No umpire review system for England-Bangladesh series by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Event:

Bangladesh in British Isles 2010

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DateLine: 26th May 2010

 

The umpire decision review system (DRS) will not be used in the upcoming Test series between England and Bangladesh.

 

Talks between the International Cricket Council (ICC) and host broadcaster Sky failed to reach agreement on the allocation of costs for the system's use and so it will not feature at either Lord's or at Old Trafford.

 

A consequence of doing without DRS is that Pakistan's Aleem Dar, due to be the third umpire at Lord's, has been replaced by England's Richard Illingworth. That is because the protocol for series without DRS is that the home board appoints the third umpire.

 

Under DRS teams are allowed two referrals per innings where they can challenge an on-field umpire's decision, with the third umpire using television technology to decide whether the men in the middle have got it right.

 

However, this option won't be available in the England-Bangladesh series, where DRS was set to be used in England for the first time, although on-field officials will still be able to refer line decisions such as run-outs and stumpings to the third umpire.