MCC law saves South Africa batter after handled ball 'controversy' in WTC final

A moment of 'controversy' struck during the World Test Championship final when South African batter David Bedingham took the ball out of the pads with his hand after an inside edge.

However, a quick check of the rules explained Bedingham was well within his rights.

Midway through his third over, Beau Webster had a delivery cut back into Bedingham.

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He inside edged it into his pad and then removed it as Alex Carey, keeping up to the stumps, dived forward.

Carey couldn't get to it on the full and then looked at the umpire as a number of Aussies yelled and pointed.

"Hello, what's happening here? Controversy at Lord's," Ian Smith said on Amazon Prime.

Carey, who was subject to controversy at Lord's last time when he stumped Jonny Bairstow, walked away with a smile.

"I wonder if Alex Carey said I'm not getting involved," Stuart Broad said.

Under law 20.1.1.5 though, Bedingham did the right thing:

'The ball becomes dead when, whether played or not, it lodges in the clothing or equipment of a batter or the clothing of an umpire,' the law reads.

Umpires Richard Illingworth and Chris Gaffaney came together and said not out.

"That'll be talked about," Smith said.