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Starc Urges ICC to Fund a Single DRS Provider After Adelaide Snicko Errors

Cricket Australia and the ECB plan to lobby the ICC for standardised technology, with RTS locked in for Melbourne and Sydney.

Overview

  • BBG Sports admitted operator error in the Alex Carey incident, prompting match referee Jeff Crowe to reinstate England’s lost review.
  • Mitchell Starc asked, “Why doesn’t the ICC pay for it?” and called for one global provider after saying on-field that Snicko should be “sacked.”
  • The ICC approves two edge-detection systems—RTS in Australia and UltraEdge elsewhere—while host broadcasters currently select and fund the technology for bilateral series.
  • UltraEdge is widely viewed as more reliable than RTS and is funded by the ICC for World Cups and other global tournaments.
  • Series protocols prohibit a mid-series switch, so RTS will remain in use for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG and the Sydney finale.