The umpire had a moment to forget as Jofra Archer took England's first wicket of the Ashes in bizarre fashion. The visitors were left needing a fast start after they were bowled out for 172 as Mitchell Starc ran riot, taking a career-best 7-58. Fortunately for England, they managed to get off the mark in the very first over of Australia's innings.
Archer found the breakthrough against debutant Jake Weatherald with a second-ball duck. His scintillating delivery clearly struck the batter's leg as he slipped and fell to the ground. However, the decision was not given in real-time and needed a video review to confirm that Weatherald was out.
England's players were adamant and launched a passionate appeal, but the umpire refused to budge on initial viewing. Many fans were left stunned that it

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