CWC 2023: “Did they line it up?” David Warner calls for more "accountability" in Decision Review System

Warner is "annoyed" and "frustrated" at the DRS call that went against him in the match against Sri Lanka.

David Warner | GettyThe Decision Review System (DRS) has once again become a hot topic of debate after some controversial calls in the ongoing World Cup in India.

In particular, the Australian team has been at the receiving end of DRS decisions in the last two games against South Africa and Sri Lanka.

In fact, veteran opener David Warner is "annoyed" and "frustrated" at the DRS call that went against him in the match against Sri Lanka and has called for more "accountability" in the system.

During the Sri Lanka game, which Australia won by five wickets in Lucknow on October 16, Warner was adjudged out LBW by the on-field umpire. The southpaw opted for review but the DRS call upheld the on-field umpire’s call.

Warner left the ground fuming after being declared out on 11, and the left-hander has demanded greater transparency on how DRS decisions were adjudicated.

"I've never had Hawk-Eye come in and explain to us how the technology actually works, it's just for the TV," Warner was quoted as saying by 'cricket.com.au'.

"If they could come in and explain to us how it works, then sometimes we might (choose) not to refer or to refer."

According to the report, Warner said that the ball-tracking did not match what he saw on the ground's replay screen after he asked for the review.

"I asked Joel (field umpire) when I was out there just what happened, why did he give it out. He said the ball was swinging back so to his credit, if he thinks that then that's why he's given a decision.

"(The ball) kept low and normally when something hits me on the leg on the outside, I know it's pretty much going down leg. So he (Wilson) said it was swinging back, (but) from my perspective on the replay, it wasn't," he said.

"When you see the replay of how it unfolded you get a little bit annoyed, (but) that's out of our control."

As per the report, Warner felt that ball-tracking outcomes were "taking a lot longer than what it would be in Australia".

"At the moment, we seem to be waiting for (ball-tracking)," said Warner. "And as a player you get more frustrated because you think: 'did they line it up, what's the impact points, how many impact points are there before it goes on'.

"In England, the ball bounces and it actually moves once it's bounced, not just off the seam but in the air it can move, so there's just little things that as a player you get frustrated because there's no explanation … but there has to be some accountability."

After being given out against Sri Lanka, Warner smashed his bat against his pad and turned back to yell towards the wicket as he walked off.

While the ICC is yet to impose any penalty on Warner for his outburst, the 36-year-old insisted that his furious reaction was due to his frustration with the technology.

"I just sprayed out loud in frustration pretty much just (to) myself," David Warner stated.

(With PTI Inputs)

 
 

By Salman Anjum - 18 Oct, 2023

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