Mark Benson shares his views on umpiring technology.

Mark Benson is a member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. He was one of the umpires involved in the inaugural technology trial that took place earlier this year between Sri Lanka and India.
Cricket in 2008:

The modern day sportsman deserves as close to 100 percent correct decisions as conceivably possible. An umpire can make a mistake where a ball pitches a millimeter outside of leg stump, which might appear obvious if you freeze frame it on television, but is very difficult to tell when you out in the middle. Whether you have referrals where captains can refer a decision or whether it is instigated by the umpire, then that is a subject for further discussion. I think it has helped the players realise how difficult a job it is when you are an umpire.

Cricket in 2018:

I think there will be more technology use in the future, as people want right decisions. The game is about the players and as an umpire you don’t want to make a bad decision which affects the result of a series. The role of the umpire won’t change, but the team will now be three umpires rather than two and there will be much more onus on the television umpire than at present. I think as technology improves you will be able to make decisions even faster, even if there are more referrals. If there is more technology in the game, I think it could also lead to people walking more and being more open and honest.