By IANS
Melbourne : Umpire Steve Bucknor will not be officiating in the third Test between India and Australia in Perth starting Jan 16, a top International Cricket Council (ICC) official announced here Tuesday.
In a hurriedly convened press conference at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said that Billy Bowden of New Zealand will replace West Indies’ Bucknor, an Elite Panel umpire, and will be joined by Pakistan’s Asad Rauf in Perth.
The move comes a day after the Indian cricket board drew the ICC’s attention to the horrendous umpiring mistakes that cost India the Sydney Test Sunday.