Ashwell Prince, South Africa's captain and opener for the third Test against Australia, may well be scratching his head, wondering whether he has been handed a garland or a hand grenade, writes Rob Houwing on Sport24.

It is true that Prince has often encountered the second new ball from his more customary middle-innings role, but that is still rather different from tackling it at the very outset. Ironically he is now going the way of the axed McKenzie, who had made the Test move from a lower spot to the front strikingly successfully until this season, where he has looked scratchy and vulnerable both away and home against the Australians.

The current referral system that has been used by the International Cricket Council has some very serious shortcomings that they will have to address, writes Arthur Turner on Sport24.

The third umpire acting as a consultant and feeding the on-field umpire certain pieces of information based on what he sees and then letting him review his decision makes no sense. This method further complicates the situation and can further embarrass the umpires. Once a referral has been made the decision must be taken out of the on-field umpires' hands and be left to the sole discretion of the third umpire. His decision must be based solely on technology and have no human influence if the system is to work.

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