Lyon survives controversial review

The Decision Review System was again mired in controversy on day two of the third Trans-Tasman Test, with Nathan Lyon enjoying a reprieve despite Hot Spot technology suggesting he was out.

Lyon was facing debutant spinner Mitchell Santner shortly after tea and as he attempted to sweep the ball, it passed the back of his bat, ricocheted off his shoulder and went through to first slip, who held the catch and appealed for the dismissal.

WATCH: The full six minutes of Nigel Llong's DRS review

The decision was referred to television umpire Nigel Llong, who viewed numerous replays as play was held up for in excess of five minutes.

Hotspot technology showed a white mark on the back of Lyon's bat, and as it appeared on the big screen at the Adelaide Oval, Lyon began walking from the field, assuming he was set to be given out.

Snickometer was then used in an attempt to pick up the noise of the ball connecting with the back of the bat, however it failed to register any sound, and Lyon promptly began returning to the middle.

Confusion reigned as Llong then viewed a possible lbw, however the replay the ball tracking technology was used on was in fact being run over the wrong delivery.

As boos rang from a frustrated Adelaide crowd, Lyon was finally given not out, much to the bemusement of Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum and his side.

Speaking on ABC Grandstand, recently-retired Test batsman Chris Rogers was equally perplexed.

"So we're not using Hot Spot? There was a mark on the bat. What else could it be?" Rogers said. "He assumed he was out, so he walked off. All the NZ players assumed he was out.

"That's when players get disillusioned – when everyone on the field thinks it's out and it's given not out; it almost seems like there's no common sense."

As the likes of Shane Warne and Matthew Hayden tweeted their frustration at both the decision and the lengthy process required to get there, Rogers added that the manner in which it had been handled had created unnecessary controversy.

"At the end of the day's play, it wouldn't have been a talking point (if Lyon was given out immediately), but now it's a talking point," he said.

"Now, in the post-match press conference, people will be talking about it, where if it was the other way around, and he was given out, I don't think the players or anyone would have made an issue out of it.

"Players are happy to accept the Hot Spot, I believe."