Third umpire Adrian Holdstock came under fire on Day 2 of WI vs AUS 1st Test in Barbados for delivering a series of controversial decisions. The TV umpire made at least 4 baffling decisions despite having conclusive evidences, leaving the West Indies fuming. Four decisions went against the hosts while Australia had one to their name.
3rd umpire in spotlight for blunders in WI vs AUS 1st Test
The first instance occurred in the 46th over of Australia’s 1st innings when Shamar Joseph was bowling to Travis Head. The ball managed to graze past the the batter’s edge and went to be caught by keeper Shai Hope. While Ultra Edge confirmed that there was indeed a nick, the third umpire deemed it as not out as he “did not find conclusive evidence” that the ball had carried cleanly to Hope’s gloves without touching the ground.
The next incident occurred while West Indies were batting. Australia were denied a LBW appeal while Hazlewood was bowling to Chase. The visitors appealed but much to their dismay, the 3rd umpire decided that here was an inside edge and not bat first.
Ultimately, Chase became a victim of the third umpire’s blunders when he was given out in the 50th over off Pat Cummins’ bowling. With the on-field umpire giving out, the West Indies skipper immediately found upstairs. Surprisingly, third umpire Adrian Holdstock considered it as an LBW despite spikes on Ultra Edge when the ball was passing the bat, noting that there “were spikes but there was gap between bat and ball.”
Adrian holdstock probably the worst umpire of this generation… Roston Chase was given out despite a clear deviation. What a shame! @ICC please take some action about this. #WIvsAUS pic.twitter.com/5ORQlWe7WO
— Not Roudra (@Roy755384) June 26, 2025The most controversial decision made by the third umpire came in the 58th over. Alex Carey took a one-handed catch to send Shai Hope packing. The third umpire decided that the catch was clean despite the fact that a part of the ball touched the ground as Carey landed.
The final blunder came during Australia’s 2nd innings when Justin Greaves was bowling to Cameron Green. An LBW appeal was not entertained by the on-field umpire following which the team went upstairs. Despite Ultra Edge showing spikes when the ball went past the batter’s knee, Holdstock decided that there was bat involved.
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