The Snicko operators have admitted that an error was made when Alex Carey was not given out by the TV umpire, who used the Decision Review System to make the call on the opening day of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
England made a caught behind appeal that was turned down by the on field umpire when Carey was batting on 72. Captain Ben Stokes opted for a review, and the Real Time Snickometer showed a noise occurring before the ball passed the bat. The replay convinced the TV umpire that the bat was not involved. However, Carey later admitted that there was a slight noise as the ball passed his bat.
“I thought there was a bit of a feather or some sort of noise when it passed the bat,” Carey said. “It looked a bit funny on the replay, didn’t it, with the noise coming early. If I had been given out, I think I would have reviewed it, probably not confidently though.
“It was a nice sound as it passed the bat. Snicko obviously didn’t line up, did it? That’s just the way cricket goes sometimes. You have a bit of luck, and maybe it went my way today.”
Technology faltered and luck favoured Carey, who went on to score a century, his first in the Ashes, in front of his family at the Adelaide Oval.
BBG Sports, the company that operates the technology, took “full responsibility” for the error and clarified that the mistake occurred due to the wrong stump microphone.
“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,” BBG said in a statement to BBC Sport. “In light of this, BBG Sports takes full responsibility for the error.”
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