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The International Cricket Council (ICC), today announced that it will conduct a trial to better understand whether the third umpire is able to use instant replays to call front foot No balls more accurately in international cricket.

This trial will be carried out in the upcoming five-match One-Day International series between England and Pakistan, to be played from 24 August to 4 September, and the third umpire will be able to judge front foot No balls within a few seconds of the ball being delivered and communicate this to the on-field umpire.

It means that in this series, the on-field umpire will not call any front foot No balls without the third umpire’s advice, unless the side-on cameras are unavailable.

To help the TV umpire judge No balls, the four dedicated side-on run-out cameras that are part of the broadcast coverage, will be provided on split screen feed and automatic slow motion replay, and the TV umpire will be able to rewind-forward through the toggle wheel.

The on-field umpires will wear ‘pager’watches, which will vibrate as soon as the TV umpire communicates to them that a front foot No ball has been bowled. If for some reason the signal is not sent through the ‘pager’*watch, then the third umpire will use the normal verbal communications system to advise the on-field umpire that a front foot No ball has been bowled.

ICC Senior Manager – Umpires and Referees, Adrian Griffith, said: “This trial is being carried out to ascertain if there is a way in which front foot No balls can be called more accurately and consistently, while also assessing the TV umpire’s workload and identifying the impact it will have on the flow of the game.

“While we need to find out if the technology set-up for this purpose is fit, at the same time we feel this is the right time to conduct the trial as the TV umpires will have more information than ever before to share with the on-field umpires, which, in turn, will help them in correct decision-making.

“To ensure that the match officials are thoroughly briefed and trained for this trial, the ICC will conduct training sessions with the umpires and match referee in Southampton on Monday and Tuesday. The results of this technology trial will be shared with the ICC Cricket Committee, which will advise the ICC on future action.”
 
Good idea. I think this will not only help no-ball debacles but also allow umpires to concentrate more on LBW and catches.
 
Hasan123 said:
When?
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was tried in the earlier 2000s
didnt work that well because by the time the third umpire told the on field umpire to signal no-ball, the batsman couldnt make full use of it by slogging it
 
hamzie said:
was tried in the earlier 2000s
didnt work that well because by the time the third umpire told the on field umpire to signal no-ball, the batsman couldnt make full use of it by slogging it
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That's why he gets that reward after that ball.
 
Absurd idea. There's already too much use of technology in cricket. If cameras and hawk eye do all the work then what's the point of having the umpires. Too much use of technology has already turned real life cricket into a Playstation game.
 
Prince_ said:
Absurd idea. There's already too much use of technology in cricket. If cameras and hawk eye do all the work then what's the point of having the umpires. Too much use of technology has already turned real life cricket into a Playstation game.
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can never have enough technology in cricket ... so many things happen in a split second. Makes perfect sense to use technology.
 
hamzie said:
was tried in the earlier 2000s
didnt work that well because by the time the third umpire told the on field umpire to signal no-ball, the batsman couldnt make full use of it by slogging it
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Certainly don't remember it being tried at the highest level or in English county cricket. Can you dig up any old articles on it?
 
Maybe they should introduce free hits in all formats now as well. Just a thought :ronaldo
 
They have tried it before, it was a flop then and it will be a flop again.

The report says the 3rd ump will buzz the field umpires smartwatch to indicate a no-ball. Will it buzz both umps? or just the one officiating on that over? How do they ensure the correct ump is buzzed? So the on-field umpire doesn't have to worry about no-balls, good, imagine he gives someone caught behind and then his wrist buzzes and then he says guys guys hold up my wrist says its a noball.
 
Umpires should be on a minimal salary. Their role is basically counting the number of balls now
 
Syed1 said:
They have tried it before, it was a flop then and it will be a flop again.

The report says the 3rd ump will buzz the field umpires smartwatch to indicate a no-ball. Will it buzz both umps? or just the one officiating on that over? How do they ensure the correct ump is buzzed? So the on-field umpire doesn't have to worry about no-balls, good, imagine he gives someone caught behind and then his wrist buzzes and then he says guys guys hold up my wrist says its a noball.
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I honestly have no recollection about it being tried before. Can you provide some details? Think it's laughably churlish to complain about logistical issues such as worrying about the right umpire being buzzed. Regarding your last point about umpires backtracking on their decisions, that's already happening with DRS and the time wasted to check for no balls after almost every dismissal. I don't really see why fans are up in arms about this seemingly sensible experiment.
 
