Troubling times for umpiring referrals

Malcolm Conn, writing in the Australian, looks at how the umpiring referral system is faring in its Test trial.

Justin Langer once felt sorry for batsmen. Now he feels sorry for umpires. Darrell Hair believes the system is overturning good decisions and Channel Nine fears that it will further hinder an already slow game. While the cricket community appears to broadly endorse the concept of using more technology to improve decision-making in Test cricket, the reality is that as many problems have been created as solved.