Mitchel Starc asked to sack the snicko meter technology and called it the worst technology. The third match of the Ashes experienced a bizarre event as the owner of a real-time snicko meter admitted that an error in the system helped Alex Carey to stay in the crease. Alex Carey failed to convert a shot on a ball by Josh Tounge and the ball went to the keeper. At that time the Aussie Keeper was batting at number 72. The England team appealed for a wicket and took DRS after that, but the umpire ruled out the review as there was no spike appeared at the Snicko meter. As a result, Carey continued his innings and made a fighting 106 runs, giving hope to the Australian team. The England team showed a clear disgust anfd their bowling coach David Saker showed his frustration as the visiting side was convinced that it was a clear out.
Mitchel Starc expressed his frustration over the Snicko meter
Australian premium fast bowler Mitchel Starc launched an attack on Snicko Meter technology and labelled it as “the worst technology ever.”
He also added, “ Snicko needs to be sacked. It's the worst technology ever.”
The Snicko Meter dilemma
BBG sports the company that operates the technology for Fox sports accepted their mistake and said, “Given that Alex Carey admitted he had hit the ball in question, the only conclusion that can be drawn from this, is that the Snicko operator at the time must have selected the incorrect stump mic for audio processing, In light of this, BBG Sports takes full responsibility for the error."
They also accepted that a technical failure happened from their side and clarified that the operator selected the wrong mic output for the audio processing.
