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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Matthew Cooper

Cricket hero Jonny Bairstow calls for football sin bin for players surrounding referee

England cricket star Jonny Bairstow has questioned whether there should be a rugby or hockey style sin bin in football "for the players who run at and storm the referee to question their decision".

In a post on Twitter, Bairstow wrote: "Could there be a 5/10 minute suspension in football for the players who run at and storm the referee to question their decision? Pretty sure they wouldn't do it if there was 5/10 minutes to sit down… just a thought."

Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett was among those to respond to Bairstow's tweet, revealing it was an idea he has previously suggested. He wrote: "Johnny I have suggested a 15minute visit to the Sin Bin".

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