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...