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World Service,1 min

Which umpire should call no-balls?

Stumped

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During England's 3-0 Test series win against Sri Lanka, on two occasions it seemed as if Ben Stokes had been dismissed, only for replays to reveal that the on-field umpire had failed to spot no-balls. In fact, TV broadcasters said 40% of the balls bowled by Lakshan Sandakan in one spell were no-balls that didn't get called. England's Jos Buttler believes no-ball calls should be made by the TV umpire, but Stumped's Jim Maxwell has other ideas... Photo credit: Ben Stokes returns to bat after being dismissed on a no-ball (Getty Images)

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