Very good. The problem people did not realize till now is that in white-ball cricket the free runs and the free hit is incredibly important to the result, so checking only when a wicket falls was a big mistake. Five or six runs in 0 balls is often very close to being as important as a wicket in some situations.

Yesterday's T20 blast final changed in one ball when Usman Arshad conceded 12 in one delivery with Northamptonshire at 28/3 in 5.1.
 
Absolutely absurd. Don't we have enough technology already? What's the point of having umpires then? There is way too much technology involved in everything these days. Humans are being too lazy these days and are becoming way too dependent on technology. I don't like this one bit.
 
anuk said:
Umpires should be on a minimal salary. Their role is basically counting the number of balls now
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Absolutely, no point in paying them a handsome amount if their only job is counting deliveries.


We should rather build a khamba behind each wicket which will give all the decisions. If a bowler bowls a no ball it will Show Yellow light, in case of completion of a over white light will be shown and if a batsman gets out it will automatically Show a red light :yk
 
It is too much use of technology. If the on field ump doesn't give a no ball then he can be triggered by the tv ump to give it. Tv umpires are made too busy and on field ump are being made lazy here with this tech. Doesn't sound good to me.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EngvPak?src=hash">#EngvPak</a> First time in the his history of cricket, the 3rd ump has called a no-ball;Eng moving steadily towards target of 252;184/3 (36.0)</p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/status/769574750293229572">August 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Absolutely rubbish idea. ICC is making every batting aspect cheaper & cheaper. By this law, ICC is making Viv, Javed & Jones at per with Bruce Reid.

Let me explain why - when the game was remotely balanced, the unique quality of a top batsman with average one was the time they used to get playing a shot. So, I have seen Viv, Javed, Jones & few others improvising within the micro seconds they used get between hearing the call & improvising their shot. Several times, I have seen top players bowled of a no ball & smiling, but some times, they would play an obnoxious boundary of a No ball.

Now, ICC is making sure that, a batsman can genuinely get out to a no ball, then take his time & take a free swing of the next one - even Bruce Reid can do that, so not much difference remains between Reid & Richards.

If I were a batsman, I would have been really embrassed these days for my professional pride.
 
MMHS said:
Absolutely rubbish idea. ICC is making every batting aspect cheaper & cheaper. By this law, ICC is making Viv, Javed & Jones at per with Bruce Reid.

Let me explain why - when the game was remotely balanced, the unique quality of a top batsman with average one was the time they used to get playing a shot. So, I have seen Viv, Javed, Jones & few others improvising within the micro seconds they used get between hearing the call & improvising their shot. Several times, I have seen top players bowled of a no ball & smiling, but some times, they would play an obnoxious boundary of a No ball.

Now, ICC is making sure that, a batsman can genuinely get out to a no ball, then take his time & take a free swing of the next one - even Bruce Reid can do that, so not much difference remains between Reid & Richards.

If I were a batsman, I would have been really embrassed these days for my professional pride.
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There is another way of looking at it, the game is already tilted heavily towards the batsman and this move may give the bowler some breathing space. If the batsman knew the ball being bowled will not result in his dismissal he can just go for an ugly hoick aur phir lagi tou lagi warna Allah Allah khair sallah

This way the batsman wouldn't know that it is a noball and hence play the ball on its merit.
 
Syed1 said:
There is another way of looking at it, the game is already tilted heavily towards the batsman and this move may give the bowler some breathing space. If the batsman knew the ball being bowled will not result in his dismissal he can just go for an ugly hoick aur phir lagi tou lagi warna Allah Allah khair sallah

This way the batsman wouldn't know that it is a noball and hence play the ball on its merit.
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True, if you don't allow the Free hit. Besides, these days, they count both runs (if you take a single of a no ball, it's counted as 2).

This rule can be effective only if the Free hit was not there. One of the worst decision is the free hit, which actually a double punishment. One of the reasons, average speed of fast bowling these days have reduced is because of free hit - bowlers are too cautious regarding their front foot.

But, Reid VS Richards comparison still stands.
 
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Need this technology ASAP, a ridiculous number of no-balls by Wahab and Gabriel have been missed in this series.
 
Third umpire checking no balls

Whats the rule/law? Do they do it by default for every ball? I cannot remember a no ball being called by the third umpire for a delivery where nothing happened. They missed a few from Wahab in the test series. The third umpire was sprinting to ask Handscomb to stay behind the rope to not give himself out. Was the umpire going above and beyond in the call of duty or.....? Just wondering, no conspiracy theory.
 
