Originally posted by Dan_ref
If you then decide to change your mind it's simply an inadvertent whistle, give it back to B.
From reading, it's unclear that B has possession of the ball. Sounds to me more like the ball was loose, in which case you're going with the AP. Which, IMHO, would just add a new bit of ugliness to the situation.
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