Interestingly, Bucknor was also standing in the last Test match India played here in 2004 and handed out four bad decisions that prevented India from sealing a historic series win. Obviously, Sourav Ganguly’s red mark in the captain’s report then has had no impact.
As for India, the only consolation today was another wrong decision — Ricky Ponting lbw Harbhajan Singh 55. This time it was Benson who failed to spot the huge inside edge.