SA follow India, not to use referral system

Potchefstroom: The future of cricket's umpiring referral system has become even less clear after South Africa decided against using the technology for their four-Test series against England.

The television replay system was meant to be implemented from Oct. 1 after the International Cricket Council approved it, but major cricket nations apparently don't want it and no one wants to pay for it.

South Africa have now followed the precedent set by India when they began their series against Sri Lanka on Monday without the facility to challenge umpires' decisions.