this in the ordinary course, there are rare occasions where it is appropriate for umpires to clarify points of fact so they can arrive at the correct decision.

“CA acknowledge that the correct decision was ultimately made in this case, but would have preferred this to have occurred more promptly.”

CA stressed that Green’s protest at the decision had not led to the review.

“It should be noted that under no circumstances did the batter’s actions contribute to the umpire reviewing or overturning the decision and the umpire did not see a replay before the decision was reversed,” CA said.

“Further, the umpire did not give Green out twice. His second signal of out was to clarify the original decision to a participating player.

“CA also wishes to advise that Chris Green was issued a code of conduct breach for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during a match.”

WA spinner Corey Rocchiccioli addressed the matter after play on day three.

“I don’t actually know what the spirit of the game is,” Rocchiccioli said.

“I was stuck at deep square leg on the hook so I just appealed because everyone else appealed and the rest sort of happened from there. I still don’t actually know what happened, all I know he was not out at the end of the day. The umpires umpire and the rest of just have to get on and do our work.

“We’ve just got to play the game. Sometimes in cricket it goes your way, sometimes it doesn’t. Didn’t go our way in that situation but lucky enough to get him out a couple of overs later so just have to suck it up and move on.”