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Monday 30 deceMber 2019
Disupted DRS review

triggers NZ collapse vs

Australia

Australia's James Pattinson, liamson was another case
center, celebrates with where the departing bats-
teammates after capturing man could feel a little dis-
the wicket of New Zealand's appointed.
Kane Williamson during "Today we might have got
their cricket test match in
Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, one that went our way.
Dec. 29, 2019. That's how it works," Paine
Associated Press said.
Paine said the technology
By GREG BUCKLE had its good points and he
Associated Press would certainly not like to
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) return to the days of relying
— It was New Zealand cap- solely on the on-field um-
tain Kane Williamson's turn pires.
to be puzzled by cricket's "I know they are trying to
Decision-Review System get it as precise as they
(DRS) after he was given possibly can," Paine said.
out leg-before wicket in the "But I think as an aid to help
second test against Austra- the umpires get the correct
lia on Sunday. decision, it's good."
Williamson's dismissal for a Like Paine, Williamson aims
duck helped trigger a top- to put the controversial de-
order collapse as New Zea- cision behind him.
land lost three wickets for "It's not 100 percent ac-
three runs to be 35-3, be- curate. You'd like to think
fore being bowled out for that overall the technology
240 and crashing to a 247- does increase the amount
run loss at the Melbourne of right decisions," William-
Cricket Ground. son said. "Whether you feel
The Virtual Eye ball-track- that you are unlucky or not,
ing technology indicated you still pretty much live
the delivery from Australia's with them and try to learn
James Pattinson was go- and just keep improving.
ing to just clip Williamson's That's the focus for me and
stumps, which meant the kind of always is, to move
original decision would not on." Williamson is the No.
be overturned. 3-ranked batsman in test
In Australia captain Tim cricket, but has scored only
Paine's case on Friday, um- 57 runs in the first two tests
pire Marais Erasmus ruled of the series against Austra-
against an appeal for lbw. lia.
However, Williamson called Paine said keeping William-
for a DRS and it showed the son in the field for long peri-
ball was hitting the pad in ods was all part of the plan
line with the stumps, much to tire him out and put him
to Paine's dismay. under pressure.
"Sometimes you get a bit "We're bowling really well to
frustrated," Paine said. him at the moment," Paine
But Paine acknowledged said. "We want to wear op-
that the dismissal of Wil- position players down."q