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'Right decision, wrong process' - lack of DRS mars women's Test

2024-12-18 03:00:06
South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt was given out lbw for 65 in South Africa's first innings but suggested she had hit the ball

Annerie Dercksen's dismissal in the one-off Test between England and South Africa was "the right decision but the wrong process", according to former England bowler Alex Hartley.

England thrashed South Africa by 286 runs to conclude their 2024 and head into January's Ashes on a high, but the match was clouded by confusion and frustration at the lack of decision review system (DRS) in place for the match.

The system is used to overturn incorrect decisions made by umpires, with teams usually given two or three reviews to use per innings.

Cricket South Africa decided not to use the system because of the cost involved, despite making profits of £35.9m last year, but it was used in the preceding white-ball series which was the first time it had been in place for a bilateral women's series in the country.