Tendulkar out, then in

There is one more piece of trivia to add to the long duel between Glenn McGrath and Sachin Tendulkar. On the second ball of the day8217;s second over, umpire Mark Benson first ruled Tendulkar caught behind off McGrath but later recalled him after consulting with fellow field official Asad Rauf. Television replays clearly showed that the ball had gone off Tendulkar8217;s shoulder.

As the Indian opener returned to the pitch, Benson and an agitated Aussie captain Ricky Ponting had a conversation before play resumed. Talking about the incident, Benson said, 8220;Ponting eventually told me it was a good decision.8217;8217; The Aussie captain too confirmed that 8220;he wasn8217;t exactly happy at time8217;8217; but 8220;I think the umpire actually got it right in the end8217;8217;.

Explaining the sequence, Ponting said, 8220;I didn8217;t approach him Benson, he called me over. He called me in to explain why he had changed his decision. And I didn8217;t actually see Sachin being called back, I was in the middle of a group with the guys and Mark was calling me over to explain it also and that8217;s how it all eventuated.8217;8217;

The game also saw another batsman being recalled after given out by umpire Benson. Aussie wicket-keeper Brad Haddin took his position at the crease after Benson reversed his decision of ruling him runout. As if all that was not enough, TV umpire Tony Hill also switched on the wrong light when asked to take a call on a Dinesh Mongia runout. All in all, it was bad day for the decision-makers and the batsmen lived to tell the tale.