Dismissing Hot Spot is bad move, insist ICC

 
Tom Collomosse10 October 2013

The International Cricket Council today expressed opposition to the move to drop Hot Spot from the Ashes series in Australia.

The host broadcaster, in conjunction with the home board, has to foot the bill for the device, and Aussie station Channel Nine has decided not to fork out the £6,000 a day needed to have Hot Spot available in the five Tests, which start in Brisbane next month.

Using infrared technology, Hot Spot is supposed to demonstrate when the ball has made contact with bat or pad but its flaws were exposed during the Ashes in this country earlier this year.

Despite these incidents, the ICC would still prefer Hot Spot to be used. The governing body’s umpire performance and training manager Simon Taufel (above) said: “The news is a bit disappointing from our perspective.

“We would prefer Hot Spot to be part of the series and part of the majority of international cricket if possible. When it does show a mark on the bat or pad, it’s a great tool to improve the accuracy of overall decision making.

“It’s a balance between the umpires getting the decision right at the time, as well as having that resource available if they do miss something through sight and sound.”

Hot Spot’s inventor, Warren Brennan, believes the gadget must be combined with Snicko, the audio device that can detect thin edges, to produce the most effective results.

He said: “Hot Spot is strong in some areas and Snicko is strong in others. The best way forward would be to put the two together.”

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in

MORE ABOUT