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jamie smith Snicko was at the center of the latest controversy with technology during a tense day of Test cricket at the Adelaide Oval.
Smith tried to hook a short ball pat cummins And it appears that he missed the ball that flew alex carey Behind the stump.
Carey, Cummins and co. All appealed, believing that Smith had made contact with the ball but England The batsman was ready to review the umpire’s decision.
But, the umpire decided to send for a review to see if the ball had gone cleanly into Carey’s hands before taking an on-field decision. As part of that process a replay of the incident was shown with Snicko seeing a spike after the ball passed Smith’s bat. Also it seemed that there was a gap between the bat and the ball but the third umpire ruled that Smith had hit the ball and he was out.
captain of england ben stokesThose who were batting at the time bowed their heads in disbelief when the decision was shown on the big screen. Smith’s dismissal left England at 159-6 and more than 200 runs behind. AustraliaTotal 371 runs in the first innings.
The controversy was one of several incidents on the second day in which questions were raised about the technology process. Earlier examples saw Smith handing the ball to Usman Khawaja at second slip and Joe Root giving an inside edge to Carey. In both cases the ball bounced before reaching the respective fielders.
On Test Match Special, Alex Hartley branded the controversies ‘ridiculous’ and claimed the snicko technique needed to be ‘sacked’.
He said: “This is where it’s going to end. This is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. This is where Snicko needs to be fired.
“The third umpire said there was nothing obvious because he could see a gap between the bat and the ball. Jamie Smith is convinced he didn’t hit it. Australia have gone up and made a louder noise because everyone knows you don’t trust the snickers anymore, so you appeal everything and review it if you have to.
“Ben Stokes has his hands on his hips. Smith has walked away shaking his head.”
His view was echoed by former England players Graeme Swann and Steven Finn on TNT Sports, who noted inaccuracies in the technology and called for it to be removed.
“It makes no sense,” Swann said, “cricket sometimes leaves itself open to ridicule.”
The incident goes like this Yesterday’s controversy over Alex Carey’s DRS review As a result, he was given not out on 72 runs despite being hit by the ball.