Hotspot not available for India v England series

The Decision Review System (DRS) will not be used during the forthcoming One Day International series between India and England following a decision by the developers and suppliers of Hotspot not to make their infra-red cameras available for the five-match series.

At its June meeting, the ICC Executive Board decided that infra-red cameras were one of the minimum requirements for the reduced criteria for DRS i.e. when ball-tracking is not employed. As a result of DRS not being used in this series, the Emirates ICC Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel will not be required to officiate in the matches. Emirates ICC Elite Panel umpire Billy Bowden will stand in the series.