What made the situation a trifle complex was the way onfield umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus handled it. Erasmus was unmoved for quite a while despite vociferous appeals by the Australians before referring it to third umpire S Ravi, who, according to the rules, could only decide on whether the catch was taken cleanly.

Umpires Marais Erasmus of South Africa and Paul Reiffel of Australia made the decision to call off the match early in the second innings after a spell of rain left the outfield at the Sydney Cricket Ground damp and slippery.

India pacer Praveen Kumar has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during England