A major controversy has erupted in the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 after Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey was given unfair life due to a major error in technology on the first day of the ongoing third Test against England at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
The Ben Stokes-led England cricket team believed Alex Carey had edged Josh Tonge behind the stumps, necessitating a review. The snicko showed a spike, which initially indicated an edge, but upon closer inspection, the ball had actually passed the bat a few frames later.
BBG Sports admits blunder after Alex Carey escapes controversial dismissal in Adelaide
This situation confused everyone and Carey scored his first Ashes century in Adelaide. Later, Carey admitted that he had, in fact, hit the ball when he was on 72, thereby exposing the incident. However, the real shock came when BBG Sports, the company that owned and operated Snicko, publicly admitted a major mistake.
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The company said that human error was responsible, with the Snikow operator selecting the wrong stump microphone for audio processing, which led to the misleading enhancements. BBG Sports took full responsibility for the mistake, calling it a rare technical accident.
BBG Sports, the company that owns Snicko, admits that Alex Carey was relieved by operator error.#ash pic.twitter.com/SUI2ju7zIv
– England’s Barmy Army Ԡ emotional 17 December 2025
Wild situation. Alex Carey admitted he fell behind by 72, and now BBG Sports, which owns Snicko, takes “full responsibility” and says human error was involved. pic.twitter.com/GgeZnarliF
– Will MacPherson (@willis_macp) 17 December 2025
to be continued…