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Ashes 2013: Australian media lashes out at Usman Khawaja’s dismissal

Australia's press on Friday acclaimed Michael Clarke's captain's knock in the third Ashes Test but raged at a controversial umpiring decision that even Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called "one of the worst" he had seen.

02 August 2013 •1:24 PM IST

Ashes 2013: DRS not the sole culprit in umpiring howlers

Like a blood-sucking, stubborn parasite, controversy fails to vacate the system of the Decision Review System (DRS) in the ongoing Ashes series. The noise that had emanated from highly questionable umpiring and technological calls from the first two Tests had barely stopped echoing when the first day of the third Test at Old Trafford saw as many as three blunders from both the on-field and television umpires.

02 August 2013 •10:34 AM IST

Ashes 2013: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd condemns Usman Khawaja’s decision on Twitter

Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd added his voice to the latest Ashes umpiring controversy on Thursday by blasting the dismissal of Usman Khawaja as "one of the worst" decisions he has ever seen.

02 August 2013 •12:04 AM IST

Ashes 2013: ICC’s move of giving the third-umpire direct access to replays encouraging

Nishad Pai Vaidya examines the International Cricket Council’s move to empower the third umpire with an independent television feed during the third Ashes 2013 Test. But will this help solve the DRS puzzle?

01 August 2013 •12:54 PM IST

Simon Taufel emphasises need for umpire succession planning at Cowdrey Lecture

Former umpire Simon Taufel has called for more countries to produce leading officials in a bid to boost "succession planning" while admitting technology poses a "double edge" for decision-makers.

25 July 2013 •9:26 AM IST

ICC defends use of DRS despite controversy in 1st Ashes Test

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has come out in support of the controversial Decision Review System (DRS), which was not found consistent, during the Trent Bridge Test between England and Australia.

16 July 2013 •7:55 PM IST

Ashes 2013: Poor umpiring standards might take sheen off the contests

The poor umpiring standards in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge robbed a little bit of charm from an otherwise excellent display of cricket. Aayush Puthran feels that the ICC needs to reassess Aleem Dar and Kumar Dharmasena’s further role in the series in order to ensure that results of such high-voltage quality cricket encounters are not affected by poor umpiring.

15 July 2013 •11:31 AM IST

Sadanand Vishwanath bides his time for a stint as an international umpire

Sadanand Vishwanath, a former India Test cricketer, who shot to fame during the 1985 World Championship of Cricket has been on the umpiring circuit in the country since 1995. Even after 18 years, he remains hopeful for a shot at the highest level. Nishad Pai Vaidya unravels Vishwanath’s tryst as an umpire.

14 July 2013 •3:03 PM IST

Paul Reiffel excited to be part of ICC’s elite panel of umpires

Former Australian fast bowler Paul Reiffel on Wednesday expressed his excitement on being promoted to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) elite panel of umpires.

26 June 2013 •3:31 PM IST

ICC Champions Trophy 2013 final: Aleem Dar demoted to fourth umpire after ‘ball changing’ controversy

Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar has reportedly been relegated to the peripheral fourth umpire role following the ball-tampering allegations in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 that rocked the England team.

22 June 2013 •4:09 PM IST

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