ICC to review umpire referral system

The future of international cricket's controversial umpiring referral system will be up for discussion when a group of leading administrators gathers here at Lord's.

The two-day meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee, which starts on Monday, will have a major say in whether the system should be adopted permanently for international matches following trials in four Test series during the past nine months.

Depending on the series, each side was allowed either two or three unsuccessful appeals per innings.

The system gave players the opportunity to request a review by the third umpire of a decision made by the on-field umpire they believed was wrong. Significantly, this was the first time players had been allowed to challenge a decision, although the two on-field umpires have always been able to consult one another.

LONDON, Sunday, AFP