Cricket World said:
You are right I have never seen third umpire running to hold the batsman within the playing area
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Yes, it was pretty odd. Also as soon as Handscomb started walking they played an out of sync replay much earlier than compared to a replay of a batsman getting out.
 
They ran a trial during Pakistan's ODI tour of England where the third umpire chimed into the ears of the onfield umpires if a ball was a no-ball, but only if it was a wicket. Otherwise, the onfield umpires use their eye and call them as usual.

I don't know why they pulled the plug on that.
 
Cricket World said:
You are right I have never seen third umpire running to hold the batsman within the playing area
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I wonder if the 3rd umpire, Paul Wilson (an Australian) would have run just as hard and fast had it been a Pakistani batsman. :P (just joking!)

Incidentally, going by the commentary on Cricinfo, the two umpires (an Aussie and an Indian) seemed a tad more lenient as regards wides when Australia were bowling.
 
Varun said:
They ran a trial during Pakistan's ODI tour of England where the third umpire chimed into the ears of the onfield umpires if a ball was a no-ball, but only if it was a wicket. Otherwise, the onfield umpires use their eye and call them as usual.

I don't know why they pulled the plug on that.
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Agreed they should have kept it in place
 
Varun said:
They ran a trial during Pakistan's ODI tour of England where the third umpire chimed into the ears of the onfield umpires if a ball was a no-ball, but only if it was a wicket. Otherwise, the onfield umpires use their eye and call them as usual.

I don't know why they pulled the plug on that.
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Actually, that's not what it really was (if I recall correctly). The third umpire was given complete control over calling the no-balls and the on-field umpires didn't have to worry about it.

I really think they need to introduce this long term - the third umpire can let the on-field umpire know quite soon and there wouldn't be much of a delay, really. It would bring consistency to the system which is badly needed. Bowlers are getting away with too many no-balls nowadays.
 
Abdullah719 said:
Actually, that's not what it really was (if I recall correctly). The third umpire was given complete control over calling the no-balls and the on-field umpires didn't have to worry about it.

I really think they need to introduce this long term - the third umpire can let the on-field umpire know quite soon and there wouldn't be much of a delay, really. It would bring consistency to the system which is badly needed. Bowlers are getting away with too many no-balls nowadays.
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It also shows how poor global umpiring has become since say, 10 or 15 years ago. The likes of David Shepherd will be turning in their graves looking at the current state of it all.
 
Replays to call front-foot no ball to be trialled in India: Report

The International Cricket Council (ICC) in its recently concluded board meeting in London has given its approval for the usage of technology to spot front-foot no balls.

Replays will be used to instantly spot whether a bowler has overstepped or not with the third umpire constantly keeping a close eye on each delivery.

The decision was reportedly taken after a BCCI request and it will be trialled for the first time in India, during its domestic season and could be extended to international matches to be hosted by the country.

“The ICC will do the trials and some of the trials will also take place in India,” an ICC official was quoted as saying by the Mumbai Mirror.

Controversy erupted over front-foot no-ball during the Indian Premier League earlier this year. During a league match between Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore, the on-field umpire failed to spot Lasith Malinga overstepping on what was to be the final delivery of the match and it proved decisive.

RCB ended up at the wrong end of the decision with their captain Virat Kohli blasting the error during a post-match presentation.

The reason why ICC has been hesitant to use the technology is because of the high cost involved which reportedly runs in tens of thousands of dollars for a day. This was considered too much as no-balls make up mere 0.5 percent of the deliveries.
If implemented, the third umpire will be constantly involved in a game keeping his eye on each delivery. The moment a bowler oversteps, the decision will be relayed to the on-field umpire.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...no-ball-to-be-trialled-in-india-report-870880
 
Use technology to the extent that umpires can be kicked out.

No need for those dinosaurs on the cricket field.

3rd umpire is enough for decisions.

On field umpires can focus on maintaining decorum on the field in case of any flare ups.
 
Good thing, As an former umpire in our cricket league , I can say that foot noballs are the biggest distraction for the on field umpire as he has to quickly divert his attention to the batting end and its can be tiring sometimes..
 
This has to be done.

You have people sat in the umpire's room knowing that a delivery was a no-ball, yet they don't have the authority to tell the on-field umpires, which is ridiculous.
 
