umpires made seven errors during first Ashes Test: ICC

Dubai: The ICC admitted that the umpires made seven errors during the first Ashes Test between Australia and England.
The three decisions that were marked as uncorrected errors included one against Jonathan Trott when a correct LBW decision was overturned. The other involved Stuart Broad (catch at slip and LBW not offering a shot) but these could not be corrected as Australia had no reviews available, the ICC said in its assessment of umpires and analysis of the DRS.

“As such, the correct decision percentage before reviews stood at 90.3 percent but climbed to 95.8 percent as a result of the use of the DRS. This represented an increase of 5.5 percent in correct decisions, which was the average increase from DRS Test matches in 2012-13.

“When coupled with the conditions, with reverse swing and spin playing an important role, and the added intensity of the first Ashes Test, it was a difficult match to umpire,” the statement said.