Ganguly's call for video replay breached ICC regulations: Steve Waugh

Australian captain Steve Waugh is planning to write a letter to the International Cricket Council expressing his dissatisfaction with the haphazard use of technology in umpiring decisions.

The latest shortcoming in the use of technology occurred during the second one-day international between Australia and India at Pune on Wednesday when there was no appropriate camera angle to help the third umpire decide whether Mark Waugh and Darren Lehmann had crossed during a midwicket mix-up that led to Lehmann's dismissal and prolonged protests from the Indian team, say media reports in Sydney.

The Sydney Morning Herald said, "it would be difficult to place enough cameras to cover every eventuality, but ICC's introduction of technology has been piecemeal, reactionary and poorly planned," quotes PTI.

On the use of cameras, Steve Waugh told the Herald, "The technology is not really up to it. The other day on a slow motion replay you couldn't tell whether Mark and Darren crossed. Most players feel that until there was a more comprehensive use of technology, it would be fairer not to use it at all. "Until you get the proper technology, there's no point bringing it in."

On Indian captain Sourav Ganguly's protests to the umpires about Lehmann's run out, the Australian captain said, "Ganguly's call for the use of a video replay breached ICC regulations. So far, match referee Cammie Smith has taken no action against Ganguly. "Under the rules, you're not allowed to call for a third umpire. But I didn't think it affected the game so it shouldn't be read into too much."