Rogers' short shrift for Llong DRS gaffe

Former Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has condemned third umpire Nigel Llong for his controversial decision which spared Nathan Lyon on day two of the day-night Test in Adelaide.

New Zealand were convinced that Lyon was out when the batsman's top-edged sweep shot ballooned off his shoulder to Kane Williamson at second slip, but standing umpire S Ravi ruled the Australian spinner did not make contact with the ball.

Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum immediately asked for a review and was shocked when Llong upheld the on-field decision despite evidence on Hot Spot showing a mark on Lyon's bat. 

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Rogers didn't mince his words when he was asked about Llong's decision on the latest episode of Stumps.

"Absolutely out," Rogers told cricket.com.au's Stumps show. "I think every player on the field, including Nathan Lyon, who was almost at the boundary line, agreed that was out.

"That's what frustrates me is when every player on the ground, plus just about everyone in the stands, plus everyone watching at home thinks it's out and one guy who's paid to do the job says not out.

"I think that's just incredible."

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Llong employed the full suite of technology available while making his decision, including Hot Spot, super slow-motion, ball-tracking in case of lbw and real-time snicko – the latter Appearing to be what spared Lyon.

Real-time snicko, often the most reliable tool for detecting an edge, showed no sign of contact as ball passed bat, and despite Hot Spot showing a mark on the batsman's blade, Llong said on audio that spot "could come from anywhere – from a flare". 

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Ross Taylor, who was at first slip and assuredly told McCullum it was out and worth a review, spoke about the decision after play yesterday.

"The players were pretty confident it was out, the Hot Spot they showed up (on the big screen), Lyon walking off and nearly getting to the boundary," Taylor said.

"I think it’s had a big bearing on the match.

"We can understand when the umpires make the wrong decision on the field, but once you’ve got so many different angles and what not, you would think that 90 to 100 per cent of the time you’re going to get the right answer.

"But I guess we didn’t today."