Andy Flower is raising the red flag on the limited use of the UDRS for the India England Test series, concerned a crucial decision will eventually come along and jeopardize England’s chances to become no.1 in the world simply because the UDRS does not come with the ball tracking technology.
Andy Flower
The England coach is not very pleased with the idea that the ICC has gone ahead and made the Umpire Decision Review System part of the India England series but has chosen to apply the rules it amended to make the Hawk Eye technology only feasible upon agreement between both boards. England have been in favour not only of the UDRS but also, Hawk Eye and are not impressed that they do not have access to the ball tracking technology and therefore, cannot refer lbw decisions as a result.
Flower is not only dismayed by the lack of technology being applied in its full context but also, has admitted to newspapers in England that he is concerned that a decision or two may come along when an Indian batsman is out but is not adjudged as such and England will not have the opportunity to review it and in the worst case scenario, England end up paying a big price that could cost them their chance to rise to the no.1 position in the Test rankings.
England have not hidden their ambitions that on their agenda is not only beating India but proving they are the deserving no.1 Test team. They would have to work really hard over the summer in order to do that but they have gained an early lead in the series by 1-0 after the first Test in Lord’s. But going into the second Test at Trent Bridge, Flower is of the opinion that the ICC should have stepped up their game higher and forced India to comply to using the ball tracking technology as well.
India have had their problems with Hawk Eye and were reluctant to use the UDRS package with the ball tracking technology in it. However, the only compromise the ICC was able to accomplish, although it is significant given that India’s opposition to the UDRS had reached alarming proportions as far as increasing the angst of other cricket teams was concerned, is that the UDRS without the ball tracking technology be mandatory while Hawk Eye would be available to teams that were able to see eye to eye on it.
With India certainly more agreeable to the new ICC resolution, England have had to go along with having to use the UDRS in its restricted format. That the UDRS was off the table otherwise was pretty much a foregone conclusion. England should be grateful to be even able to use the technology. However, the restricted norms is becoming a constraint probably because England realize it is hard to keep the Indian batting line up down all the time and when there is a moment of resistance, England would like to have the opportunity to be able to refer to the technology when a moment of doubt presents itself in the minds of the umpires and the team. That not being the case here has given Flower something to worry about but something he can do nothing about it in the interim.
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