In an unheard of move, the ICC has released their umpire assessments from the first Test and revealed that the umpires were correct 95.8% of the time over the first Test match.
The stats show that 72 decisions were made, 23 decisions more than average in a Test match. The on-field umpires’ decisions were correct 90.3% of the time, with UDRS correctly adjusting 4 decisions.
The ICC release shows that the three decisions that were incorrect were Stuart Broad’s catch, Stuart Broad’s LBW where he did not offer a shot, and Trott’s LBW being given out by the third umpire. Of interesting note to this conversation is the absolute lack of discussion of Broad’s LBW call which happened well before he was given not out at first slip.
Under difficult conditions, a stressful match and a tense finish, these results are a pass mark for the umpires. It also shows that both teams were equally affected by the umpires, and truthfully, the umpiring had very little effect on what was an amazing Test match.
I know many of the parochial supporters of both nations will stand up and say that Rogers should have been given not out or that Agar was actually stumped and shouldn’t have been given the benefit of the doubt. Yet, in the aftermath, we can only argue that the umpires, being human, need to get the obvious decisions right, and we, the supporters of both countries, should take any marginal calls on the chin.
The report concluded by reflecting that the ICC will remain supportive of the umpiring unit for the first Test, and as such I cannot foresee any changes being made to the four-umpire panel over the series. I only hope that this style of information release puts to bed the arguments over the decisions and allows us to enjoy what was an amazing Test match.
Stats credits: http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2013/media-releases/72599/icc-reveals-umpire-assessment-from-trent-bridge-test
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