ICC names umpires and match referees

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named four match referees and ten umpires to officiate the group matches during the ICC Champions Trophy in England. They will also be part of technology trials aimed at improving decision-making.

Chris Broad, Clive Lloyd, Ranjan Madugalle and Mike Procter are those chosen from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Referees, while Billy Doctrove and Jeremy Lloyds from the Emirates International Panel join their elite panel counterparts - Simon Taufel, Steve Bucknor, Daryl Harper, Rudy Koertzen, David Shepher, Aleem Dar, Billy Bowden and Darrell Hair - on the umpiring list for the 12 preliminary games.

The technological experiments will include umpires being wired to stump microphones - useful to detect faint nicks, and also coarse sledging? - and adjudication of no-balls by the third umpire.