Ricky Ponting Breaks Silence on Controversial Calls by Snicko
The Snicko Controversy has now escalated between England and Australia. It has gone to such an extent, that even the ICC had to intervene and give some advantage to England for the same. Ricky Ponting, the former Australian captain, has also reacted to the same.
The Snicko Controversy has now escalated between England and Australia. It has gone to such an extent, that even the ICC had to intervene and give some advantage to England for the same. Ricky Ponting, the former Australian captain, has also reacted to the same.
The third Test of The Ashes has now been surrounded by controversies. And it all happened on the first day of the test, which solely belonged to the Australian batters. Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey were able to change the game towards their team, despite the other batsmen .
But the match was affected by a controversy, which came at the time when Alex Carey was batting. He tried to attempt a shot against Josh Tongue, but the ball seemed to have clipped his bat and went towards Jamie Smith. While England appealed for the same, the umpire didn't seem much convinced that the ball had contact with the bat.
1. What Went Controversial?
Alex Carey played a crucial role for Australia in the third Test. And his century still continues to be a match turning point for the team. Surely he was dropped in the initial stages of the game, but he went on to take the opportunity well and .
But at the same time, a controversial call took place when Carey went against Josh Tongue. During the 63rd over of the innings, Alex Carey attempted a shot against Josh Tongue but he missed the ball completely. However, and the entire team appealed to the umpire.
But the umpire was not convinced that the ball went through the bat. Ben Stokes, after consulting his teammates, went to take a review for the same. The Ultra edge technology is being used in other cases to determine whether the ball has connected with the bat or not. But for the same.
In Snicko, it was shown that a spike occurred, but it came before the ball had gone close to the bat. Due to this decision, the third umpire decided to give not out and England also went on to lose their review. Alex Carey was then able to close on to his century, as he completed it in style.
2. Ricky Ponting Reacts
Ricky Ponting has been present in the commentary panel of The Ashes. And he was also there when the Snicko controversy took place. Taking a look at the technological advancements in the game, .
Ricky Ponting said, “This technology that we are using here (in Australia) is simply not as good as technology that's used in other countries. You talk to the umpires, they'll tell you the same thing. They can't trust it. They've got a third umpire sitting up in there that's got to make decisions based on what he's seeing that the technology is providing, and sometimes they have a gut feel that it's not right. That can't happen. You've got to be able to trust the technology that's in place.”
Even during the game. In the stump mic, Starc said, “Snicko needs to be sacked. That's the worst technology there is. They made a mistake the other day and made another today.”
3. What the England Cricket Team Did?
After the day came to an end, England decided to confront the match officials for this matter. Their Head Coach, Brendon McCullum and team manager, Wayne Bentley, went to the match referee Jeff Crowe for the same. .
Following this, the ECB also talked to the ICC to review their systems. More shocking development to this incident came when Alex Carey agreed to the same. Although he went on to score 106 runs in the first innings, he admitted that the ball had contact with his bat at that time.
, “I felt something when it went past. In the moment you just trust the process, but it did feel like one of those where the players knew more than the screen was showing.” As of now, England has reinstated their review, which was considered as lost due to an error in the technology.
BBG Sports, the company which supplies this technology also talked about the same. It said that there are high chances that the operator must have selected the wrong stump mic, which led to this decision being made by the third umpire.
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