Latest
Referrals to receive an airing in Test series
ENGLAND are waiting to determine
the precise details of a referral
trial for disputing umpiring
decisions suggested for this
summerfs home Test series
against South Africa.
This summerfs four-Test series,
which starts at Lordfs on
July 10, has been chosen by the
International Cricket Council as
a vehicle to trial the increased
use of technology by umpires.
Both the England and Wales
Cricket Board and Cricket South
Africa would have to agree to the
trial before it is included in the
playing conditions and the ICCfs
Cricket Committee are currently
finalising the regulations of
use for the referrals.
It is a scheme based on a similar
trial last summer during the
Friends Provident Trophy, when
both the batting and fielding
side were allowed two unsuccessful
referrals per innings to
the TV umpire if they believed a
mistake had been made by the
on-field official.
But it was regarded as a failure
with its most notable incident
coming in the Lordfs final
when Phil Mustard was told to
refer his dismissal for an lbw decision
as he walked off by
Durham team-mates, who had
seen the replay, only to be told
the window for the referral had
passed.
Both boards are in discussions
on the topic, but the suggestion
has been greeted cautiously by
England captain Michael Vaughan,
who has already held talks
with Hugh Morris, the managing
director of English cricket.
eeHugh spoke to me about our
series against South Africa, but
until we actually know exactly
what system they want us to try
out we wonft know,ff he said.
eeIt didnft work when we used
it for the Friends Provident Trophy
and I believe itfs going to be
slightly different.
eeItfs a difficult one. I think
using the technology to find out
whether a ball has pitched in
line with the stumps is quite useful.ff
But Middlesex left-hander Andrew
Strauss was more open to
the possibility and believes
cricket should use whatever
technology is available to it.
eeAll Ifd like to see happen is
as many correct decisions as possible
from umpires,ff he said.
eeThere are different ways of
doing that. The umpires could
have the ability to refer themselves.
I just think if the technology
is there letfs use it and
get as many decisions right as
possible.ff
New Zealand are facing a selection
dilemma as they ponder
how to replace leading wickettaker
Kyle Mills and keep the
pressure on Englandfs under-fire
top six in the final Test.
Seamer Mills, who has
claimed ten wickets in the opening
two Tests, was ruled out by
a knee injury.
With off-spinner Jeetan Patel
almost certain to replace Mills
and form a spin partnership
with captain Daniel Vettori, it
leaves New Zealand considering
the relative merits of Mark Gillespie
and uncapped 19-year-old
Tim Southee for the final place.
9:07am Friday 21st March 2008
Print 
Email this 
Comment
What are these links for?
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.
More on Digg
More on del.icio.us
More on Furl
More on reddit
More on NowPublic/
More on Yahoo!
