Yep, Alex Carey should have been out on 72.
After play on day one of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide, Carey admitted he thought he’d ‘feathered’ a ball from Josh Tongue, but at the time the wicketkeeper batsman was saved by the third umpire when no edge was detected by the Snicko technology used as part of the Decision Review System.
Curiously, replays showed a sound had been detected before the ball passed Carey’s bat, a situation the company responsible for the Snicko technology, BBG, has since revealed was likely due to a mistake in the setting up of the stump microphones used by the system.
Specifically, the sound used for the Carey review was thought to have been taken from the stump microphone at the bowler’s end, rather than the Carey’s end, causing a timing discrepancy between the pictures and sound wave shown to TV umpire Chris Gaffaney.
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“Given that Alex Carey admitted he had hit the ball in question, the only conclusion that can be drawn from this, is that the Snicko operator at the time must have selected the incorrect stump mic for audio processing,” BBG told BBC Sport.
“In light of this, BBG Sports takes full responsibility for the error.”
The apology could be cold comfort for England players and fans, given Carey went on to score a further 34 runs in a match the tourists must win to keep the Ashes series alive.