Australia defeated England by 82 runs to take a 3-0 series lead and retain the Ashes urn on day five of the third Test at the Adelaide Oval.

The home team’s dominance, however, was overshadowed by inconsistencies in the DRS decision-making during the series. Both sides have raised questions at several moments across the series regarding Real Time Snicko (RTS), and the situation reached a boiling point in Adelaide.

Australia’s star pacer Mitchell Starc addressed the issue after the third Test, putting the spotlight on the ICC and asking the apex body about why they don't pay for the technology worldwide.

Starc went on to add that ICC should ensure that the same DRS is used worldwide to avoid the inconsistencies in decision-making.

Notably, England had a review restored in Adelaide by match referee Jeff Crowe after BBG Sports, the suppliers of Snicko, accepted operator error had led to an incorrect reprieve for Alex Carey during the first day’s play.

Another incident on Day 2 saw Starc losing his cool on the field, with the stump caught him saying, “Snicko needs to be sacked.”

“I'm sure it's frustrating for everyone, viewers, officials, and broadcasters, no doubt. One thing I will say ... I'm only going to speak for myself here, the officials use it, right? So why doesn't the ICC pay for it? And why is it not just one [provider] across the board? Why don't we use the same technology in all different series, that's going to perhaps create less confusion, less frustration? So that's where I'll leave that,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Starc as saying.

It is pertinent to mention here that the ICC has two approved suppliers of sound-based edge detection technology -- RTS and UltraEdge. The first is used in Australia, while the latter is employed in the rest of the world.

Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins gave a diplomatic reply when posed with the same question, although he did acknowledge that UltraEdge seems different to Snicko.

"The one here seems a little bit different to sometimes what you get overseas," Cummins said.

“There are always a few murmurs. You're hoping that it matches up if you're the bowling team. Sometimes you kind of just making sure that it's all okay if you're batting, even though you feel like you haven't hit it. It sometimes doesn't feel super consistent, but you just crack on whatever the umpire says,” he added.

With no provision to change the technology mid-series, RTS is set to be used for the final two Ashes Tests at MCG and SCG.