Sports FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2014 ORS targeting accuracy, time saving in cricket: Taufel ABU DHABI: Simon Taufel, five-time umpire of the year, challenge decisions made by on-field umpires and have Tests in that series. Taufel, now ICC manager for umpires’ yesterday said a new trialled system will help attain more them referred to the TV official. training and performance after his officiating retirement in accuracy and save time on referred decisions during inter- The new system, aimed at further improving the preva- 2012, said the ORS will help in efficiency and accuracy in national cricket matches. The International Cricket Council lent DRS, was first trialled earlier this year in the Old refered decisions. “It’s a separate technology trial which is (ICC) is trialling a new review system, called Officiating Trafford Test in the Ashes between Australia and England, independent of what is happening with third umpire in Replay System (ORS), in which a non-match umpire is pro- and then in the fifth one-day international between this Test, and we are looking at different options to better vided with direct replays during a match. Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi last week. The trial serve the game of cricket and have less interruptions and ICC introduced the Decision Review System (DRS) in continues during the ongoing first Test between Pakistan less breaks in play, and improve decision-making as much 2008 on a trial basis. The system allows both teams to and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi as well as the remaining two as we can,” Taufel told reporters.—AFP Scoreboard Scoreboard at the close on the third day of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Sri Lanka first innings 204 Bowling: Lakmal 33-9-99-2 (2nb, 1w), Pakistan first innings (overnight 327-4) Mathews 13-1-43-1, Eranga 30-6-80-3, Khurram Manzoor run out 21 Herath 35.1-9-93-3, Senanayake 18-2-66-0 A Shehzad c Karunaratne b Eranga 38 M Hafeez c Silva b Lakmal 11 Sri Lanka second innings Younus Khan b Eranga 136 D. Karunaratne b Junaid 24 Misbah c Sangakkara b Herath 135 K. Silva c Akmal b Junaid 81 Asad Shafiq c Silva b Lakmal 13 K. Sangakkara c Younus b Bhatti 55 A Akmal c Senanayake b Eranga 6 M. Jayawardene c Shafiq b Bhatti 0 B Bhatti c P Jayawardene b Mathews14 D. Chandimal not out 24 Saeed Ajmal lbw b Herath 0 Extras (lb-2) 2 Total (four wickets - 61.3 overs) 186 Rahat Ali b Herath 0 Still to bat: A. Mathews, P. Jayawardene, S. Junaid Khan not out 4 Senanayake, R. Herath, S. Eranga, S. Lakmal. Extras (lb-2, w-1, nb-2) 5 Fall of wickets: 1-47, 2-146, 3-150, 4-186. Total (all out - 129.1 overs) 383 Bowling: Junaid 13.3-0-46-2, Rahat 17-6-33- Fall of wickets: 1-46, 2-59, 3-83, 4-301, 5-329, 0, Bhatti 14-1-65-2, Ajmal 13-3-30-0, Hafeez 6-342, 7-369, 8-378 9-378. 4-1-10-0. Reuters ABU DHABI: Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara (C) and Kaushal Silva (R) run between the wickets during the third day of the first cricket Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Cook can take solace the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. - AFP from Clarke’s experience Bhatti’s double gives SYDNEY: England skipper Alastair Cook admits to on a big tour,” Cook told reporters at the Sydney feeling less than 100 percent as he contemplates a Cricket Ground on Thursday. “It does affect people, possible 5-0 Ashes drubbing but he could look to make no mistake about it. It hurts for me, but it is Pakistan edge in Test the experience of his opposite number for an what it is. “All the criticism you get when you lose object lesson in how quickly fortunes can turn it’s always exaggerated and it’s kind of hyperbole ABU DHABI: Paceman Bilawal Bhatti removed Pakistan in 2011, brought up his 43rd Test fifty with around. when you win because that’s the way the media experienced Sri Lankan batsmen Kumar a crisp cut shot off Bhatti for his sixth boundary. Michael Clarke has certainly plumbed greater work. Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene off succes- It was Bhatti (2-65) who seemed to have got depths in the three years since he first took charge “For me to say I am 100 percent right would be sive deliveries to put Pakistan in command of the Sangakkara on 29 when a sharp delivery trapped of Australia in a test in the final encounter of the wrong, but I am proud of the way I’ve handled first Test yesterday. The 22-year-old debutant the left-hander leg before as English umpire 2010-11 series at the Sydney Cricket Ground. myself in this series. “But I do know that I have a removed Sangakkara (55) with the last ball of his Richard Kettleborough upheld the appeal, but the It has been England’s turn to be battered physi- hell of a lot to learn as a player, as a captain, and I tenth over and then had Jayawardene off the first batsman challenged the decision. cally and mentally in this series, though, and Cook hope we can put in a good performance in this of his next to leave Sri Lanka at 186-4 in their sec- Television replays showed the ball was pitched will lead his side out on Friday desperate to win test match.”Clarke has been showered with plau- ond innings at close on the third day on a Sheikh on leg-stump and the umpire had to change the the fifth test, avoid the dreaded series sweep and dits for his captaincy in this series but has not for- Zayed Stadium pitch which had eased out for bats- decision. But Bhatti had the last laugh as he forced salvage a little pride. “When you lose games of gotten that earlier this year he was pilloried when men. Junaid (2-46) built on the strikes by dismissing an edge off Sangakkara which was smartly cricket, and you lose they way we have, it’s a tough Australia were swept 4-0 in India and lost 3-0 in Kaushal Silva for 81, caught behind in the last over snapped up in the slips by Younis Khan. place to be as a captain, certainly when you come England.—Reuters of the day. Before that Silva and Sangakkara added Sangakkara hit six boundaries during his 98-ball 99 for the second wicket, which had thwarted stay. Next over, Bhatti had a ball rear up from a Pakistan’s pace-cum-spin attack in the last session. good length which forced Jayawardene to hand an Dinesh Chandimal was the unbeaten batsman easy catch to gully for a first-ball duck. In the morn- at close with 24 as Sri Lanka, who trailed by 179 ing, Sri Lanka’s pace and spin attack brought their runs after the first innings, ended the day seven team back in the game by taking the last six wick- runs ahead with six wickets in hand. Earlier, ets for just 54 runs after Pakistan resumed the day Pakistan were dismissed for 383 in their first innings at 327-4. Paceman Shaminda Eranga finished with in reply to Sri Lanka’s 204. 3-80 while left-arm spinner Rangana Herath took 3-90 — all his three wickets coming in ten balls on Bhatti proud the day. Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal grabbed 2-99. “Sangakkara and Jayawardene are big names Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq scored 135. He hit and (the) strength of Sri Lankan batting and I am 16 boundaries and a six off 306 balls before being proud at getting their wickets,” said Bhatti. “We last man out, caught at long-off off from spinner need to get them out early on Friday for a win.” Herath. Silva’s dismissal has given Pakistan a sniff of victory In all, Misbah batted for 425 minutes and his on the fourth day. He hit 11 boundaries during his 218-run partnership with Younis Khan (136) on 275-minute stay and gave Sri Lanka a confident Wednesday set Pakistan on track for their big lead. start of 47 with Dimuth Karunaratne (24). Pakistan lost Asad Shafiq (13) and Adnan Akmal for Silva, playing only his fourth Test, used his feet six before Bilawal Bhatti (14) helped his skipper add well against spinner Saeed Ajmal and looked com- 27 for the seventh wicket. Herath dismissed Saeed fortable against Pakistani bowling, reaching his Ajmal and Rahat Ali off consecutive deliveries to maiden half-century with a single off Junaid. The restrict Pakistan’s lead. The second Test will be SYDNEY: England cricketer Chris Tremlett (R) busy in warmup exercises prior to a nets training experienced Sangakkara, who hit an epic double played in Dubai (January 8-12) and the third in session at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. — AFP hundred to draw a Test at the same venue against Sharjah (January 16-20). — AFP.