Tye regrets mistakes, but will not look back

Andrew Tye says he initially queried whether the two no-balls that saw him removed from the Perth Scorchers' attack on Tuesday evening should have been deemed dangerous, but is ready to move on after accepting the umpire's call.

Current BBL|11 Golden Arm Tye was booted from the attack when he delivered two above-the-waist full tosses that were deemed too dangerous in his second over against Sydney Thunder.

The Scorchers, who were unbeaten in BBL|11 until their 34-run loss to the Thunder, were forced to replace Tye – the competition’s fourth leading wicket-taker of all time – who was unable to complete his remaining two overs.

"I never disputed the height of it (the ball). It was whether or not it was dangerous that I was disputing," Tye told reporters on Tuesday night.

"The umpire explained to me that if it’s within a foot of the body, it’s deemed dangerous. I thought it was just outside…far enough away from the body.

"Looking on the replays (though) it was probably correct.”

It was a horror three balls in his second over that cost him, with the 35-year-old first delivering a chest high full toss, followed a wide, then a second beamer to the Thunder’s Alex Ross.

"It’s one of those heat-of-the-moment things that you’re always disappointed that you’ve let the team and the boys down, especially the one who has to come in and bowl a free hit on no notice," Tye said.

For Tye, his removal is not a first-time occurrence, but he said that did not make it easier.

"(It’s happened before) in Gloucestershire. I tried to bowl a slower ball and it went three metres over the batsman, twice.

"Even though they weren’t dangerous over there, it’s a different rule, above the waist, it’s two and out.

"You’re trying to execute one hundred per cent of the time and sometimes you get it wrong."

Sydney Thunder’s Jason Sangha (56 off 46) and Sam Billings (67 off 35) took full toss of the undermanned Scorchers attack, smashing their side to 7-200, a total Tye’s Scorchers could not reel in.

Tye did his best to right his wrongs at the crease in the Scorchers’ chase, posting a BBL career-high 44 runs off 25 balls, but his efforts came too late for the top-of-the-table side.

"I was focussed on the ball, we were a long way behind, so it gave me a license and freedom to try and hit everything out of the park to try win it," he said.

"It’s nice to contribute with the bat, it shows that we’ve got more depth than we think."

Looking ahead to the remainder of BBL|11, Tye said his side were not worried about not returning to their home ground, Optus Stadium, with COVID border restrictions to keep them on the road for an extended period.

"We don’t focus on that. We just turn up to the ground, trying to do everything we can," Tye said.

"We’re lucky we’ve played at these grounds last year on our long stint on the road.

"We don’t complain about it. It’s just our job to play on the field."

Tye will be looking to make amends when the Scorchers face off against the Melbourne Stars on Thursday at Marvel Stadium.