LONDON, (Reuters) – The decision of the umpires will be final in this year’s Ashes series after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said players would not be allowed to challenge close calls.
However, cricket’s governing body said trials of the controversial video review system over the past nine months had been positive and it could be introduced in a “phased roll-out” from October. The experiment, which was tried in four test series and allowed players a set number of unsuccessful challenges per innings, was discussed by the ICC’s cricket committee at Lord’s yesterday.
“I’m excited the committee concluded the umpire decision review system had a positive effect on the game,” ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement.
