“That can’t happen. You’ve got to be able to trust the technology that’s in place.”
Carey’s DRS reprieve follows a similar drama around English counterpart Jamie Smith’s first Test dismissal in Perth, where the visiting keeper was given out caught behind despite replay frames not matching up with Snicko’s audio panel as well.
Alex Carey admitted after stumps that he had hit the ball.Credit: 7Cricket
Under its most recent broadcast deal with Sky, the ECB agreed to help pay the cost of using industry-leading technology operators Hawk-Eye and Ultra Edge in order to ensure that match officials have access to the best available aids for decision-making.
That decision followed queries from Sky about the cost of these aids. Broadcasters have increasingly looked to keep operating costs down, while governing bodies have a responsibility to help umpires be as accurate as possible in their adjudication.
Greenberg acknowledged as much before play on day two after the DRS drama “caused me some heartburn” the previous evening.
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“I wouldn’t say we’re very hands-on because ultimately these are providers that are licensed by the ICC,” Greenberg told SEN Cricket.
“The broadcasters then engage that supplier. But the short answer is we’re not happy with it.
“We don’t think it’s good enough, and we definitely think we need to be assured that it won’t happen again. So we’re asking the right questions of the right people.
“From what I can understand, having dug into it a little bit … there’s two human errors. One is the actual decision from the umpire, and then there’s supposed to be a fail-safe with the technology. That didn’t happen. In my view, that’s not good enough.”
