WATCH: Fuming Alzarri Joseph leaves field after disagreement with West Indies captain Shai Hope | Cricket News
West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph left everyone in Bridgetown stunned during the third ODI against England when he stormed off the pitch after a heated disagreement with his captain Shai Hope.
The West Indies quick appeared to be displeased with the field setting offered to him in the first PowerPlay after the Windies sent England into bat. When England was 9/1 before the start of the third over, Joseph was visibly unhappy with the field Hope had set for England batter Jordan Cox. Joseph was seen waving his arms at the two slips in place for Cox and the fuming 27-year-old. Joseph ended up bouncing the batter out to wicket-keeper Hope with a 90mph rip-snorter off the fourth ball.
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Joseph refused to celebrate the dismissal as he continued to have a heated disagreement with captain Hope while West Indies coach Daren Sammy walked down to the sidelines, prompting the bowler to settle his nerves. However, the Antiguan bowler soon finished a wicket-maiden over before storming off the field to the dressing room, leaving West Indies with only 10 men on the field for an over.
While substitute Hayden Walsh Jr. was seen removing his bib to replace him on the field, Joseph walked down to the dug-out before joining the side at the end of the next over. Joseph eventually ended up with figures of two for 45 in 10 overs as West Indies restricted England to 263/8. The hosts then romped to the target on the back of hundreds from Keacy Cartey and Brandon King, regering an eight-wicket win to clinch the series 2-1.
Former England batter Mark Butcher lamented Joseph’s behaviour and poor handling of the situation on the field. “Many is the time, as a captain or as a player, that you have a disagreement about something on the field. But you work that out either behind closed doors, or you get on with your job. Your captain asks you to bowl to a field, you bowl to it,” Butcher was heard saying on commentary.
