Ashes video referee breaks silence after controversial Alex Carey ‘not out’ decision

Carey looked to have hit the ball when caught behind on 72 runs

Carey looked to have nicked a ball from Josh Tongue that was caught by England wicket keeper Jamie Smith.

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The Aussies star was on 72 runs at the time, and was ultimately found "not out" by officials.

Carey went on to make 106, carrying Australia to a first innings total well over 300, steadying the ship after a top order batting collapse.

BBG Sports, the company that owns Snicko — a form of video assistant technology that uses microphones near stumps to reveal the exact moment a ball hits a bat — have admitted to making a mistake.

As reported by BBC Sports, their statement reads: "The Snicko operator at the time must have selected the incorrect stump mic for audio processing.

"In light of this, BBG Sports takes full responsibility for the error."

The audio taken for review by TV-field umpire Chris Gaffaney came from the bowler's end rather than the end of the wicket where Carey was batting.

Due to the error, there was a clear discrepancy between the sound spike on Snicko, and the images shown to the umpire.

The spike did not line up with the images shown to Gaffaney. And as a result, the umpire was left with no option but to reject England's appeals.

Australia went on to end the day 326-8 at the Adelaide Oval.

Bowlers Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc will resume at the crease when the match continues on Wednesday.

Although primarily a fast and seam bowler, Starc made 77 runs in his last batting performance, during the second Ashes Test.