Smith claimed that the Spidercam obstructed his line of sight when he dropped Rahul
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Australia stand-in captain Steven Smith claims that the Spidercam used by host broadcaster Channel Nine blocked his line of sight when he dropped a simple catch against India on the third day of the fourth Test in Sydney.
“It will certainly be unusual watching the boys from the booth rather than being out there with them on the field”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will join the Wide World of Sports’ commentary team during the Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne.
“If Smith is doing a good job you just say ‘right, we’ll stick with him and have Michael Clarke as a player'”
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Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell believes that Steven Smith should be the country’s full-time Test captain since Michael Clarke will be out of action for a while.
The first Test will get underway on December 9 at the Adelaide Oval
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It has been confirmed that the first Test between Australia and India will get underway on December 9 in Adelaide.
Benaud is one of the most respected and beloved commentators in the game
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Legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud may commentate India’s tour of Australia in December from his living room if he is deemed unfit to be at the venues.
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“My opinion is that if the technology isn’t perfect, it shouldn’t be used at all”
After weeks of deliberation, the Real-time Snicko and Hot Spot technology is set to be used during the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“Sometimes it shows up, sometimes it doesn’t, so no-one really trusts it”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss believes Channel Nine made the right decision in ditching the Hot Spot technology for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia as it “creates confusion” and is “not 100% conclusive”.
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“The disappointing thing for us is that Cricket Australia didn’t engage at all with us to try and come on board and help with this situation”
The Hot Spot technology will not be available during the second leg of the Ashes series in Australia after Channel Nine decided against using it.
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The England players have come under fire for their behaviour after retaining the Ashes
England captain Alastair Cook had demanded an apology from Australian broadcaster Channel Nine after they said that the England batsmen were trying to cheat the Hot Spot technology by putting silicon tape around the edges of their bats.
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Both Clarke and Pietersen have denied allegations that batsmen have been using silicon tape on the edges of their bats
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that his side have not tried to cheat the Decision Review System (DRS) in the ongoing Ashes series in any way whatsoever after allegations emerged that batsmen from both Australia and England had started taping the edges of their bats to fool the cameras.
