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Hot Spot
Fri, August 09 2013
Ashes 2013: Hot Spot will be used for last two Tests, confirms ICC
Cricket's Hot Spot system will be used in the final two Tests of the ongoing Ashes series, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Thursday, despite controversy over its use and cheating claims.
Thu, August 08 2013
ICC takes England, Australia into confidence after Hot Spot glitches during Ashes
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday admitted that the Decision Review System (DRS) didn't perform effectively in the first three Tests in the Ashes series and held a meeting with representatives of Engalnd, Australia and the umpires in Durham to make the system more effective.
Thu, August 08 2013
Ashes 2013: Alastair Cook rubbishes ‘cheat’ claims; backs Kevin Pietersen
England captain Alastair Cook said a report players in the ongoing Ashes were using silicone tape on their bats to avoid nicks being detected by "Hot Spot" technology was "rubbish".
Sat, August 23 2014
Ashes 2013: DRS fuelled allegations — Vaseline and Silicone tapes — only create bad blood between the two sides
Reports were rife that the players in the Ashes 2013 were using silicone tapes to cover their bats to prevent the Hot Spot from detecting thin deflections. This episode is similar to the Vaseline incident that took place during the England-India series in 2011. Nishad Pai Vaidya unravels the Decision Review System’s hidden collateral damage.
Thu, August 08 2013
Ashes 2013: ICC dismisses silicone tape investigation reports
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday dismissed reports linking it to any investigation into alleged attempts by English or Australian players to "cheat" the effectiveness of the Hot Spot technology during the Ashes 2013 series.
Wed, August 07 2013
Ashes 2013: Officials to probe silicone tape reports
Cricket officials are investigating whether players in the Ashes 2013 series have been using silicone tapes on their bats to avoid nicks being detected by Hot Spot technology, an Australian TV station reported on Wednesday.
Fri, July 12 2013
Ashes 2013: Hot Spot inventor apologises for Jonathan Trott howler
The inventor of the Hot Spot thermal imaging replay system has apologised to England after Jonathan Trott was given out by the third umpire on the second day of the first Ashes Test.
Sun, February 10 2013
Pakistan Cricket Board say no to Hot Spot Technology, Steve Davis
Pakistan has objected to the use of Hot Spot ball tracking technology and also to the appointment of umpire Steve Davis in the ongoing Test series in South Africa.
Tue, July 10 2012
ICC delegation to present research on DRS to BCCI
The ICC will send a delegation to India to show the research on ball-tracking by Dr Ed Rosten, an expert in computer vision technology, after the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) objection resulted in the Decision Review System (DRS) being not put to a vote at the Executive Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur last month.
Wed, June 27 2012
ICC to continue implementation of DRS in present manner
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) again had its way on the contentious Decision Review System (DRS) as the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board failed to ratify its universal application following India's strong opposition to the technology.