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Wednesday, 6 June, 2001, 07:43 GMT 08:43 UK
Umpires failed to heed warning
Saqlain Mushtaq oversteps the bowling crease
Umpires David Shepherd and Eddie Nicholls were warned that they were failing to spot no-balls on the final day of the Old Trafford Test between England and Pakistan.
TV replays showed that four England batsmen were given out in the final session despite bowlers over-stepping with the front foot. Ray Julian, the third umpire for the game, says, however, that match referee Brian Hastings had told the pair via radio to keep an eye out for no-balls. "It is the match referee's job to inform the field umpires if he sees anything untoward," said Julian.
"Brian told them to keep an eye on the no-balls - he was concerned they were missing a few. He got on the walkie-talkie to Shep and Eddie between lunch and tea." He added: "Maybe the pressure got to them. Certainly, they are two experienced umpires and I'm sure they'll be disappointed to miss those no-balls. "Shep was down after the game. Both he and Eddie are experienced officials, but they would admit they made a few mistakes. "But we umpires must support each other. Wasim Akram, in particular, is hard to pick up for no-balls because he has such a quick follow-through." Pakistan won the game by 108 runs to share the series 1-1 and the England players afterwards refused to blame the umpiring for their defeat.
Julian is also an advocate of extra aids to ensure umpires make the correct decisions. "Umpires have about one second in which to look for no-balls, see whether a bowler is running on the pitch and then take in all the activity after the ball is released," he said. "On Monday, there were six wrong decisions that would have been corrected if referred to the third umpire. "The ICC must give umpires as much help as possible."
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