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Instinct of an umpire still resonates in this TV era

by
The Cricket Paper Team
26 January 2018

Alison Mitchell takes an indepth look at the controversy surrounding contentious catches - and how the calls are made

Alison Mitchell

Australia’s captain Steve Smith trudged off reluctantly, angrily even, when he was given out to a contentious catch by wicket keeper Jos Buttler in the Third ODI in Sydney. Afterwards, he suggested that the soft signal from the on-field umpire should be abolished when it comes to third umpire referrals, and that the third umpire should make a judgement via technology alone.
A reminder of the circumstances at the SCG: Smith was batting at a critical t...