… Lloyd and lawyer Brent Lockie to carry out independent probe
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – Cricket’s governing body will investigate the technological procedure used in the umpire referral system following a complaint from the England Cricket Board after the Johannesburg Test this month.

Lawyer Brent Lockie and former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd will carry out an independent investigation which was prompted by an incident in the fourth Test between South Africa and England.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith survived a review from third umpire Daryl Harper following an appeal for caught behind. England said Harper had made a mistake by not turning up the volume on his feed from the stump microphone.

Smith, on 15 at the time, went on to make 105 as South Africa won the Test by an innings to level the series.

“The DRS is a ground-breaking system which was introduced to eliminate the obvious umpiring errors,” ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement yesterday.

“The majority of players and officials who experienced the system in the southern hemisphere summer, have expressed qualified support for using the system.

“While this feedback is positive and reassuring, we understand the need to continue enhancing the system in these early days and I’m sure this independent investigation will assist in that regard.”