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Publish: 11 Oct 2021, 01:10 pm
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Australia's Big Bash League has
abandoned plans to introduce TV umpires this year due to border closures and
problems getting the technology and operators to venues, officials said Monday.
The Twenty20 tournament had
planned to use Decision Review System (DRS) for the season starting December 5,
with a full home-and-away schedule after a series of controversial umpiring
decisions in 2020-21.
But the need to get government
exemptions for up to 15 British-based operators to enter Australia, and then
move them and the equipment around the country to 14 venues with states having
their own Covid regulations proved too great a challenge.
"It just got to a point
where we couldn't reliably be clear that we could do all 61 games in a way the
competition would warrant," Alistair Dobson, Head of Big Bash Leagues,
told cricket.com.au.
"It's a combination of
people, technology, time and setup. Introducing that in a normal year for the
first time will be a challenging project, so to overlay all the other issues
we're dealing with, it's just a step too far."
Most other domestic T20 leagues,
including the Indian Premier League and the Hundred, use or have used DRS.
Despite this, Cricket Australia
said it expected the system to be available for the upcoming men's Ashes series
against England, which is an easier logistical operation with only five venues.
The 11th season of the
eight-franchise BBL will get underway when reigning champions Sydney Sixers
take on the Melbourne Stars at the Sydney Cricket Ground, culminating with a
finals series from January 21 ahead of the decider seven days later. (AFP)
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