Hawk-Eye uses six high speed cameras that capture 340 frames per second to track and predict the trajectory of the cricket ball in flight. "We've decided that the 50 per cent rule should be reduced to 25 per cent," he told Cricinfo on Thursday. By Tyson OttoCricket's DRS system has taken a beating following an extraordinary failure of the Hawk-Eye technology during Australia's win over South Africa on Sunday (NZT). The incident has again cast doubts surrounding the ongoing use of the Hawk-Eye technology, with the organisation behind the technology never hiding away from the simple fact the technology is only accurate to within 5mm when used as it currently is in international cricket fixtures. Hawk-Eye founder Dr Paul Hawkins recently defended the technology, insisting inaccuracies like the system's apparent failure during Hazlewood's delivery don't just happen.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 15, 2016 05:37 UTC