I'm all for it. They trialled this I think in Pakistan's series in England back in 2016
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Umpires not calling his No-balls from previous balls has put young Naseem in a false sense of security at delivery. Technology has to come in for the 3rd Umpire to monitor the foot fault. Umpires on-field are missing to many.</p>— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brad_Hogg/status/1197712408124350466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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If no balls had been called in Naseem's first spell, he wouldn't have bowled them later. The umpires are really poor these days in calling no balls. It's time that the third umpire calls the no balls.
 
TV umpire no-ball trials from India-West Indies series

As an immediate fallout of the fiasco in the Brisbane Test where the umpires missed calling 21 front foot no-balls sent down by Pakistan bowlers in Australia’s first innings, the third umpire could be seen playing a greater role in no-ball adjudication, sooner rather than later.

“Over the next few months, the ICC is going to conduct some trials where the third umpire is going to call no-balls. The first series will be the India-WI T20 and ODI series starting Dec 6,” an ICC spokesman told Hindustan Times.

A major no-ball controversy erupted during last year’s IPL when on-field umpire S Ravi failed to spot when Lasith Malinga over-stepped delivering the last ball of the super over. It drew the ire of RCB and India captain Virat Kohli after his team lost. The IPL Governing Council meet this month took an in-principle decision to take ‘front foot no-ball’ calls away from the on-field umpires in the next edition.

But despite IPL chairman Brijesh Patel’s comment that there would a separate umpire in IPL just to call no-balls, this duty too could be given to the TV umpire. “It will be the third umpire’s duty. There would be no need to have another umpire for this,” a leading IPL official said.

A number of umpires in off-record conversations admit they are unable to keep up with the routine of watching the no-ball line and look up to adjudge leg before decisions within a split second.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, in an interview to cricket.com.au, said: “If you look at some of the footage, it’s not that they are just over the line; in some, they are four-five inches over the line. This says to me that the umpires are not even looking at the front line. So, it’s obviously a directive from above to not worry so much about the front foot and be more worried about decisions down the other end. I don’t think that is right,” he said.

Ponting wants the TV umpire to take over. “I have said it forever. The cameras are set up sideways for that. You would think that would make the on-field umpire’s job easier if the front foot no-ball is taken off their hands.”

Former elite panel umpire Simon Taufel differs. “The job of the third umpire is already very busy and very complicated. Umpires should be encouraged to make decisions,” he was quoted as saying recently in the media.

If the trials give satisfactory results, the third umpire first introduced in 1992 just for run-outs could now turn into a very busy man—having to watch every delivery for the no-ball apart from DRS duties.

During the trial period, ICC will be looking out for the turnaround time when the TV umpire spots the no-ball based on the evidence made available to him and the decision being relayed to on-field officials.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...dies-series/story-Zo2ng4y62FWZBer6AlcsSO.html
 
The third umpire intervened on three occasions with a no-ball call during the opening T20 between India and the West Indies on Friday as part of the International Cricket Council's latest trial.

The ICC announced this week that the T20s and ODIs between the two nations will be contested with the TV umpire monitoring every delivery and communicating with the on-field officials if the bowler oversteps.

"Throughout the trial, the third umpire will be responsible for monitoring every ball bowled and identifying whether there has been any front foot infringement," an ICC statement said on Thursday.

"If there has been an infringement on the front foot, the third umpire will communicate this to the on-field umpire who will subsequently call a no-ball."

And this came to pass during India’s successful run chase in Hyderabad, with the TV umpire calling a no ball against the Windies on three occasions.

The TV umpire's rulings handed India six extra runs as they chased down a victory target of 208 with eight balls remaining; three runs for each no ball plus the three runs they scored from the resulting free hits.

Pressure has been building for a new approach after TV replays showed 21 no-balls were missed in two sessions on the second day of the first Domain Test between Australia and Pakistan last month.

Trent Copeland, a former Australian player and now a television analyst, called the misses "astonishing" and said the issue had to be dealt with.

"The outcomes of the trial will be used to gauge whether the system has a beneficial impact on the accuracy of no ball decisions and whether it can be implemented while minimizing disruption to the flow of the game," the ICC said.

It’s the second time the ICC has trialled the measure having previously implemented it during a one-day series between England and Pakistan in 2016.

India's cricket board last month announced that it will experiment with a separate no-ball umpire in the Indian Premier League after controversies in the 2019 tournament.

Skipper Virat Kohli, meanwhile, hit an unbeaten 94 off 50 balls as India beat West Indies by six wickets in the opening match of the series.

Kohli put on a key 100-run second-wicket stand with KL Rahul, who made 62, as the hosts reached their target of 208 in 18.4 overs to lead the three-match series 1-0.

