Fans React To Tim Paine Stumping Moeen Ali

The first Ashes Test at the Gabba has been incredibly tight, but Tim Paine’s stumping dismissal of Moeen Ali off the bowling of Nathan Lyon was remarkable even by those standards.

Moeen reached forward to defend a Lyon ball that went through to Paine, and the keeper was quick to whip the bails off and appeal for stumped.

Aleem Dar referred the decision to the third umpire Chris Gaffaney, who ruled that none Moeen’s foot was behind the line and gave him out.

The decision was a matter of perhaps a millimetre:

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Fans on Twitter were quick to react, with some thinking Moeen was hard done by:

The Barmy Army were particularly succinct in their thoughts:

Many (mostly Australian) fans focused on Paine’s presence of mind:

Some had no sympathy for England after last night’s Rugby League World Cup result:

Others think that there’s an issue with the consistency of the crease:

Whatever your view, England are precariously placed; they’re 6/168 meaning that they lead by 142 with four wickets remaining.