Umpire B Doctrove just made a great decision on the final day of the Perth test. Standing strong against a vociferous appeal from Warne and company, the umpire correctly ruled that the turning leggie marginally pitched outside leg.

Ian Healy commenting on the game, made a great observation;

“A great use of technology would be for the third umpire to radio down to Doctrove and let him know he just made a great decision”

Healy’s point was that the umpire may be wondering whether he ruled correctly or not in the face of such a strong appeal. To be informed that he called correctly would be a great confidence boost.

Of course there is a down side to this suggestion. Namely that if the practise gets adopted and the umpire’s radio goes silent after a close call then he knows he made a stinker!