The International Cricket Council on Wednesday confirmed the addition to its ongoing technology trial in Test matches.
Third-umpire referrals caused much controversy in the recently-concluded fourth Test between West Indies and England in Bridgetown, thanks to a succession of debatable lbw rulings.
'Hot Spot' was not available to Daryl Harper at the Kensington Oval, where it was the absence of 'predictive Hawkeye' from the third umpire's armoury which was the main bone of contention.
Billy Bowden
Whereas that facility would have made it easier for Harper to advise his colleagues on the likely track of the ball had it not first hit the batsman's pad, 'Hot Spot' indicates, using infra-red cameras, the ball's exact point of impact with bat, pad, glove or ground.
Looking forward to a 'Hot Spot' debut in Durban on Friday, ICC general manager - cricket David Richardson explained: "By having 'Hot Spot' available, it means the television official will have even more information at his disposal if he is called upon, via a request for a review, to assist the on-field umpires with a decision. That has to be a good thing."
"It also means that when the ICC cricket committee meets in May to consider the issue of the technology trial it will have a much more complete picture of the aids available for use and whether, and if so how well, they worked in a match situation."
"The key purposes of the technology trial are to see if we can lift the already-high percentage of correct decisions made by our umpires and also eradicate the rare occasions when a clearly incorrect decision has been made."
"We hope 'Hot Spot' can play a part over the next two Tests in Durban and Cape Town in establishing whether technology has a role to play in helping achieve those aims."
The third official in Durban will be Steve Bucknor, and the on-field umpires will be Asad Rauf and Billy Bowden.
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