Did batsmen use silicone tape to cheat technology?

A new controversy has engulfed cricket's DRS technology after an Australian channel on Wednesday claimed that International Cricket Council (ICC) was looking into allegations that players were involved in trying to cheat the effectiveness of the Hot Spot during the ongoing Ashes series between England and Australia.



The ICC denied the reports, saying no investigations have been launched either against the two teams or against any individual player over the possible use of silicone-tape on bats as a way of fooling the Hot Spot.Rumour mills were working overtime with the television station claiming that ICC general manager of cricket, Geoff Allardice was flying from ICC headquarters in Dubai to Durham, the venue of the fourth Ashes Test, to investigate the serious allegations.


But ICC CEO David Richardson rubbished the claims. He said "These media reports are totally incorrect. Geoff Allardice is meeting with both teams and umpires to see how we can best use the DRS and the available technology going forward in the next two Test matches. It has nothing to do with any players."



Bad decision reviews have been a talking point in the ongoing Ashes series. But the talk of players using silicone tape as a way to avoid the hot spot picking up a nick became rife after the incident on the final day at Old Trafford involving Kevin Pietersen. The Snickometer picked up a noise that sounded like a clear edge by Pietersen but the Hot Spot showed no positive results.


Pietersen tweeted and rubbished claims that he used silicone tape on his bat. He tweeted, "My name brought up in Hot Spot crisis suggesting I use silicon to prevent nicks showing. Such hurtful lies. I am never afraid of getting out.If I nick it, I'll walk. To suggest I cheat by covering my bat with silicon infuriates me. How stupid would I be to try and hide a nick when it could save me on an lbw appeal, like in first innings where Hot Spot showed I nicked it".



Australia captain Michael Clarke too said he wasn't aware of any cricketer in his team being involved in the practise."It's hard for me to talk for other players, but I've never heard any type of conversation like that in the Australian change room". Clarke said he wasn't even aware that using a silicon tape could hide nicking the ball on Hot Spot.


The TV report had suggested Richardson was to investigate attempts to cheat the effectiveness of Hotspot, which uses infrared cameras to determine whether the ball has struck the batsman, bat or pad, with any contact supposed to show up as a bright spot on the image.Cricket Australia last week requested an explanation from the ICC over the dismissal of Usman Khawaja during the third Test at Old Trafford. The batsman was given out caught despite a review of the television pictures and Hotspot which showed no convincing evidence of a nick off the bat.



During the ongoing Ashes series, several edges have failed to appear on Hotspot but have shown up on the Snickometer, which is not part of the technology used by the third umpire.Kevin Pietersen's edge on the final day at Old Trafford was mentioned by Channel Nine, but there have been a number of other occasions when edges have failed to show up.


Two infra-red cameras on opposite sides of the ground above the field of play continuously record an image. Any suspected snick or bat/pad event can be verified by examining the infrared image,Solutions is batch tested to insure the EMI material Products. which usually shows a bright spot where contact or friction with the ball increases the temperature of the object on which the ball has made contact. A series of black-and-white negative frames are generated into a computer, precisely localising the ball's point of contact.


Hot Spot uses technology developed in the military for tank and jet fighter tracking.Online supplies a large range of double sided tape. The technology was founded by French scientist Nicholas Bion, before being worked upon by many companies in Paris. It was adopted for TV by Australian company BBG Sports, founded by Warren Brennan, also responsible for the Snickometer.



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