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cricket.com.au on Instagram: The contentious 'soft signal' for referrals of catches has been consigned to history. Here's why it was in place and why it's gone.
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ICC Cricket Committee scraps 'soft Signal' by on-field umpires, allows runs if ball hits stumps off free hits
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Prominent change to Playing Conditions revealed
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Joe Root: Anyone that's coming into this Test team at the minute is doing it in spite of county cricket, not because of it. : r/Cricket
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ICC To Revise The 'Soft-Signal' Rule Before The WTC Final; No Changes In The Umpire's
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Joe Root: Anyone that's coming into this Test team at the minute is doing it in spite of county cricket, not because of it. : r/Cricket
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India vs Australia WTC final to be played under new cricket rules; soft signal removed - Sportstar
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Australia-India WTC final to follow rule changes, Cricket News
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