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They managed to take 20 England wickets but were let down by an abject failure to capitalise on the conditions on the first morning and – although it really should have no bearing on the outcome of the game as a statistic – Michael Clarke's inability to come to terms with the strategy of using the decision review system, something in which England were demonstrably better.
England coach Andy Flower says he is worried that not using the Decision Review System (DRS) could cause trouble in the Test series against India.
There have been a number of high-profile umpiring mistakes which have not been corrected despite using the decision review system - where teams can refer decisions made on the field to the third umpire - during this summer's Ashes.
Television replays suggested the ball would have bounced over the stumps, but India have been resistant to using the Decision Review System, which allows players to refer disputed decisions to the third umpire, so it is not being used in this two-Test series.
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Trott was initially given not out, but dismissed by third umpire Marais Erasmus when Australia used the Decision Review System (DRS).
But Sri Lanka used the decision review system to reveal an inside edge, and when an outside edge off the last ball landed inches short of second slip, the tourists had survived.
Trott was initially given not out, but dismissed by third umpire Marais Erasmus when Australia used the Decision Review System (DRS), despite the key HotSpot camera angle being unavailable.
He was dropped by England captain Alastair Cook on 104 and used the Decision Review System to overturn an lbw decision for only the second time in nine attempts when on 166 - a decision that stopped Warwickshire seamer Woakes picking up his first Test wicket.
Gautam Gambhir nicked Anderson down the leg side for 18 and, from the first ball of the next over, Cheteshwar Pujara was given out lbw to Moeen, although TV replays - unavailable to umpires in this series with India refusing to use the Decision Review System - suggested the ball was missing leg stump.
Meanwhile, both Ashes teams remain in the dark about technology that will be used in the decision review system during the series.
India have consistently been against the use of the current technology which is used to help umpires in their decision-making, and had vetoed the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) for this summer's Test series in England although their stance has since softened.
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