One does not see tennis umpires calling for television replays on line calls or football referees calling for offside to be rerred to replays. It is a shame, therefore, that the ICC feel that they must call a halt. I can accept that the ICC need to be certain that all new technology is proven. We all know the glitches that come with computerized software, but the ICC must not try to put the tech genie back in the bottle. In fact rather than put it on hold, the ICC should find ways that local boards can obtain its use in county and state cricket.
Players improve technique as they battle against decisions.
Similarly, the better the understanding of the game by the spectators, the clearer the laws become and the more they will want to watch it. At the moment, the authorities rely upon the broadcasters to provide the skills and the technology. The broadcasters have already indicated that their cameras are not always in the right location. The authorities need to have their own cameras located at every ground, and to bring this about they need to use some of the money now in the game. I suspect that the real reason that the new technology is feared is not because it is unreliable or unproven, but rather because it affects the job of the umpire.