• In the same match, Wasim Jaffer was shockingly declared lbw to James Anderson while RP Singh and Sreesanth were denied the wickets of Alastair Cook and Anderson.

• Simon Taufel famously started Tendulkar’s nervous nineties in England Test series

• Keortzen sent back Rahul Dravid in the Kolkata Test against Pakistan when the former captain had just begun to hit form.

In Sydney today, Mark Benson denied a strong appeal after Ricky Ponting snicked Sourav Ganguly down the leg side when the Australian skipper was on 17. Ponting went on to score his half-century as he and Michael Hussey put on a 92-run partnership for the third wicket

Worse was to come. After having packed off four Aussie batsmen since lunch, Bucknor turned down a loud caught-behind appeal against Andrew Symonds off rookie pacer Ishant Sharma. Even Symonds admitted later that he had “hit the ball.” Symonds was on 30, he’s now unbeaten on 137 after adding 173 for the seventh wicket with Brad Hogg.

And, as if all this was not enough, Bruce Oxenford, the television umpire, ruled Symonds not out — on 48 — when his back foot was clearly in the air as Dhoni removed the bails, off Kumble.

Admitted Symonds: “I was out but I was given not out (referring to the caught behind decision) but that’s the way the game goes. It’s just one of those things. People do make mistakes but if you start referring everything to the third umpire, things can get difficult.”

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