Kohli smashed six fours and six sixes to record his career-best T20 score, beating his previous high of 90 with a winning hit over the rope.

The second match is in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/icc...-west-indies-first-t20-virat-kohli/2019-12-07
 
England enjoyed undoubtedly the best day of their tortured tour of South Africa, reducing their hosts to 215-8 in day two of the second Test at Cape Town.

A determined, and equally skilful bowling effort sees England hold a 54-run lead overnight, but it could have been even better and, certainly at tea after a wicketless afternoon session, the tourists will have been concerned that the key moments of the match weren't falling their way.

Specifically, the key moment in the 28th over - South Africa 86-3 - which saw Stuart Broad take Rassie van der Dussen's outside edge with a snorter of a delivery, leaping off a length that claimed his outside edge through to Jos Buttler.

It would be Broad's third wicket in nine knee-pumping overs reminiscent of his best spells in an England shirt; Van der Dussen out for 16. But the jubilant celebrations were swiftly cut short.

No ball. Broad had overstepped.

The best of the action from day two of the second Test between South Africa and England at Newlands in Cape Town.
Doubly painful for England, Dean Elgar (88) and the reprieved van der Dussen then kicked on to register a century stand for the fourth wicket by tea.

Broad had overstepped the ball before, too. In fact, according to former South African bowler and commentator, Shaun Pollock, the offending delivery was one of as many as "12 balls in that [afternoon] session that weren't called".

"It's shocking," the opinion of Mark Ramprakash in the Sky Sports studio. "It absolutely mystifies me.

"What is going on? We spend millions of pounds on hosting international, elite cricket matches and we can't judge whether a bowler is going over the line or not.

"[Umpire] Paul Reiffel warned Broad for running on the wicket, well how can he see that he's running on the wicket and yet he can't see his foot for a no-ball?

"It's a ridiculous situation. I really don't know what the umpires are looking at?"

The issue has raised its head before, too. It seems that with increasing regularity, every half dozen or so Tests a sudden spate of no-balls are highlighted as having gone undetected, bringing about the usual questions.

Why can't an automated buzzer be used to signal a no-ball? Why can't it be the third umpire's job to check?

Rob Key says the third umpire must do a better job of flagging no-balls after a number went undetected on day two in Cape Town.
Why can't the umpire let the bowler know they are at least getting close to the line? In Broad's case, if notified, his offending delivery the ball before might have afforded him the chance for the wicket ball to have been legal.

Nasser Hussain sympathised, adding: "Broad's at fault, absolutely. But if an umpire's not calling it - the ball before the Broad wicket was a no-ball - you must surely think you're ok?"

However, Hussain also believes the modern-day bowlers don't help themselves in their preparation not mirroring match conditions.

"I was out here [during practice] this morning and I saw Sam Curran bowling at some cones to get his length right - and he was bowling a yard over that front line.

"Not only is that bad training of the brain, in terms of where to take off, where to land, but it's also bad training for the game and for his length - if, in the match, he moves back, then his length moves back. Everything gets affected."

Fortunately for Curran, his lengths were spot on in the final session of the day, claiming the key wicket of Quinton de Kock (20) and finally dismissing van der Dussen (68), who was also earlier dropped on 43 by Ben Stokes.

Stokes more than made amends, registering four spectacular catches from second slip for the day, while South Africa collapsed late on, losing four for 24 in the final hour of play.

Curran, adding to the no-ball debate, talked of his 'frustration' with the umpires, telling Sky Sports: "As a bowler, it is quite frustrating; when you're creeping over the line, you want to be told.

"I know in the IPL, they're going to trial a third umpire who just watches for no-balls all game.

"It's annoying as a bowler, but also we shouldn't be bowling them."

And is he guilty of bowling no-balls in the nets? "I hope not. But I'm not going to answer that," he added with a smile. "Touch wood we get better at it, because it's something we shouldn't be doing."

Broad's no-ball could have signalled the beginning of the end for England in the series. Instead, their battling efforts late in the day have earned them a second chance.

