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One unsuccessful review to each team might work better, feels Josh Hazlewood

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Published : Aug 14, 2020, 9:25 AM IST

"I'd review them all day if I could but to have a better impact on the game, I think one might work better," Hazlewood said as quoted by cricket.com.au.

Josh Hazlewood
Josh Hazlewood

Melbourne: Australia quick Josh Hazlewood feels reducing the number of unsuccessful review to just one for each team as part of the Decision Review System (DRS) would have a better impact on Test cricket.

"I'd review them all day if I could but to have a better impact on the game, I think one might work better," Hazlewood said as quoted by cricket.com.au.

Josh Hazlewood

"If you just had one each per innings then people would use it totally differently. I think umpires can fall into a trap of umpiring a little bit differently depending on who's got reviews left and how many they've got.

"They've got to umpire based on nothing there as well, but if you just had one each you'd save it, you wouldn't use it early unless you were positive and that's what it's there for that howler.

"In June, the game's governing body (ICC) had increased the number of unsuccessful reviews to three per side per innings from two. DRS was introduced in 2008 to eliminate the 'howlers'.

"People sitting at home in their lounge rooms see it on slo-mo and all the angles and we have to make a decision 15 seconds after it happens and we see it at 140kph," he added.

Earlier while talking about India's tour of Australia, Hazlewood had admitted that sledging India skipper is no-go-zone for bowlers as it provokes him for good.

"I think we try to probably stay clear of engagement, obviously. I think that was fully evident throughout the series. I think he likes to get in that tussle and it probably brings out the best in him, especially when he's batting, that was always a no-go-zone for the bowlers," Hazelwood had said.

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