A heated exchange between Hobart teammates Beau Webster, Matt Wade and Mitch Owen has been captured during the Sixers-Hurricanes final with Webster delivering a brutal swipe towards Owen.
At the end of the 14th over, one which Webster bowled, the all-rounder was visibly annoyed with Mitch Owen’s position at cover.
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The on-field mic picked up Webster shouting at Owen, “how many games have you played?” before Hurricanes skipper Wade trotted down the wicket to see what Webster was upset about.
“Did you tell him to go?” Webster asked Wade, referring to Owen.
“I saw you tell him to go. I didn’t tell him to stay in,” Wade responded.
“Tempers flaring here … Not a good look,” Adam Gilchrist said in commentary.
Fox Cricket’s Mark Howard broke down what he thought the argument was about, believing Webster became agitated when Owen stayed inside the circle instead of fielding deeper which resulted in a boundary from the penultimate ball of Webster’s over.
“He’s basically saying there’s two balls to go, and he (Webster) told him (Owen) to go out to the deep cover fence rather than stay in the circle and Wadey said he didn’t go (out) and as a result the boundary was given up the ball before which fired up the big man,” Howard said.
Gilchrist said that Webster had a right to want to move his fielders but he and Mark Waugh believed Webster should have handled it differently.
“His point is a valid one in that everyone out there, you don’t need a captain’s armband on to be a captain. You can make decisions for yourself by thinking about the game and what the situation is. Mitch Owen probably should have been aware that with a couple of balls left in the over, I probably need to go back if that’s the team’s plan,” Gilchrist said.
“Probably not the way to play it out in front of the opposition though.”
“It’s not a great way to handle it. I’m sure he’ll (Webster) apologise,” Waugh added.
Webster and Owen were seen in good spirits walking off the ground at the end of the innings.
“They were having a partly friendly chat but Beau does point out there was only two balls left so maybe keep an eye on things. That was the main point he was making but they’re all sweet,” Howard noted.
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