'I just don't get it': England captain Ben Stokes vents frustration after DRS howler mars fifth Test
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England captain Ben Stokes has called for "consistency" after a DRS howler marred the final day of the Ashes series at the SCG.
It comes after bowler Brydon Carse had to be dragged away from the on-field umpire after England was once again robbed by a dodgy call from the third umpire.
Aussie opener Jake Weatherald slashed at a delivery and it was caught by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, but umpire Ahsan Raza gave it not out despite England's appeal.
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Stokes opted to review the decision and the TV screen showed a small spike on Snicko when the ball passed Weatherald's bat.
Jake Weatherald survived a contentious DRS review that was given not out, despite snicko suggesting he'd got an edge. Fox Sports
The players and English fans began cheering, but the third umpire Kumar Dharmasena thought there wasn't enough evidence to overturn the not-out call.
When the decision was confirmed a furious Carse marched towards Raza.
He had to be dragged away by Stokes, who then spoke to Raza.
"That was clearly out. There's a spike," Stokes said.
"Where's the consistency?"
England had been on the wrong end of several suspect DRS calls this series.
"I don't get that," former England skipper Michael Vaughan said on Fox Cricket.
"I don't understand what the third umpire has done there. There was a murmur.
Brydon Carse is pulled away by captain Ben Stokes. Getty
"That was out ... there was a murmur on the snicko, at the point of the ball going past the bottom edge of the bat, there was a murmur.
"You've got to give it out. How much evidence do you need?"
Aussie legend Adam Gilchrist was impressed by the actions of Stokes.
"The best thing Stokes did there was quickly react the get his fast bowler away from the umpire," Gilchrist said.
"Brydon Carse looked like he had a head of steam up there.
"I can understand why England feel aggrieved."
The chaos didn't end there, with Carse giving Weatherald a gobful once the over had finished, presumably for the batter failing to walk, but the Aussie just smiled back.
Brydon Carse exchanges words with Jake Weatherald. Getty
Speaking post-game, Stokes acknowledged while the officiating didn't have a bearing on the 4-1 series defeat, things did need to be rectified across the board as Snicko became a major talking point in both Adelaide and Sydney.
"Consistency is the word there," the captain said.
"I don't know, really. There's rulings for umpires, in particular third umpires, to go off.
"Especially after the carry-on in Adelaide, where I went up and had a good chat with [match referee] Jeff Crowe after what happened there. That decision was actually correct based on how an umpire actually has to make the decision.
"The murmur was nowhere near where the guidelines are given for overturning a decision, even though we all knew it was wrong, the umpire could not have given Alex Carey's out under the process ... but this one here, I just thought it was out.
Ben Stokes speaks to media after the fifth Test. Nine
"There was a noise in the frame after the ball obviously passes the bat, so it should have been given out. That's where it's that consistency, I just don't get it.
"Why do we not use the same technology all around the world? This kind of stuff shouldn't be spoken about, because it's not the reason we've lost 4-1, but something should be done about it, just use the same technology everywhere."
Australia ended up winning by five wickets in Sydney, despite some nervous moments in the run chase before Alex Carey and Cameron Green steadied the ship.
Carse finished as England's top wicket-taker for the series with 22 from five games.
