DRS company hit back at Australian criticism of technology after first Test

Both Tim Paine and Nathan Lyon expressed their frustration after the first Test that the spinner became only the second bowler in history to have three wickets overturned after review in a single Test innings.

The company which developed the ball-tracking technology used for the Decision Review System in Australia has responded to perceived criticism by Australia captain Tim Paine and spinner Nathan Lyon, as reported by AAP.

Both Paine and Lyon expressed their frustration that the spinner became only the second bowler in history to have three wickets overturned after review in a single Test innings.

“Look, it's not a perfect system and I haven't got the answers,” he was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald. “It's just frustrating, I'd imagine it's frustrating for everyone. But it is what it is.

“A lot of balls seem to be going over the top of the stumps, I know that, that live don't look like they are. So yeah, it is what it is."

^{Tim Paine was not happy with the DRS system}

Ian Taylor, the chief executive of Virtual Eye (the company responsible for the technology) told AAP: “Our door is open to any player, any captain, any official. Any issues they have, they are more than welcome to come down and they’ll see views of it that you don’t see on the big screen.

“We welcome the players. They just have to give us a call and our guys will show them everything.

“There will be times when it’s bloody marginal. We might be proven wrong but we’re not trying to hide anything.”

One particular decision, in which India's Pujara was originally given out lbw off the bowling of Lyon, only for DRS to show the ball going over the top, was met with particular disbelief from Lyon. Taylor, however, was not convinced.

“Even Shane Warne said ‘that’s a bit iffy, that would have taken the top’, then he took a look at the side-on angle and said ‘I got that wrong, that’s going over the top’.”

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