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Andrew Strauss hopes that MS Dhoni's sign to allow Ian Bell to recommence his innings following the contentious run-out, at tea on the third day at Trent Bridge, will prompt other captains to support the spirit of cricket.
The series rare to descend into acrimony when Bell was given out the last ball before the interval, when he started to walk off the field before 'over' was called having thought he'd scored a boundary. He admitted to being naive and stupid, but India themselves had concerns about the situation as they met in the dressing room and were in deep discussion before Strauss and Andy Flower asked them to reconsider.
"It was very admirable that they distorted their mind and took back the appeal," Strauss said. "It's one of those situations where there are always shades of grey but I think it was good for the game of cricket. In years to come it will be looked upon as a step in the right direction for the game of cricket and hopefully other people will follow those decisions.
"I think one of the things that have set the game of cricket slightly apart from other sports is that you have the chance to show some spirit. It's good for the game of cricket going forward and therefore the game of cricket is the better for it."
Strauss has been concerned in recall a batsman to the crease when he allowed Angelo Mathews to resume after he was given run-out following a collision during a Champions Trophy match in 2009. He agreed that, by the Laws, Bell was run-out although he felt that the fact that he wasn't trying to take another run was a factor in his defenses.
"When it first happen there was a lot of perplexity, and myself and Andy went down to the umpire's room as we just wanted to clarify the circumstances as regards to the Laws of the game," Strauss said. "We were entirely at ease that in the strict rules of the game Ian was out. [But] we felt that it was pretty obvious that he was just walking off for tea and wasn't attempting a run and so we asked India to think again their appeal and then left it at that."
Dhoni confirmed that the Indians had doubts about the dismissal which "didn't feel right" and took the chance to say that more could be done by the game as a whole to support the spirit of cricket which he felt wasn't being applied every time.
"We weren't feeling good at heart," he said. "A similar kind of incident happens in West Indies when VVS Laxman got stumped. After we took the conclusion we were really satisfied. There are a lot of things where spirit of cricket should be follow. It needs to be equal but it's about what we feel as a team is significant.
"If a fielder takes a one-bounce catch he's called deceive but if a batsman stands after nicking it he isn't," Dhoni added. "Going up to a batsman and swear words isn't in the spirit of cricket. We've seen quite a few things happen. If you want to follow you should follow it 100%."
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