Ben Stokes has called for the 'soft signal' rule to be abolished following England 's 58-run defeat to South Africa in the second T20I in Cardiff. Rilee Rossouw powered the Proteas to victory with an excellent 96 off just 55 balls, but England captain Jos Buttler was adamant he should have been given out when he was on 37.
After gloving a delivery from Chris Jordan down the leg side, wicketkeeper Buttler dived across and felt he had taken a clean catch. However, the umpire gave Rossouw not out, prompting Buttler to call for a review.
In real time, it looked as though he had taken a clean catch, although when the replay was slowed down the ball appeared to bounce right as Buttler was gathering it. As a result, the third umpire also gave Rossouw not out, with the 32-year-old going on to play a match winning innings.
