Umpire Donovan Koch has put up one of the most bizarre moments from an official in recent memory after he reversed his own decision during the Marsh One-Day Cup on Tuesday.
Redbacks spinner Peter Hatzoglou thought he had bagged his first top-flight wicket when he went up for an appeal for caught behind off WA's Sam Whiteman.
While it was an ambitious appeal from Hatzoglou with Whiteman looking nowhere near the ball, many were surprised when Koch's finger when straight up, dismissing the batsman in a bizarre scene.
But as fast as Koch made his initial call, he just as swiftly reversed it after realising the error of his ways, allowing Whiteman to live another day.
"He knows he's got it wrong and he's changed his decision," Stuart Clark said in commentary for Fox Cricket.
Brett Lee added: "Well, we couldn't believe it. He's fired him and said, 'I've got it wrong'.
"He's missed that by a mile."
Despite the bungle it was a brave bit of work from Koch rectifying his error, and Stuart was all for it.
"I give him complete respect for that because usually you just give them out and panic about it."
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