Officials have admitted mistakes were made during the first Test in Barbados, according to West Indies head coach Daren Sammy. He did, however, stress that he has no ill will towards Adrian Holdstock, who officiated the game on television and will officiate the forthcoming Test in Grenada.
After openly criticising the umpiring calls, especially those involving Roston Chase and Shai Hope, the former captain of the West Indies was given a demerit point and fined 15% of his match pay. He also mentioned lingering worries brought on by the most recent England tour. After the game, Chase also criticised the officiating, but the ICC has not yet sanctioned him.
Because of the questions I believe would have been directed at them, I stated that I wouldn’t want my players to participate in that news conference.
According to ESPNcricinfo, Daren Sammy stated, “I firmly believed in what I said.”
“We’ve spoken with the officials more. They have made several clarifications. Additionally, several mistakes have been admitted. We’ve left Barbados behind since we’re currently in Grenada. I have no resentment. Based on what I observed, I stated what I said. For it, I’ve been disciplined. To be honest, I wish Adrian the best. We’re all human, after all. Nothing about the umpires bothers me. “I hope he has a really good game,” Daren Sammy continued.
Australia has avoided becoming involved in any umpiring-related disputes. However, after watching the replays on a large screen, wicketkeeper Alex Carey acknowledged that he was worried that his diving catch to get rid of Hope might be declared not out.
“Yes, I believed it to be out immediately. To be honest, when I viewed the replay, I wasn’t sure it would stay out. The transition to the third umpire for what’s out and what’s not out has been quite challenging. I don’t share your viewpoint,” Carey remarked.
“I felt that the third umpire had five, six, or seven 50-50 examples, which made the game really challenging. I felt he did a great job, but he won’t win over everyone up there. We are aware that the opposing viewpoint and camp were somewhat let down by some of them. I recognise that. However, I did believe it was out. I didn’t believe I made a mistake or had any grounds to doubt the ruling. It was enjoyable to take. He came to the conclusion that he was also a good batter who was scoring runs.
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