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/n...back-after-stuart-broad-no-ball-sparks-debate
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is genuinely a huge issue in the game we all love so much. Happened in SA/ENG last night & Pakistan series earlier this summer<br><br>NOT targeted at on-field umpires, this is the broader process that dictates/directs the decision making<br><br>I mean, is it important or not? &#55358;&#56631;&#55356;&#57341;*♂️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvNZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ga4GLbYmr6">https://t.co/Ga4GLbYmr6</a></p>— Trent Copeland (@copes9) <a href="https://twitter.com/copes9/status/1213686624359370754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2020</a></blockquote>
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New technology to be tested in West Indies-Ireland series

The upcoming limited overs series between the West Indies and Ireland will be contested trialling technology that will authorise the third umpire to call front foot no balls, like during West Indies’ recent ODI and T20I tour of India.

During the trial, which will be carried out in all three ODIs and three T20Is, the third umpire will monitor each ball for any front foot infringement and communicate it to the on-field umpire to call a no ball.

The on-field umpires will not call any front foot no balls unless instructed by the third umpire, but will remain responsible for other on-field decisions in the usual way.

The benefit of the doubt will lie with the bowler, and if a late no ball call is communicated, then the on-field umpire will rescind a dismissal (if applicable) and signal a no ball.

The outcomes of the trial will be used to gauge whether the system has a beneficial impact on the accuracy of no ball decisions and whether it can be implemented while minimizing disruption to the flow of the game.

The ICC trialled no ball technology for the first time during a one-day series between England and Pakistan in 2016.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...land-series/story-U8OsU89FN2HS0RPV9dzVFJ.html
 
Front foot no ball technology introduced by ICC.

Front foot no ball technology will be used in a major tournament for the first time at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia later this month. The decision to use this system was made after successful trials conducted recently in both India and the West Indies.

The third umpire will monitor the front foot landing position after each ball and communicate to the on-field umpire if the delivery was a no ball. The on-field umpires have been instructed not to call any front foot no balls unless advised to do so by the third umpire, although they will be responsible for calling all other types of no ball on the field.

The technology was recently trialed across 12 games, during which 4717 balls were bowled and 13 no balls (0.28% of deliveries) were called. All deliveries were judged accurately.

Geoff Allardice, ICC General Manager Cricket said: “Cricket has an excellent track record of introducing technology to support the decision making of our match officials and I’m confident that this technology will reduce the small number of front foot no ball errors at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.”

“No balls are difficult for umpires to call accurately, and even though the percentage of deliveries that are no balls is low, it is important to call them correctly. Since we first trialed this concept in the ODI series between England and Pakistan in 2016 the technology has improved significantly, enabling us to introduce it cost-effectively, and with minimum impact on the flow of the game.”
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Performance of the technology in these Tests will be reviewed before any decisions taken on its future use in Test cricket.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTC</a> <a href="https://t.co/63XOaP8OER">pic.twitter.com/63XOaP8OER</a></p>— ICC (@ICC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1290891153240276992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
No balls missed during the first session at Brisbane today:

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Technology going down was to blame:

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<b>NDTV Sports: Controversy In 1st Ashes Test As Ben Stokes Oversteps 14 Times, Gets Called For No-Ball Only Twice.</b>

Controversy erupted on Day two of the ongoing first Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Gabba on Thursday as Ben Stokes was spotted bowling 14 no-balls in the opening session in Brisbane. He, however, was only called out twice, including the delivery in which he castled David Warner. Even as that happened, Stokes did not show much enthusiasm as he was probably aware that he might have overstepped. Warner, who was batting on 13 at that time, was asked to wait as the big screen showed that Stokes had indeed crossed the popping crease.

Following the aftermath of Warner's close escape, Australia's Channel 7 highlighted that Stokes had overstepped in each of his three previous deliveries making it four no-balls on the trot, but only called out once by the umpiring.

Things got even worse when the Sydney-based media outlet further highlighted that Stokes had bowled a total of 14 no-balls in the opening session, of which only two were called.

Earlier this year, ICC had decided to hand over the no-ball calling duties to the third umpire. But it has been reported that the technology used to detect the bowlers' front-foot no-ball has not been working for the ongoing Test.

"The third umpire shall review television replays of the bowler's front foot landing and, if he/she is satisfied that any of these three conditions have not been met, he/she shall immediately advise the bowler's end umpire who shall in turn immediately call and signal No-ball," the ICC had stated.

Fuming over the incident, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting blamed the umpire of "pathetic" officiating, adding that if Stokes was called out earlier, he would've been much more cautious.
 
The key Ben Stokes overstep (cost him the wicket of David Warner) —

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James said:
The key Ben Stokes overstep (cost him the wicket of David Warner) —

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Video of his no balls

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Stokes bowled on Day 3 and was moving normally in the field. Perhaps he is in better physical condition than we expected.
 
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