Hi
On a much lighter issue, I was wondering about the role of the umpire in cricket matches while watching the test match between South Africa and Australia. The current third umpire and referral system, puts the power squarely in the hands of the players. Anything controversial is constantly referred to the man upstairs. For example, a South African player was given out lbw but the non-striker had a discussion with the striker and referred it to the third umpire. It was eventually found, in this case, the third umpire agreed with the central umpire.
While technology can aid the Umpire, it should not be put totally in the players hands. The ICC should strike some sort of balance between the role of the human umpire and the machine like technology of the referral system.
Adrian T.
On a much lighter issue, I was wondering about the role of the umpire in cricket matches while watching the test match between South Africa and Australia. The current third umpire and referral system, puts the power squarely in the hands of the players. Anything controversial is constantly referred to the man upstairs. For example, a South African player was given out lbw but the non-striker had a discussion with the striker and referred it to the third umpire. It was eventually found, in this case, the third umpire agreed with the central umpire.
While technology can aid the Umpire, it should not be put totally in the players hands. The ICC should strike some sort of balance between the role of the human umpire and the machine like technology of the referral system.
Adrian T.
