England's review was reinstated after head coach Brendon McCullum and team manager Wayne Bentley held talks with match referee Jeff Crowe following the controversial Alex Carey appeal. This comes after the Snicko operators took responsibility for a mistake that led to the team not getting Carey's wicket while he was on 72. The Australia wicketkeeper-batter went on to score a fine hundred later during the first day.
The controversy erupted on Day 1 of the Adelaide Test after Carey knicked Josh Tongue's delivery straight into the hands of wicketkeeper Jamie Smith. However, all of England's appeals were turned down by on-field umpire Ahsan Raza. Although a clear sound was detected, the replay revealed that it had occurred before the ball had passed Carey's bat. This saw third-umpire Chris Gaffaney to give the decision in favour of Carey. The centurion later suggested that he had edged the ball in question.
“I felt something when it went past. In the moment you just trust the process, but it did feel like one of those where the players knew more than the screen was showing," Carey said after the end of Day 1.
Snickometer chief issues an apology
The fallout of the incident saw BBG Sports, the company responsible for the Snicko technology, issue a formal apology and take full responsibility for the failure. They also clarified that the missed edge was the result of a human error by a camera operator rather than a software malfunction.
“Given that Alex Carey admitted he had hit the ball in question, the only conclusion that can be drawn from this is that the Snicko operator at the time must have selected the incorrect stump mic for audio processing. In light of this, BBG takes full responsibility for the error,” A BBG Sports statement read.
CA chief breaks silence on the controversy
Cricket Australia (CA) chief Todd Greenberg also expressed his frustration over the matter and remarked that there are two human errors that led to the incident.
“There are two human errors here – the umpire’s decision and the supposed failsafe with the technology, which failed. It’s not good enough," Greenberg said on SEN Radio.
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The aftermath of the controversial decision saw England have their review reinstated and they started the second day of the Adelaide Test with two reviews rather than one.